Everyday Systems

Howdy,
I am 1/3 of the way to my goal. As I will be losing 30 #, plateauing could become a problem. Can anyone suggest credible sites, forums, researchers, or books where plateauing is discussed?
Thanks,

I believe Jillian Michaels has a book about that, but I'm not totally sure. That's the only one I can think of for now.

clarinetgal wrote:I believe Jillian Michaels has a book about that, but I'm not totally sure. That's the only one I can think of for now.

http://coaches.aol.com/diet/feature/_a/ ... 1109990001

http://absolutlyfit.blogspot.com/2009/0 ... ality.html

I've heard Jillian and Bob say that plateaus occur because you're just not working hard enough and that there's no excuse for them.

My daughter has lost just about 40 pounds since August. She usually eats 3 meals daily plus some snacks and exercises 5x weekly. I have more of a problem with the quality of her food than the quantity (she eats way too much processed food). She's lost consistently with no plateaus. However only one of her meals daily is a "big" meal and she doesn't worry too much about what it is.

She and I happened to hear some weight loss advice on TV yesterday and it got us talking about it. Both of us think that most of it is nonsense. Bottom line: eat less.

Excepting third-world or developing countries (where having enough food is an issue) most folks around the world eat 3-5 meals daily. However, only one of those meals is a substantial meal -- the rest are very light -- almost what we'd consider a light snack. Part of this is because it's what been done for years and years (centuries); part is because food is expensive. Only the wealthy can afford to eat more food day in and day out.

In comparison, not only is food cheap here, we're encouraged by various corporations and the government to eat 3-squares plus snacks daily. It's all about the bottom line -- theirs, not ours.

Sorry, little rant there.

Howdy,

Wosne, great links. True about slacking off. The bottom line, is the calorie line. I also saw the calorie shifting idea and will keep that in mind. There is so much bogus information floating around, that I have become wary of the sources.

As I was asking my friend about saving my app data onto a Mac, he said his epiphany came when he realized healthy foods can have a lot of calories in them. He is at his healthy weight because knows the calories of foods. He has maintained this healthy weight for years. I thanked him at Thanksgiving for his casual remarks about calories and his daily allotment. Made me want to know what mine was:-)

I've never been a calorie counter and doubt that I ever will be (never say never). But I know that vegetables are the least calorie dense and most nutritionally dense foods; fat is the most calorie dense and least nutritionally dense foods. In general, plant foods are less calorie dense and animal foods and fats are more calorie dense. However, contrary to what some believe, that doesn't mean I should eat all vegetables and exclude fats or food that contain them.

Some links... very conflicting advice out there.

http://exercise.about.com/cs/weightloss ... ateaus.htm

http://www.weightwatchers.com/util/art/ ... 561&sc=801

http://www.live5news.com/Global/story.asp?S=11427124

http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/10-w ... ss-plateau

My own experience is that I ALWAYS hit plateaus when I lose... and if I stick to what I'm doing, it's followed by a sudden bump down, more than would be reasonable for the prior week. (My personal theory is that I temporarily replace fat weight with water weight, then lose it all at once after my body realizes I'm serious.)

So, for me, it's more of a psychological issue... I just need to stay on track during that depressing time and not let it throw me.

Howdy,
Excellent links. There seems to be 2 camps, one is calorie creep, and the other is body needing to readjust to new weight.

I can easily see how calorie creep can occur both in and out of the home. I also like the idea of a pedometer. DD has one, she used it to train for her 1/2 marathon.

Gratis, one and all.