Another way to look at Plateauing

[Shanara]

Hi everyone,

I have yet to experience it but have been reading in a lot of diarys and in the forum generally about plateauing and its negative effect on motivation.

Have been thinking about the whole concept of plateauing and why it might be happening. Would like to offer a different view of it. When any organism goes through a lot of change, whether it be a living animal to a corporation, the effect of change can be both exhilarating but also terrifying as those in the change sometimes struggle to adapt. Any corporate change agent knows they need to time change very carefully and give those who are affected by it time to adjust.

This is also what is happening in our bodies. We have times of rapid weight loss, times of shrinking and then what I would like to call integration time. When our body is adjusting to this new way of being.

The word Plateau implies a waiting, a passiveness when nothing is happening. I would like to suggest a diffferent word - integrating. This is not passive - this is our bodies actively adapting to the changes and preparing us for the changes to come.

So for me , who has not experienced the frustration of "plateauing," this time will be known as integration time when I know my body is integrating all the changes and preparing for the next lot of changes so that I may be able to go through this whole transition with grace and ease.

After all to really be successful on this programme our changes are not just for the time of the programme but for the rest of our lives. Don't we deserve a little integration time.

Just a thought - does this resonate with anyone?
Shanara