Hi Kirstine or Jill,

I started O! weighing about 145 (I'm 5' 4.5") and have gotten to about 138 or 139 and stagnated. Pre-pregnancy weight was 136 and when I married 4 years ago I was 127.

Could it be that this is my new set point? I do get hungry often, and I drink water and do L1 once or twice a day and have for two weeks.

Great news, I lost 6-7 lbs. and am feeling more muscular.

What should I do, if anything, differently?

This is a good example of what can happen on your scale when you are building muscle and losing excess fat at the same time. Most people over 40 NEED to build extra muscle -- we begin losing about half a pound of muscle per year, starting around age 30! And when you lose muscle your metabolic rate will automatically decrease. So you can actually GAIN excess fat, just eating the same as you always have. (This may be a big reason for "middle age spread.") But if you can add back some muscle mass (by doing Oxycise! or other strength-training exercises) you will help your body burn extra calories 24 hours a day. And your body will look more shapely, even if your weight doesn't change. Keep in mind that a lean muscular body will weigh more than a fatter body of the same size and shape, because muscle is more dense.

As you watch for Oxycise! results, be aware that it's totally normal for both weight and inch loss to fluctuate up and down from one week to the next.... it's the long-term results that matter.

Jill Johnson has commented that when she lost weight with Oxycise! she was VERY diligent about doing her workouts and yet there were often days and even weeks when she didn't see any change at all on the scale. At other times she would see inch loss, but no change in weight. But as she continued to do Oxycise! consistently, the tape measure and scale would eventually start to show signs of progress again. Jill finally succeeded in losing almost 50 pounds during a six-month period!

Another way to measure your progress that is extremely helpful would be to test and monitor your body fat percentage. Many gyms and health clubs have the necessary equipment to do this. One customer lost 16" in 4 months, but no weight at all! Yet by re-testing her body fat percentage, she found she had lost 6% body fat, even though her weight had not changed.

What you want to see is a slow downward trend over a period of time, even though your day-to-day and week-to-week changes may seem inconsistent.

Slow and steady is the best way to achieve permanent changes!

Keep on Breathin'!
Kirstine
Oxycise! Staff

Thanks for the reply, Kirstine. It's encouraging and I appreciate getting it. I do want you to know that I have dropped a total of 8" in the month since I started O! and that is great. I can also go to a gym and measure my body fat %.

That is great! Good for you!

I wish you continued success and please keep us updated on your progress!

Kirstine