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Just the same, I haven't had a weight drop since the early August and my patience is running out. I looked for help by looking up the definition of the word hold. One meaning of the word hold, according to the Merriam Webster dictionary online, is to maintain position, to refuse to give ground the defensive line is holding. Hmm. Sounds familiar... I am maintaining my position. I am refusing to give ground. So, what's up? Why am I holding instead of losing? The dictionary isn't going to help me here.
If someone asked me this, I'd say things like "Eat more meat. Eat less veggies. Are you eating too much cheese?" So, I start by reminding myself these things. I am having meals without veggies and when I do have veggies, I make sure there are less veggies than meat. I haven't had cheese in the house in weeks and I don't eat cheese when I order out.
I also ask myself "what would Julie say?" The first thing that comes to mind is that Julie would ask "are you eating a variety of foods or the same things over and over?" Okay, so here's an area I can improve on. I favor coleslaw as my primary veggie. I eat meatloaf, meatballs, chicken salad, and a handful of dishes way too often. I need to plan a variety of veggies rather than having the same one several times a week, week after week.
My internal voice has been asking "how much have you lost?" Julie suggests this kind of craving is akin to wanting sugar; when that this happens it's another clue that we're close to dropping more weight. I'm ready... and waiting. I'm not getting on the scale, so no worries there.
I'm not aware of anything I'm eating that's off program, so, I called and scheduled a refresh for early December. I was in for a refresh a month ago and at that time I didn't ask for help because I really felt I was about to drop more weight. I was positive I'd see a drop any day, but nothing has happened. When I go in for the refresh this time, I'm asking for help with my holding pattern. I've heard others talk with Julie about holding weight for several months. Julie says it's the body healing when we're on hold, but I decided to go in for the refresh because I want to see if she can dig anything up, through her line of questions, that can help me move forward.
I know I'm not alone out there on this. Any words of advice from those who have been here and finally been able to move forward in their journey? I'd love to hear from you!
Hi Theresa, I also ask myself am I sleeping enough, am I excersizing, do I shake that up, or am I doing the same things... We also need to allow ourselves down time so our body can heal. I have found that if I am not sleeping enough, I have stalled. When I focus on getting to bed and sleeping, I finally notice a drop. Hang in there and fill us in on what you find out in the refresher:)
ReplyDeleteJust a note about refreshers, for those of you who have been around longer. I went 2 weeks ago and Julie explained that the format is very different than it used to be. Apparently there used to be substantial time for discussion, questions, reporting in. She said that she found it ended up disrupting the trance, and also when a lot of people talked about all of the foods they were craving, in a suggestible state, it ran the risk of heightening cravings in all the listeners. So, the format when I went was about the same amount of conversation as in the first 3 sessions-Julie asked a couple of questions at the beginning, and we could give a very brief answer, and then at the end she went around the room and we were each allowed to ask one quick question.
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