Everyday Systems

Hi Everyone!

What do people think about a jumpstart at the beginning of the No S plan or in the middle of the program for people who have plateaued?

I mean a period of two weeks without S days? i am finding the S days get me off track, and it is hard to get back on, whereas I was sailing along quite nicely before the S days.

Food for thought.


HG

I don't think it's a good idea. First, I think it fosters the "dieting = deprivation" mentality. Second, I think plateaus occur for a reason -- to allow our bodies to adjust to weight loss. If you need to do anything to jumpstart weight loss, increase activity.

I agree with Wosnes.

When I lost with WW, I found that I hit regular plateaus, followed by a sharp drop if I stuck it out. (And then another plateau...or at least a period where I was losing tiny, tiny amounts - less than half a pound if anything each weigh-in.) Then, I'd suddenly drop 2-4 pounds in a week, which I KNOW didn't happen because I ate differently that week.

Sometimes I'd lose inches during the time that my weight was "stuck."

I do think my body had to "get used to" the new weight, and I think that's not uncommon.

Plus, impatience can lead to undermining habits faster than anything else. Hard as it is, I advocate practicing patience. (Maybe a side-benefit of No-S, lol!)

If you feel the S-days derail you, look for ways to make them more enjoyable. That sounds counter-intuitive, but it's what helped me most when I was struggling with the same thing. (There's a post on here titled "memo to self" that lists the strategies that helped me, if you're interested. And of course, Reinhard's podcast on "Sdays gone wild" is a tremendous resource.)

Best wishes.

I think it's risky.

This is going to take a lot of patience, and you might as while start cultivating that from the get-go. Behavior and results are not going to move in lock step with one another. There is almost always going to be a wait -- and an unpredictable wait. The good news is that no-s can make it a very enjoyable wait.

So look at your plateau as an opportunity for moral development

If you NEED to do something, if you CAN'T suppress your desire for progress, then throttle it, indulge it to the smallest possible degree. Insist that anything you do be sustainable. Temporary heroism almost always collapses in defeat -- and drags down all your other good habits with it.

The link to the S-days podcast is here:

http://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode.php?id=34

Hope something here helps and best of luck!

Reinhard

This is going to take a lot of patience, and you might as while start cultivating that from the get-go. Behavior and results are not going to move in lock step with one another. There is almost always going to be a wait -- and an unpredictable wait. The good news is that no-s can make it a very enjoyable wait.

I am definitely at a plateau right now ... and I am definitely ENJOYING it There is something so fascinating to me about stable weight, I have so rarely expereinced it ... and with so little effort!

Blueskighs