Weight Loss Plateaus
I’ve hit another plateau, but this one was expected. I went “off-diet” for the weekend for various personal reasons.
Coincidentally when I was looking at Oatmeal Calories today, I found this article about plateaus. It has some other interesting tips about managing a weight loss program. Some of them I’ve been dismissive of before, but they do actually make sense.
Speaking of dismissive, I’ve been exercising a bit more. Some days I walk the stairs at the kayak center for 30 minutes. They’re big steps and it’s quite aerobic. I calculated that it’s the equivalent of walking up and down 28 flights of stairs, two at a time. According to some sources, that’s only 450 calories burned.
But I’ve noticed that I don’t even get winded walking up stairs at work anymore. I take them two at a time and carry on conversations while I’m doing it. I attributed this to my carrying less weight these days before, but now I think it’s the “stair training” I’ve been doing. I noticed the same effect walking up hills.
So, yes I do exercise, and yes I see some real benefits. But I’m not doing it for the weight loss. I’m doing it for my health.