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03-20-2006, 12:43 PM
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Plateau? What plateau??
As some of you know I hit a plateau about three or four weeks ago. My scale was stuck at 235. I knew it would happen, and tried not to fret over it, but I did a little bit. I think it's natural. I just wanted to let everyone know that I fell off the plateau last week, and in 8 days... have dropped 11 pounds. So don't worry people!! Plateaus DO happen... and they DO end!! Did I do anything to get myself off the plateau you ask? NOPE! I continued with protein, hydration, exercise and vitamins. Don't get discouraged my fellow plateauers!!!! *smooch*
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~~Robin~~
~~Dr. C was impressed by me!~~
315/167/168 ..... -106 inches, From a size 32 to a size 10. AT GOAL! Below goal after TT! :P 148 pounds no longer linger on my ass!
October, 24 2005
Sometimes I feel like all I am doing is rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic 
And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. -Abraham Lincoln
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03-20-2006, 12:48 PM
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HAPPY DANCE FOR ROBIN!!
Way to go girlfriend!! Now you can take up 'plateau jumping'?
Ok, sad attempt at humor aside...11 pounds!! You ROCK! 
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LAP RNY June 5th, 2006, Genesis Medical Center, Iowa
257 / 140 / 139
Start / Current/Goal
Plastics 8/7/07, 12/15/07, 6/5/08 - Dr. Aric Eckhardt
AKA: ZenBear
If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning!!
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03-20-2006, 12:50 PM
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Glad you've fallen off the plateau, Robin!
Why do we plateau? Can anyone explain the physiological mechanism that causes them?
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03-20-2006, 01:18 PM
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We need to realize plateaus are a typical part of the journey as the body adjusts to its new calorie intake and energy output. We know that the body re-adjusts metabolism to fight the weight loss. Scary thought huh? Your body actually does NOT want to lose weight! But it's all about history. Evolution has basically favored people who could store extra weight. The weight you were able to store saw you through long starving winters. Aside from the metabolism shift, scientists haven't fully explained this lull. It's thought that you retain more water at times during weight loss, which can make it seem as though you have not lost any weight. In the process of breaking down fat, water becomes a byproduct and some of that water often times can be accumulating. Experts say the plateau, which happens at different stages for different people, is a critical time. If you lose faith that your process isn't working, you might give up exercising or make unwise food choices. The good news is, a true plateau typically is something that can be waited out. Eventually, the scale will start its downward trend again after a few weeks.
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~~Robin~~
~~Dr. C was impressed by me!~~
315/167/168 ..... -106 inches, From a size 32 to a size 10. AT GOAL! Below goal after TT! :P 148 pounds no longer linger on my ass!
October, 24 2005
Sometimes I feel like all I am doing is rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic
And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. -Abraham Lincoln
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03-20-2006, 01:53 PM
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Thank you, Robin! You explain it very well.
Dixie
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03-20-2006, 02:07 PM
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Good for you, Robin!
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Lap RNY 09/13/05
Mayo Clinic - Rochester, MN
Height: 6' 2"
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03-20-2006, 02:14 PM
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Robin we are at the bottom of the plateau together! Thank God... I didnt handle mine well ... I wallowed a bit and I threw a pity party... but I did the same thing you did,... I kept going.
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386/ 166/190
220 pounds gone!!!!
Century Club May 26, 2006
DOUBLE Century Club 4/11/2007
GOAL 3/20/2007
Tummy tuck/skin removal July 2, 2007
Lap RNY 12/21/2005 Dr. Stewart
Perfection is not the goal....
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03-20-2006, 02:52 PM
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congrats Robin...you give all us of hope.
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Open RNY - Jan 30, 2006
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03-20-2006, 03:18 PM
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 Glad you're ova your hump. Thanks for sharing.
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03-20-2006, 03:29 PM
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Damn, Robin. I like your explanations. Very much.
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Start 252/Low 137/Goal142/Current 149 (gained twelve pounds since summer )
LAP RNY 1-19-06
"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."[/font]
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