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Originally Posted by HarryT
Well, this is somewhat annoying. Eaten approximately enough to sustain a sparrow (max of 1500 calories in any one day) for the third week of my diet, and the result is a loss of a measly quarter of a pound (after losing 8lb in total in the previous two weeks). How is this physically possible? Any advice? Carry on as I am and hope that the weight loss will resume?
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You've hit a plateau ... often happens after an initial exhilarating substantial weight loss ... your metabolism adjusts to the new caloric intake and tries to reestablish equilibrium (i.e. maintain your current weight). Keep up the caloric restriction plan, but now increase your physical exercise activity ... aerobic or weights ... to tip your metabolism back into weight loss.. it doesn't have to be huge ... but you need to shock your metabolism out of its current stasis.
This is the point where many people think the 'diet has stopped working' and give up.