Plateauville

Well, last week I blamed it on hormones, but I'm into my second week of plateau. Since my scale adjusted...it hasn't gone down:-( I decided, maybe the problem is I'm not eating enough. I remember when I was on weight watchers, if you ate at the low end of your points scale, your body sometimes fights you on the weight loss because it's not getting enough. So now my strategy is to eat at least 2 meals a day, and do a protein supplement for the third meal. I'm hoping this works...we'll see. It also means I have to eat at work, which was a scary prospect. But I'm taking "safe" foods, and so far so good.

Today was a red letter day for me...first lunch out with friends. We chose Mexican, and I did FINE!!! Whoopee! Here was my strategy. I ordered a beef burrito with beans. I immediately cut off 1/3 of it and put the rest in a box to take home for my son for dinner (oh joy no cooking!). Then I removed questionable items that still give me issues...like lettuce...etc. I dissected the tortilla, and ate the ground beef along with the beans. I left the tortilla. I also let myself have one chip dipped in white ranch sauce...my old favorite (which would have been a basket or so of chips with the white sauce). I drank a little ice tea at the beginning and end...yes breaking the rules a bit there, but I find with beans you do need something to wash them down a bit. I stopped early and felt just fine....hallelujah!!

I've also started getting up at 5am to exercise. I'm doing every other day this week. On Monday I did 30 minute walk on the treat just fine, skipped Tues, and today I did 25 minutes of belly dancing on dvd...that stuff takes it out of you!

The plateau sucks, but one friend did remind me that 30 lbs almost 25% to my goal...so I can't be too upset. It's just weird when you know you're consuming only like 500 calories a day and not losing...sucks. I suspect my body is fighting getting below a certain point. I haven't been this small in over 4 years...so I'm thinking the old body is fighting to stay at it's setpoint. I'm hoping the shake up in my meals will get it back on track.

I posted on the weight loss support site about telling people about your Weight Loss Surgery (WLS) or not...here's what I wrote:
http://www.beforeandafterhelp.com/index.php?showtopic=38521

So I'm 5 weeks and counting. I go to the surgeon next week. I'm hoping I drop some more weight before I see him...would be great to be below that "number".