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After 6 frustrating weeks, I finally seem to be off the plateau - lost a pound last week and two at this morning's weigh in. Very relieved and really hoping the downward trend continues.

I've been doing straight 5:2 since Feb. The only thing I changed on the plateau was having green smoothies on fast days (more for health reasons, to get more veg down me. Now down to one green smoothie plus dinner of around 250 cals) and trying, rather erratically, to up exercise levels (Fitbit really helps). Do I understand what's triggered the breakthrough? No! Am I happy? Yes!

Just want to say a huge thanks to others who posted when they broke through their plateaus - I may well have given up by now without the hope they gave me.

So, as others have said before me, if you're still living in plateau-land, hang in there!

Well done for sticking with it! "Virtue has it's own reward" and yours is a splendid weight loss!
Onwards and downwards!

well done Sachat!

thanks for sharing, you are right , got to stick with it and it'll pay off!!

Congratulations on the change. So glad you stuck with it and now seeing the results of your efforts.

Lesley

Yay for you! And I bet your body is loving all the green goodness from those smoothies.

[wildmissus]

Well done for getting off the plateau. Been there, done that - patience and persistence is the key.

Well done on hanging on in there I think I've been on one for a few weeks ( not sure if its left me ) I did lose one lb on Friday but won't sure until this weeks weigh-in but as you said this forum really help you through the difficult times
Good Luck with moving down again Sue

Thanks all, for sharing in my YAY!

SueQ, I was the same last week, wondering if the one pound loss was just a blip. Hope yours isn't! Hope mine isn't, come to that!

Waratah, my body's definitely appreciating the extra fibre from the green smoothies and I'm enjoying them, so I keep going. Longer term benefits remain to be seen but it's got to be doing me good, right?!

Went out with a friend for lunch to celebrate and ate (sushi) and drank (wine) not wisely but too well (I never normally drink alcohol at lunchtime, can't handle it, complete wuss). I may well have put all 3lbs back on but I am defiantly unrepentant (and mildly tipsy) - the whole point of this WOL is to have the occasional blow-out. Way-hey, I say to you! And woo-hoo!

Ooohhh don't say that But with that in mind I had really good fastday today and really behaved myself also did a walk of 4 miles I Ned all the help I can get!!! Mine was only few weeks but know how disappointing it feels and makes us very vulnerable Hope yours . Good Luck Sue

Well done for sticking with it. If you can stick with during a plateau then you know you can stick with it for good. I would like to know more about your green smoothies, care to share?

Thanks Peplum41. Very happy to share my experience with green smoothies - you might like to read my posts on the thread below first (hope the link works).

5-2-diet-chat-f6/topic6473.html

Do let me know if you'd like to know more - this has become a bit of a hobby-horse with me!