O.K. all you veterans...

I hear a lot of talk about stalls here, but what exactly would you consider a stall? Not losing anything in one week, one month? I have had about 2 weeks, not consecutively, since beginning this WOE where I did not go down in pounds. But I didn't consider it a stall because I continue to lose inches.

Should I consider no weight loss at any time a stall? I've given myself a rather long time to get to "goal" (15 months) and even that is negotiable as long as I continue getting smaller and feel so great.

I have tried the Atkins bars (yum!) on occasion, but don't consider them to be giving me a stall. Should I?

I kind of figure that since I am enjoying eating this way and I continue to shrink (little by little) I'm not gonna sweat it.

Sorry so long, I guess maybe I just want some reassurance that my progress is fine.

Thank you!

Suzanne (Atkins - 1/9/04)
195/178/135 - 5'3"

"Happiness is not a destination, but a manner of traveling." - unknown

If you are losing inches but not weight, that means you are losing fat and gaining muscle.

So you are not on a stall. I don't think there is a written rule of how long of not losing inches or weight would classify as a stall, I would guess 3-4 weeks.

261/226/215?
Started Atkins on 6/12/03

I believe I read, and I can't recall where at the moment, 6 consecutive weeks without loss of pounds or inches, despite following plan exactly, constitutes a stall. That seems like a long time, and that is why often, one gets the advice of patience...LOL...along with perseverance...
HTh
Shelley

"if it ain't broke, don't fix it"
*LC WOLF*

I've wondered about this question. After induction I would go 4weeks before my whoosh. I didn't consider this a stall because I was losing fat it just wasn't reflected in the scale. I figure as long as I am in ketosis, eating until satisfied, not eating more than a small snack right before bed and increasing my activity everything will continue to be okay.

How many people are in a stall because they are not doing the above? Or are people doing all the right things and just not losing month after month?

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The only way to tell (that I can think of; also assuming that you are not knocked out of ketosis or some other obvious sign) is to stop eating them for about a week. See how that effects you.

Started Atkins on 9/20/03
235--&gt;185; 150 goal

Thank you, everyone, for the helpful information.

Have a great day!

Suzanne (Atkins - 1/9/04)
195/178/135 - 5'3"

"Happiness is not a destination, but a manner of traveling." - unknown

I think I'm in a lifetime "stall" ten pounds from "goal." By now I'm calling it incentive. It's those elusive ten pounds that keep me on program--figuring that for the rest of my life, I'll have to run as fast I can to stay in one place.

Seriously, the longer I spend on LC, the deeper the commitment and the more I learn about building variety and enjoyment into the plan. Yes, I'd like to achieve what I set out to do in the way of statistics, but somehow, that's no longer the main achievement.

Barb L.
Started Atkins January 2003
162/137/130

Barb L.

I was just wondering when the last time you were at 130? Do you have more muscle than you did last time you were that 'number' on the scale?

I trying to get an idea of how hard it may be to lose the last bit when I get close.

Just my two cents...

I have noticed something weird this time around... (with working out 5 days a week).

I will go two weeks without losing a pound (might gain a pound). Then I will lose like one to three pounds in a row (about 1 to 1.5 pounds a day) then back to losing nothing for two weeks...it's weird...(but all most like clock work...)

Wolfman
Restarted Atkins 1-02-04
202/188/175