Hi, @scottie0714. I was just about to ask the same question a couple of days ago: how do you break a plateau? This challenge has been much slower for me than the previous two, but April 10 - 23 has been extremely slow, in spite of the fact that I walked more and just started going with my husband to the Rec center to work on some muscle groups. Apart from muscular aches and low energy, there was not much change on the scale... On the contrary, my numbers kept going up and down, with no real progress on the down side. It was frustrating, and I felt that my internal organs were heavy.
I did not do anything different in the area of exercise. On the contrary, I tried to rest and just take care of myself. I made a big bowl of salad and put it into an air tight container, to last me for a few days (half of my daily meals are always salad, without dressing). My salads usually include some or most of the following: lettuce, spinach, kale, parsley, green onion, celery, and carrots. When I serve it, I can eat it as is, or add some walnuts, a hard boiled egg, chicken stripes, raisins, dried cranberries, or some cherry tomatoes (salad keeps me full and gives me the healthy, low calorie, nutrients and fiber that my body needs). I log any of the above additions to the salad separately, to ensure a good record of my calorie intake (I always log my food).
But, a couple of nights ago, because I was feeling so heavy inside, I decided to have two cups of Super Dieter's Tea (I use that optionally for internal cleansing). That did the trick for me. Next morning (yesterday), the scale went down a couple of pounds, and I felt light and energetic again. This morning, another half a pound came off.
Here's the tea that I've used for years for internal cleansing, if anyone's interested (can be found at WalMart for about $9.41):
Best Answer"Intermittent Fasting" is a voodoo-sounding term, and should just be called "Eat when hungry" 
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Hi, @scottie0714. Thanks for asking that, & @OCDOC, thanks for clarifying. "Eat when hungry" is a great advise! One thing that I've learned from a book I was reading on nutrition and healthy lifestyle is to discern "true hunger" from "false hunger". The "true hunger," the author says, is felt somewhere in the area of our throat. The "false hunger" (caused by anxiety or emotional stress) is felt in the gut area. When I experience the second, instead of eating, I have a grass of water or a few walnuts.
I also noticed that, when I eat raw foods (salads), which are full of healthy micro-nutrients and fiber and low on calories, I never experience false hunger. It is only when I eat starchy foods (even oats, which are good for us!) that I feel the need to eat more often, even though my stomach is still full. Learning to listen to my body and discern these things has helped me monitor my eating habits.
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