Are you doing it right?

Some dieters may wondering why they are not losing like they expected to lose? 
Here's some possible reasons.

Expectations not realistic: The majority of participants will lose an average of just under a pound a day. This means that some people lose more than a pound (usually large males) and some lose as little as .2 pounds average per day. If your scale is registering a loss of any size, you are NOT in a stall. Women especially tend to lose in a stair-step fashion. Many times you are losing inches when you are not losing weight. 

Stationary Period: The first is the one that has already been mentioned in which the weight stays stationary for a day or two, and this occurs, particularly towards the end of a course, in almost every case.

Plateaus: A plateau lasts 4-6 days and frequently occurs during the second half of a full course, particularly in patients that have been doing well and whose overall average of nearly a pound per effective injection have been maintained. Those who are losing more than the average will all have a plateau sooner or later. A plateau always corrects itself, but many patients who have become accustomed to a regular daily loss get unnecessarily worried. No amount of explanation convinces them that a plateau does not mean that they are no longer responding normally to treatment.

Dietary Errors
“Any interruption of the normal loss of weight which does not fit perfectly into one of those categories is always due to some possibly very minor dietary error. Similarly, any gain of more than 100 grams is invariably the result of some transgression or mistake, unless it happens on or about the day of ovulation or during the three days preceding the onset of menstruation, in which case it is ignored. In all other cases the reason for the gain must be established at once.”

Not following the plan to the “T”
o Not enough fluids
o Not enough calories
o Too many calories
o Eating foods not specified by Dr. S.
o Using beverages not allowed
o Adding fats and sugars

Hidden oils/fats and sugar
Re-check your personal care products, household products or products that you use in your work situations for hidden ingredients.