Tweet
Re: HELP! Can I have this???
Well... your losses have slowed anyway, right? Your weight loss does naturally slow down a little in OWL, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. It gives your body time to adjust, and really will help you to keep it off in the long run.
Beth, it is important to view Atkins as a permanent lifestyle change, and not just a means to lose weight quickly. That's one of the reasons that I only weighed once a week. There are many members who weigh everyday and are OK with that, but I only averaged a loss of between 1 and 2 pounds a week... that meant that sometimes I lost 2 pounds in a week, most times I lost 1 pound, and there were some weeks that I didn't lose any. Our body weight fluctuates so much for lots of different reasons, and watching that one or two pounds bounce back and forth all week would drive me batty!
By weighing once a week, it was, what it was... I could get excited over a pound loss for the week, as long as I didn't ride the rollercoaster all week.
Once I finally accepted that this way of eating is for life and not a race or just a means to lose weight, I was able to loosen up and just live my life without anxiety. It helps to realize that the weight will not come off in a linear fashion... and the scale can be a big 'ole liar sometimes! When I workout hard and change my exercise routine, my muscles will retain water and show as pounds on the scale. However, my clothes would be getting too big for me. So you can't always trust the scale. My favorite way to judge fat loss was to keep a pair of jeans that were too tight, and try them on every couple of weeks. What a boost to watch something you couldn't button, become so big that it had to be put into the giveaway box!
Originally posted by PHAT Beth
View Post
Beth, it is important to view Atkins as a permanent lifestyle change, and not just a means to lose weight quickly. That's one of the reasons that I only weighed once a week. There are many members who weigh everyday and are OK with that, but I only averaged a loss of between 1 and 2 pounds a week... that meant that sometimes I lost 2 pounds in a week, most times I lost 1 pound, and there were some weeks that I didn't lose any. Our body weight fluctuates so much for lots of different reasons, and watching that one or two pounds bounce back and forth all week would drive me batty!
By weighing once a week, it was, what it was... I could get excited over a pound loss for the week, as long as I didn't ride the rollercoaster all week.Once I finally accepted that this way of eating is for life and not a race or just a means to lose weight, I was able to loosen up and just live my life without anxiety. It helps to realize that the weight will not come off in a linear fashion... and the scale can be a big 'ole liar sometimes! When I workout hard and change my exercise routine, my muscles will retain water and show as pounds on the scale. However, my clothes would be getting too big for me. So you can't always trust the scale. My favorite way to judge fat loss was to keep a pair of jeans that were too tight, and try them on every couple of weeks. What a boost to watch something you couldn't button, become so big that it had to be put into the giveaway box!
I love that!
X 2 
X2
Comment