Why have I stopped losing weight?
Posted: 30 November 2010
by Alison Clarkson
I'm half way through the challenge to lose my baby belly and I've been feeling pretty positive. I've lost weight and inches for the last two weeks and have managed to kick start my body into doing some exercise and it hasn't been so bad. So this morning I confidently stood on the scales and was disappointed to see that I've lost just a pound (actually not even a whole pound but I'm claiming a pound!) and when I measured my tum it has stayed the same as last week.
Now initially I couldn't quite believe it, I got off the scales and back on again to double check then checked the calendar for water retention excuses. I know that a pound is better than nothing but I felt like I'd made at least the same effort as the previous two weeks, done all of my exercise and eaten well, so expected to shed more. I'd returned to the Buggy Fit class and even managed the interval training around the lake in the park. But thinking back on the week I can maybe see where I went wrong. I've been feeling very comfortable with the eating plan and had stopped keeping a note of all my meals. I had been tracking everything I ate on my phone, noting things down so I didn't forget and exceed the food portions recommended in Jane's healthy eating plan. But as I got use to the plan keeping track had petered out. I'd also been a bit lax in my portion control, measuring things by eye rather than being accurate. If I'm honest my slices of bread have got thicker, spoons of rice more heaped and glasses of wine a little larger.
So to get back on track I've dug out the measuring spoons from the back of the cutlery draw and taken the kitchen scales out of the cupboard in readiness. I know from when I've lost weight before, correct portions can make such big a difference but it's so easy to take your eye off the ball. So, this week, as well as adding the new strength circuit exercises, I need to focus on portion control and hopefully next week I lose a little more.
Don't forget to come back on Thursday for my next blog, and check out week one, two, three and four of the exercise plan to see how you're doing.
