at a stand still...

[Need some helpful hints]

Hi, I'm Lisa.
I've been on PP for 3.5 months, I've lost 20 pounds and now its all stopped..not a pound in almost 4 weeks! I keep my carbs 30 or under, I run 20 mintues every other day and I always meet my proteins...what else can I do to get things going again? I have to much more to lose to be stuck here! Help!:cry:

[Ammy]

Welcome Lisa!!

MEET or exceed your proteins? How about fat?

Please post some menu's so we have an idea of what you're eating.

Often though, people are not eating enough!! But let's see what you ARE eating first!

[maxlharris]

If you are running, what kind of running ar you doing? Dreadmill? Fast? Slow? Hills? Intervals.

[Shadow]

Lisa - Welcome! Ditto to what Amy and Max already said. But also, are you losing inches, feeling better or do you see signs of other things that aren't reflected on the scale? We tend to heal from the inside out - so just because the scale isn't moving, doesn't mean to say there isn't a lot of good continuing to happen :). The scale is only one measure of progress, after all. Have you considered adding a resistance routine to your workouts?

[gitfiddle]

Hi, Lisa! My first thought is to wonder if you're drinking enough water? I think it is helpful to vary the intensity of the exercise you're doing. It might be that your body has become used to your routine.

[Need some helpful hints]

Hi Everyone! Thanks for responding...
Hopefully I answer all the questions but I'll first start with my diet.
I usually meet my proteins everyday and sometimes exceed by 10-15 grams over. I drink 8-10 glasses of water everyday...very consistant. I haven't been good about tracking me fats however...just keeping track of the protein and carbs has been an adjustment for me. I have lost inches ....alot of them....8 around my waist, 8 around my hips and 2 in the arms. But now....NOTHING is happening at all!

A daily menu would be: 3 eggs & 3 sausage patties
Rice cake & 1 Tbsp peanut butter
4-6 oz. Steak or chicken w/ stemmed vegies
sometimes add a salad w/ cottage cheese
Do you think my fat content is just to high?
My running is on a treadmill, slow to med speed on the 1st incline.
Thanks for all of your imput!!

[Shadow]

Lisa - Sometimes we aren't doing anything wrong :). You must remember - you've lost quite a bit of weight and several inches. It could just be that your body needs to adjust itself :nod:. And please don't forget - that weight didn't get put on overnight and it's not going to leave overnight either. This isn't a speed race - it's a way of eating that is to last the rest of your life. So don't try to hurry your body along - it's going to take whatever time it needs to get to where it's going :). Anyone who has lost a lot on this WOE will tell you - it goes off very quickly at first but the closer you get to goal, the slower it goes :nod:.

The best I can tell you is to keep a journal, keeping track of everything. There are people who eat too little, people who eat too much, people who suffer carb creep - there could be some hidden clues if you were to actually put it on paper :). I always think I know for surewhat I'm doing - until I write it down in complete honesty :rolleyes:. Amazing what that can do :razz:.

And, as anyone can tell you, I definitely suggest you add some resistance to your workout ;).

[maxlharris]

My running is on a treadmill, slow to med speed on the 1st incline.


Unless you are very overweight (morbidly obese in the jargon) or have shot your adrenal glands, you would probably be well served by changing your running to something more like a hi intensity interval training routine. You don't necessarily have to alter your speed. Just cranking the incline up for short (30s) bursts then back down for longer spurts (90s) back and forth (after a 3-5 minute warm up and allowing for a 3-5 minute cool down), your 20 minutes will be a lot more effective. A lot. It's not the only way to break a stall, but it's a very efficient way to work out, at higher levels, producing up to 9 times the benefit, per calorie exerted, than what you're doing now.

[Ammy]

I'm seeing two meals and a snack...is that right?

One of the points of PP is to keep your insuline levels...um...level. The rice cake and PB may not be enough in the middle of the day.

Personally, I'd eat more in the middle of the day, and keep the rice cake/PB as a snack.
Three meals and a snack.

And with the running (if that's what you choose to continue), I'd definitely eat more.

Just my opinion.

But I agree with Shadow...you've had weight loss AND inches lost...sometimes your body just needs a break.
But when I was losing, the more I lost, the more food I needed. The RIGHT foods (protein/fat).

[Need some helpful hints]

Thank You all for your comments and suggestions. I'm going to be more patient with this process....I thought that since ,what I was doing for the first 20 lbs.that it should just keep working. I'm going to be keeping my journel of Protein, carbs and fats, changing my workouts to add some resistance training with the running...And to Ammy, your right my lunch should really be more of a snack, I've been having that for "a lunch" for a while. It's very encouraging to hear all of you and to know that things slow down from time to time and its not just that I've messed everything up! Thanks for the support! Lisa:D

[Shadow]

Lisa - No, you've not messed up :). Just keep on keeping on! Hopefully between staying on plan and incorporating the changes you mentioned, you'll soon be on the "losing" side again ;)! Hang in there!