Also, I don't see those replies a lot of times inside the posts. Please don't be afraid to post a main topic. Those are easier to find, than those replies.
Anyway, here is her post:
Anonymous - Jan 24, 2011
Can someone please reassure me that the plateau that I am on is normal. I know it is and everything Julie said is coming back to me about your body loosing and then healing, but enough already! My body is plenty healed! I don't seem to have moved since Christmas and I have been following the program to the T. Just some words of reassurance and comfort would help. I don't feel that I need a refresher because I am doing all the right things. Help!
Anonymous, I totally understand how you feel. I am 'stuck' too since Christmas. I am doing everything like she told me. I went down 4 sizes right at the beginning so I am thinking maybe that was to fast and the healing is taking longer, I don't know. I know how my mind works though and it starts to tell me that I am not doing it right, it isn't working and blah blah blah...
ReplyDeleteJulie did say something about shaking things up a bit. Don't eat the same stuff, don't be on the same routine. Do you exersize? I am trying to fit that in to my routine and am trying to eat different things.
Advice from those that have been on this longer would help. How long are some plateaus? I think she said they could last a couple months, am I right about that?
I also know that in my refresher she did stress that everyone's bodies are so different. She took 3 people that wear a size 8 or 6, I don't remember and compared those bodies. So we all lose differently also. Some are much faster and some are slower. I guess I need patience and will just continue on. I am still down those 4 sizes, the food noise is still gone, and when I do feel hunger I eat meat, so I know that stuff is all working right.
I too have had a plateau this past week. I noticed because I was not going through the breath strips like I had been. (Apparently keytosis makes your breath stink!) I have scrutinized everything I have done, and I know that I've been eating according to plan. It's a struggle, but I have to remind myself that we are supposed to plateau. Our sizes/weight should drop like steps, not ramps. (Trying to describe Julie's visual)You drop, then stay the same. Drop, then stay the same. In the end, losing like that will keep the weight off!!
ReplyDeleteThe other day, I realized that I was no longer beating myself up nightly as I had B.K. (Before Key) My last thoughts EVERY night before I fell asleep were about how I had screwed up that day, I hated my body, I needed to eat healthier, and that I was going to change everything the next day. I would also often go to bed feeling the acid reflux simply because I had overeaten all day long. I was in such a dark place, without even realizing it. It was "normal" to me to feel horrible.
A.K (After Key)~ I don't miss the nightly mugging!! My thoughts now are focused elsewhere (still worry about the kids, finances, etc), but I feel good about the food choices I am making and the fact that I have stuck with it for this long. I'm actually proud of myself! It's so nice to touch your body and rediscover a bone that you hadn't felt in years!!
Thank you all for your contributions to this blog, I find it very encouraging!
~Wendy (fancypants)
Wendy - Thanks for the visual reminder about dropping weight like steps, not ramps. I too am happy to no longer be waiting for "tomorrow" to begin losing weight; a day that I put off again and again, year after year. When I started this program a year ago, I had no idea that I would no longer be consumed with thoughts about starting my diet tomorrow. I had no idea of just how consuming those thoughts were and I'm so happy to have that energy to focus in other areas of my life.
ReplyDeleteHa - nightly mugging - nicely put! I don't miss that either.
Hi All, I've not yet been to Julie's. My name is on a long waiting list. However, I need to lose weight, continue to fail and am too high a risk for weight loss surgery.
ReplyDeleteI read you blog and have made a list of what I can eat. Only remaining questions are: is flavored coffee allowed and is quiona allowed?
I've made note of particular conversation items: don't weigh yourself and I haven't and don't wanna want it.
I started 3/18/2013 and have been successful, as long as flavored coffee is allowed. My biggest problem is recent and involves weight loss. How do I know if I've lost weight without weighing? I have 200lbs to lose. I've noticed that my ring and shoes are looser and think I've lost some stomach. Seem to be able to see my feet easier.
I'm tempted to weigh myself but don't want to. How can I really know? I'm afraid I'm not doing something right. Also, others are asking how much I've lost and I don't know how to respond,
I'd appreciate any advise you all have.
Thanks,
Charlene
Aloha CB,
ReplyDeleteYes, it is a long wait list, but it's well worth the wait. I had to wait a long time too, but I'm happy where I am now.
The best way to measure your weight loss is to literally measure yourself. One friend didn't want to know any numbers, so she used different colored ribbons for different parts of her body and then drew a line as her size got smaller.
Another way to measure your success is by taking photos. If you don't want to see yourself in photos, then ask someone to take your photo and don't look at them now. It's so inspiring to have photos and to be able to look back and really see how much weight you've lost.
Being able to see your feed is another healthy sign! Having a smaller waistline, feet, and fingers is great too!
My advice is to keep doing what you're doing, because it's working. When you get into class with Julie, she'll give you all the details as to what you can and cannot eat.
When she works with you, you'll find things you thought you couldn't live without no longer matter. It's best for you not to know everything when you see her for the first time.
When people ask how much I've lost, I tell them how many sizes I've lost. Others tend to get caught up in wanting to know HOW MUCH. That's about them. This journey is about you. They'll get over not knowing a number from you, or not. I kind of like the face people make, they REALLY want to know. Some have even asked other friends if they know. I just laugh.
Congratulations with your success!