three-week plateau

writegirl · 03-13-2008, 09:14 PM

I've lost 55 pounds in six months, but have hit a three-week plateau. I had a fill a week ago, which I needed (I was far too interested in what was for dinner!) and now I am very restricted in the morning (which has always been the case), but sometimes that carries over through lunch. By evening I can eat fairly easily, but I'm starving, so I overeat. Has anyone else experienced this?

Suzzzie. · 03-13-2008, 10:56 PM

I'm on a plateau right now - about 2 1/2 months... I blame ice cream. Lol. Seriously though, I have cut back on the sweets again and started riding my new bike and walking again and I've lost 1 pound this week. It's all about spending more calories than you're consuming. :)

MollyMolly · 03-13-2008, 11:57 PM

It's not uncommon, actually. Have you tried drinking something warm in the morning - a cup of coffee or tea -- to loosen the band up so you can have some protein for breakfast?

I've not gotten so tight yet that I can't eat in the morning. I think if I did I'd use the opportunity to get in my dairy serving for the day and have a latte. Milk has protein in it too.

lachica39 · 03-14-2008, 01:19 AM

you might not be getting enough calories, try a protien drink in the morning or mid-mornigng and snack thoughout the day, a boiled egg, cheese stick, cottage cheese, fruit. you have to eat during the day.
I never have have time for breakfast so I make a protien drink and have it mid-morning at work and I make myself eat healthy snacks throughout the day and of course I have lunch even if its just a bite. It really works.
I also eat more during the evening but again my focus is on protien

Kristin1031 · 03-14-2008, 05:22 PM

Protein will help keep you fuller longer, it is more dense and therefor takes longer to break down. I always choose protein first when I eat, and I try to not eat more than 20 grams at a sitting because our bodies cannot use much more at one time. And then it just becomes waste and hard on the kidneys.

Drinking water is key as well, it helps to make sure you stay hydrated and that you are not hungry for water instead of food. Most people mistake the cue for thirst and think they are hungry when all their bodies need is a drink of water.

I try to sip something all day long, sometimes that works out fine and others I am up later trying to get in my water for the day. I do not ever NOT drink my 64+ ounces of water.

cookielover · 06-06-2008, 02:02 PM

OMG- This totally happens to me too! The exact same thing. However I do have a hot beverage when I wake up, and I eat a protein bar that takes me all morning. Unless I am in a hurry. I have lunch (most of the time. Sometimes I miss it.) between 3 and 4. I have dinner between 7-8, but I am starving I mean STARVING after 11:30! I can consume over 700 calories easy. I know my eating parterns have to change, and I know my diet has to be more in-line. I also believe that my need for food (sweets) is due to the fact that I have to take very sour medication ( I drink it and it taste like battery acid.) at exactly 11:30 and that is what triggers my NEED for sweets. I never feel full. Night time is stopping my weight loss.

donnabarney · 07-05-2008, 12:34 AM

i"m in the same boat. try eating the japanese beans, there are at costco and are 100 cal, and very filling. it helps for me.
good luck