Weight hasn't budged in a week?

sarahrachel90
sarahrachel90 Posts: 49 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I've usually been losing 1-1.5 pounds a week. I'm now around 2-3 lbs from my ultimate goal weight, and was so disappointed when I stepped on the scales this morning (like I do this time every week). It has been the holiday so I've had days of not eating well and some nights I'd have dinner literally being just cereal with 2 wholefood bars :/ I have also not been sleeping well, I slept well last night though. And I haven't been doing intentional exercise but was planning to start the beginners Blogilates calendar on 1st November and then carrying on with the rest of the calendar.
I eat 1200, 1300 a day - sometimes less sometimes more.
I'm so frustrated and am so worried that it will start increasing or I will stop losing?!
Please help me out,

Thank you :)

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  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    It's only been a week, relax.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    First off, with only 2-3 pounds to go, your deficit should be much less than 1-1.5 pounds per week. Lower it to .5 pounds..

    Second, weight loss is not linear. Sodium, stress, TOM, all can make you gain water weight and mask weight loss.

    Third, you already look very thin in your profile picture. Are you sure you need to lose those final couple pounds, that can take a long time to come off?
  • sarahrachel90
    sarahrachel90 Posts: 49 Member
    Trust me I'm not that thin. I need to get down to my goal weight and then I'm going to work on sculpting, toning and strength. And yes I suppose you're right - I just need to calm down and do what I've been doing. Hopefully the weight will come off :)
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  • sarahrachel90
    sarahrachel90 Posts: 49 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    Yes, you are that thin. You should not be trying to lose anymore weight to begin with. 3 lbs isn't going to make a big difference anyway.

    If you're going to be rude and unhelpful then why comment?
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  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    I am sure if you were weight training while losing weight this OP would be different.
  • trinatrina1984
    trinatrina1984 Posts: 1,018 Member
    what are your stats? Height / weight etc?
  • kgeyser
    kgeyser Posts: 22,505 Member
    thoselittlechanges wrote: »
    MrM27 wrote: »
    Yes, you are that thin. You should not be trying to lose anymore weight to begin with. 3 lbs isn't going to make a big difference anyway.

    If you're going to be rude and unhelpful then why comment?

    He's not being rude and unhelpful, he's right. 3 lbs isn't going to make a difference. Set your goal to maintenance and start adding in strength training. You'll probably see a gain on the scale initially because you had an unrealistic 1-1.5 lb per week loss deficit instead of the 0.5 lb per week loss that you're supposed to have going into maintenance, but it will even out.

  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    I wouldn't wait until you reach your goal weight to start strength training, you should start now.
  • 2013sk
    2013sk Posts: 1,318 Member
    How much do you currently weigh???

    I would say don't stress about it - Just move on and weigh next week - See what happens?

    Just get back to eating how you normally do, try to sleep better, relax & drink lots of water.

    If you haven't got a lot of lose, and losing vanity pounds?? You need to only lose 0.5lb a week, the smaller you are, the harder it is. Losing 1 - 2 lbs is a lot from someone who doesn't really have it.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    With so little left to lose your weekly goal should be to just lose no more than 0.5lbs/week. Having too large of a deficit when you don't have much to lose, will lead to a larger % of your loss coming from lean muscle, not just the fat you want to lose.
  • rprussell2004
    rprussell2004 Posts: 870 Member
    I was on a plateau for FOUR MONTHS. Didn't change my goal, didn't change my behavior.

    Our bodies are not predictable machines, as I'm learning. They're hideously complex black boxes and there's no way to tell what's really going on in there from just watching what you put in and what comes out.

    If you're doing the right things, be patient.

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