The Big 20

Lindsey Root - Tuesday, August 25, 2009

I know in my video blog yesterday I shared with you how I was disappointed that I didn’t lose any weight last week, but today I have some exciting news. I weighed this morning and I’ve lost another pound. It was a great way to start my day! I’ve lost 20lbs total in 11 weeks and one day. I’ve been losing about a pound a week, which is slower than I wish. I still have about 20-30lbs to lose and I don’t understand why I’m losing weight so slowly. Does anyone have any advice on why I’m losing weight so slowly? or Is this pretty normal to lose only 1 pound a week? Please share any struggles you've had with losing weight.

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Anonymous commented on 25-Aug-2009 10:34 PM

Weight Watchers likes you to lose slowly - 1-2 lbs a week - and actually give you a hard time if you lose faster. Take it easy and relax. You're doing great! Losing too fast causes you to lose muscle, and remember that includes your heart. So, as long as you're going down - enjoy!!

Lindsey commented on 25-Aug-2009 10:52 PM

Thanks for your encouraging comment! I will just keep on doing what I'm doing. :-)

Pam commented on 26-Aug-2009 12:14 AM

Actually on low carb, it's normal to lose more quickly than that. When I lost my 45, I spent a lot of time over on the Low Carb Friends support board... whenever people would "plateau" or slow down, they would share their menu and people would talk about what could be the cause. Sometimes people weren't eating enough protein - sometimes they just weren't eating enough at all! Sometimes they were eating too much cheese or artificial sweeteners (which, sadly, can cause an imbalance in some people and cause them to slow down). It's so much a trial and error process.

Lindsey commented on 26-Aug-2009 12:22 AM

Hey Pam! I agree with you. I thought I was losing pretty slowly. Thanks for giving me advice on where to look. I'm going to check out the Low Carb Friends Support Board. I'm going to also evaluate my diet and see if there is anything I could tweak to kick my weight loss back in to a quicker weight loss mode. I lost a lot of weight the first 4-5 weeks and than it started slowing down after that. I will try out your suggestion and see if it helps. Thanks again! :-)

Leslie commented on 26-Aug-2009 02:58 PM

Hi Lindsey, some of us just have to work harder then others, especially women. I haven't dumped any lbs. all summer yet I've been hiking and been stellar w/my diet. However I started up at the gym again (Monday)after a 2 month break so now I'm weight training and core 3 times each week and upping my cardio to 5 days. I'm also intensifying my cardio to burn more calories. I have challenging knees so I know I'll be slower but I've been at this for nearly 2 years now. It's now a lifestyle in my head and my body. Keep going Lindsey, you can do this! love, Les

deb commented on 27-Aug-2009 06:15 AM

ive been doing low carb for about 8 weeks now and ive lost 5 kilos and havent lost any more for about 3 weeks now so i dont know whats wrong but youre doing really well

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