Broke a plateau this a.m.!!
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Broke a plateau this a.m.!!
Hey everyone!! I'm nowhere near my ultimate goal, but I just had to share...I finally broke through the 200s. The scale said 198.2 this morning. I guess all the hobbling around on crutches is burning more calories than I thought (not to mention making it a LOT harder to get into the kitchen to grab extra snacks!). What a great start to my Saturday morning. Oh happy day! Best wishes to all, Naomi
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Thanks! Dunno...The orthopedic surgeon I went to see on Monday (3/29) said to stay off of it for 4 weeks to let the stress fracture start to heal and then come back to see him. The first surgeon was going to do surgery on the meniscus tear right away. I'm hoping not to need surgery...so I think the plan is to let the fracture heal and go from there.
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Hi Casey, I know your question was directed to the OP, but I wanted to comment because I was in the same situation. Wanted to lose 15, lost about 9, then plateaued. I hung there for three weeks, then started to lose again. Changing up your exercise routine or calorie cycling might help, as your body gets used to a routine and becomes more efficient. Hang in there; it will happen!
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I took those three reasons and decided to DO SOMETHING! I signed myself up for fat camp...went for just a little bit...lost some weight...got really excited...blew out my knee...got really bummed out...then dug down deep and realized that even though there are a lot of things I can't do right now, there are even more things I can do. I can't get on a treadmill, but I can choose to have grilled chicken and salad and balsamic dressing instead of a fried chicken and mashed potatoes for lunch. I can't go to a kickboxing class, but I can sit in my chair and do curls with dumbbells while I'm watching tv. I'm making little choices...little changes and they seem to be making a big difference on the scale!
Best wishes, Naomi