I stopped losing weight!

alexcordero3

Grr... This has happened before but not this soon. I know that the first 20lbs. are lost fast, I got that but now it seems to have stopped completely. How do you keep your body from holding on to weight? I eat about 1800 calories down from 4000 but I'm not hungry. I'm at1800 because that's all I'm hungry for so eating more than that is pointless. I workout about 3 times a week and walk 5 miles a day. Does this sound like my body is just adjusting? It can't hold on to the weight forever. How do I crack this lull?

queenliz99

How long have you been stuck?

cerise_noir

Do you weigh all your solid and semi solid food on a food scale in grams?

RoxieDawn

There is no such thing as the body holding on to weight.. There is a lot questions to ask..

How long of a stall has it been?

Do you own and use a food scale?

Do you eat back exercise calories?

Are you in the last few pounds to meet your goal?

You might find this link helpful...

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10084670/it-is-unlikely-that-you-will-lose-weight-consistently-i-e-weight-loss-is-not-linear/p1

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10155495/just-another-plateau-and-weigh-in-thread

Use this handy dandy flow chart as a guide>

leajas1

Are you measuring inches (arm, thigh, waist, hips)? It's possible you're losing body fat, but not weight (ie, you're replacing fat with muscle).

alexcordero3

queenliz99 wrote: »

How long have you been stuck?

About two weeks. My goal is two pounds per week.

queenliz99

alexcordero3 wrote: »

queenliz99 wrote: »

How long have you been stuck?

About two weeks. My goal is two pounds per week.

Two weeks is not a stall How much do you need to lose?

JeromeBarry1

If you are accurately weighing all your eats, correctly logging all your eats, truthfully logging all your eats, and if you're in a calorie deficit, you will lose weight. If the 7-day chart doesn't look nice, look at the 30-day chart.

MissusMoon

Have you adjusted your calorie goals since losing 20lbs?

alexcordero3

queenliz99 wrote: »

alexcordero3 wrote: »

queenliz99 wrote: »

How long have you been stuck?

About two weeks. My goal is two pounds per week.

Two weeks is not a stall How much do you need to lose?

"not a stall" You know what? This is what I needed to read. I got used to seeing my first 20lbs. drop quickly and now it's slowing down. But I'm in no hurry. I think I just needed to read from someone else that my stop doesn't sound like a problem--thank you.

alexcordero3

MissusMoon wrote: »

Have you adjusted your calorie goals since losing 20lbs?

I just did today. Thanks.

cerise_noir

alexcordero3 wrote: »

queenliz99 wrote: »

alexcordero3 wrote: »

queenliz99 wrote: »

How long have you been stuck?

About two weeks. My goal is two pounds per week.

Two weeks is not a stall How much do you need to lose?

"not a stall" You know what? This is what I needed to read. I got used to seeing my first 20lbs. drop quickly and now it's slowing down. But I'm in no hurry. I think I just needed to read from someone else that my stop doesn't sound like a problem--thank you.

It's true. A stall can be 4-6 weeks.

MissusMoon wrote: »

Have you adjusted your calorie goals since losing 20lbs?

I was coming here to ask this.