Why is my weight loss at a stand still?

Kaelan1995

I started my weight loss journey late last year.. and lost almost 30 pounds in 2 months. I was 407 pounds in late February, and i when i weighed today for the first time in a month, guess what my weight was? 407. It was so discouraging and disappointing. It made me feel like all of the hard work I've been doing is for nothing. I can't understand what went wrong.. i always stay under my calories.. actually under what is recommended for me. The only thing i can think of, for the first two months when i lost that weight, i was on a low carb diet. Under 50 carbs a day and that worked for me. But last month i got sick of all the restrictions i had so i switched to a basic low calorie diet. The only foods I've added are bread and occasionally some whole wheat pasta. Could it be that my body only responds to the low carb diet? What could i do differently?

shadow2soul

Are you weighing your solid food on a scale?
Have you adjusted your calorie goal since your original 30 lb loss or are you still eating the same amount as when you started?
Have you increased your activity recently?

Kaelan1995

@amyrebeccah I don't usually log my meals.. i just keep note of it in my head. I know, i should start doing it. @shadow2soul I don't weigh my food, i just count the calories. I never counted calories when i lost the weight, i just counted carbs. This is my first time counting calories. I've been doing the same amount of activity most of the time, but sometimes i will put in an extra 20 minutes if i'm not too tired.

queenliz99

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10012907/logging-accuracy-consistency-and-youre-probably-eating-more-than-you-think/p1

ahoy_m8

The online logging tools are so good, counting calories might be easier than you suspect. A kitchen scale, too, is **much** easier than estimating. Give it a try!

ZeroDelta

Kaelan1995

Thanks for the chart. It was helpful.. i'll start logging everything.