Hi-
I am in a stall for about 2 - 3 weeks now. Very frustrating....but based on advice from others here, I am not giving up no matter how mad I am.

I was told 2 things...can you all confirm or tell me if it is nonsense?

1. If I am stalling, I should have a big dose of carbs, like a Snickers Bar,it will kickstart the losing again.

2. If a stall last more than 1 week - 10 days you are doing something wrong.

OK...I am ready to hear all opinions...
~Michelle

In my humble opinion:
First Question: Eating a snickers bar will not help.
Second Quesetion: Many of us have been in stalls longer than that and have been doing nothing "wrong". Mine lasted about 6 weeks, I hung in there and now I am losing again.

Hi Michelle,

I'm pretty new at this (a month) but I would have to agree with Talon. Don't eat the Snickers bar! Some things that affect weight loss are, usually around the third week after you start, it stops and takes a few weeks to start up again, and make sure you drink tons of water, and if it's anywhere near your TOM don't get concerned. Stick with it and you'll be glad you did!

Best of luck!!
Kypraia

Hi Michelle,

Good on you for not giving up!

1. I would strongly advise against using "Snickers bar" type carbs, unless you are doing a weight lifting type "carb-up."
Some folk here have found it to be useful to increase healthy carbs for a while to confuse their metabolism.

2. Did you know it's technically not a stall unless you've gone six weeks without losing weight or inches?

I suspect your body is simply adjusting to your earlier weight loss. Probably all you have to do is just wait it out. Frustrating isn't it?
You could also look at this thread, "Are you really a turtle?" for some tweaking ideas.

Cheers, matey.

Rosebud

Misery loves company...

Okay, I guess we can't be too miserable, we did lose some weight already! I hit my TOM and WHAO NELLY! ...Stall. It hasn't really bounced back to losing that fast again. I've really tightened the rains again the last week or so and lost another pound. I got my hopes up from losing 18 pounds in the first month and then 3 pounds in the last 3 weeks. I have faith that scale will keep reading lower numbers to me...

I AM FOCUSED.

I WILL BE THIN.

(I have to tell myself that, and heck, it's true- we can be focused and a little down at times, that's OKAY).

Carianne

REIGNS...(have tightened the reigns). Silly me.

*giggles* how about "reins"?

Thank you all for your help!
I have not, and will not, have the Snickers bar, I thought it was too good to be true!
And yes, it is VERY frustrating. When you know you are doing everything right, and nothing is happening, it STINKS! I am going to hang in there. I am not giving up. I like this WOE and I am trusting that it is going to work.
Thanks for the link Rosebud, I am going to check it out right after I finish this.
I will keep everyone posted...waiting for the WHOOSH FAIRY! Wish I could get a pretty one like some of you guys have! LOL
Thanks,
~Michelle

I found my whoosh fairy at Whoosh Fairy Adoptions , maybe you can find your best friend there too!

Thank you Talon! I will go there as soon as I finish reading Rosebuds link

Hi Talon-
I just checked it out, and from what is left, nothing really connects with me. Thank you for the help though, I guess I am not meant to get a whoosh fairy just yet!
~Michelle

thanks you for the link, Talon! Those are great!

Ok, I know what a WHOOSH is and I *think* I know what a fairy is, but what is a whoosh fairy????? And why would I want one??

Hi Soteria,

As you may have discovered by now, weight loss when low carbing often happens in stages.

As Michelle has discovered, you lose some weight and then the body "pauses" for a while - probably the fat cells grabbing onto some water for a while in an effort to regroup. When that extra water goes, it can sometimes be as an overnight loss of several pounds.

Some whimsical soul described this phenomenon as a visit from the Whoosh Fairy. Sweet, isn't it? So we all long for visits from "the fairy." In fact she sometimes flits across the main page of this forum - try to catch her!

Cheers (keep hanging in there, Michelle!),

Rosebud

I listened to the BF...
Yesterday I had a horrible headache, and pretty much passed out for 4 hours yesterday afternoon. He was worried and pretty much begged me to eat some carbs. (Ice cream). He said to give it a chance and trust him. (He lost 50 lbs. LCing) Finally I gave in. (It was ice cream after all! LOL). He promised me it would help the stall, get rid of the headache and give me more energy.

So I had the ice cream, and waited 4 hours before eating anything else. (And before that my tummy was empty too). And don't you know - I lost 3 lbs when I got on the scale today. I guess he can say "I told you so". But can anyone tell me WHY this happened?

Thanks,
~Michelle