I think if anyone really understood 'the stall' (s)he could write a book and
make a million dollars.  Then find a way around it and make another million.
With two million dollars you can afford to be fat. <G>

Seriously, I think that if you look at the human body design as being
adaptable as much as possible to nearly all conditions, the loss period is a
time where you are losing and your body is trying to figure out how to
prevent it.  For awhile it is able to hold the line, so to speak, but
eventually has to give in to the situation.

Your body does not want to starve to death, and is a marvelous engine that
can find ingenious means of preventing it.  Sure, you are willingly burning
more than you take in, but your body doesn't know that.

Low carb, low fat...  weight loss happens from a lack of calories.  

Low carb helps stop the cravings and keeps hunger at bay.    But just
because its low carb, doesn't mean you can still eat lots of calories.

If you stall, then count carbs and calories and decrease the calories.
Cut back on the fat intake a bit.   Substitute with your green leafy
veggies and high fiber veggies.

It's also called plateauing.  It's common among people who try to lose
weight only by changing how they eat.  It is cured by exercise.

Looking at my weight graph, I've had 6 or 7 3-week stalls in the
course of losing 116 lbs.  None have been longer than 3 weeks.  I've
been doing a low-calorie sort of diet.

Chris
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