Stuck at a plateau

cdb604

Hello all, I seem to be stuck at a plateau first 20 lbs came off fairly easy but now seem to be stuck at that , been going up and down 2 lbs for a week and a half now just can't seem to get past this point . I have been very good at tracking my food and getting my exercise in, has anyone else had this and how do you get past it

allyphoe

A week and a half isn't a plateau. If you know you're eating at a deficit, keep on keeping on. If you aren't sure you're eating at a deficit, consider attempting to log more accurately. A couple of pounds of variance is normal water weight fluctuation.

If variance bothers you, consider tracking the trend of your weight and ignoring the daily noise. There are a bunch of sites and apps that will do the math for you.

quintinmasonjr24

During the first few weeks of losing weight, a rapid drop is normal. In part, this is because when you cut calories, the body gets needed energy initially by releasing its stores of glycogen, a type of carbohydrate found in the muscles and liver. Glycogen is partly made of water, so when glycogen is burned for energy, it releases water, resulting in weight loss that's mostly water. This effect is temporary, however.

As you lose weight, you lose some muscle along with fat. Muscle helps keep the rate at which you burn calories (metabolism) up. So as you lose weight, your metabolism declines, causing you to burn fewer calories than you did at your heavier weight.

Your slower metabolism will slow your weight loss, even if you eat the same number of calories that helped you lose weight. When the calories you burn equal the calories you eat, you reach a plateau.

To lose more weight, you need to either increase your physical activity or decrease the calories you eat. Using the same approach that worked initially may maintain your weight loss, but it won't lead to more weight loss.

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cdb604

Thanks it might be that I saw such positive progress for the first while that I just seem to be stuck but like you said I will keep on keeping in what I have been doing because up to now it has worked