Larkspur wrote:I always take heart from Linda's story of not losing much weight the first year and then the second, focusing on lighter plates and losing quite a bit.
I do too! Her story reminds me that I can be mindful of what changes I'm really ready for, rather than trying to "force" change to happen now.
I'm sorry you're not losing. I think it's been a long enough trial that if you feel like tweaking some things, you could. Possibilities:
1-plate size. If you are using a large plate, try a medium sized plate instead. I mostly use a medium size, except for special dinners.
2-drinks--if you use cream and sugar in your coffee and/or tea, you might check whether you are drinking more calories than you realize. (I recently realized that I was getting 300-400 calories a day on days when I had 3 large mugs of coffee. That's certainly enough to offset lower calories in meals and stall progress.)
3-plate composition. You might aim for slightly smaller portions of the same thing and add more fruit/veggies to your plates. For example, instead of a whole sandwich and crisps, you might do half a sandwich, a smaller serving of crisps, and an apple or orange. Experiment and see what might work for you. If you are putting your salad on a side plate, do a smaller dinner plate so that theoretically, both could fit on one regular plate.
4--this one is harder and won't work for some, but try to pay attention to whether you feel stuffed or just comfortably full after meals. If you notice you feel stuffed at times, let that help guide you to smaller plates/servings. I tend to lose during months when I am mostly just comfortably full after meals, but don't during months when I'm stuffed or a bit uncomfortable after eating a lot of meals.
Hang in there!
Homeschool Mom and No S returnee as of 11-30-15.
2 years and counting on No-S.
29 lbs. down, 34 to go. Slow and steady wins the race.
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