no longer losing weight

salina14u

Hi hoping someone can help me I started this lifestyle change 3 months ago I have lost 33 pounds so far. But just these last 2 weeks I haven't seen a change in the scale iam stuck at 240 .ive been watching my calorie intake .is there anything I can do to help me break through this stale? Thank you!

eringrace95_

Keep at it! I can tell from personal experience that the weight loss slows as you get closer to your "optimal" weight. If you're doing everything right, patience and persistence is all you can really have

MissusMoon

Stay the course. Make sure your caloric goals are set to your current weight on your profile. If you aren't weighing your food with a food scale, start.

diannethegeek

1. If it's been less than 3 weeks or so, don't sweat it! Normal fluctuations happen and unfortunately sometimes we stall for a week or two even when we're doing everything right. Give your body some time to catch up with the changes you're making.

2. If you aren't already, be sure that you're logging everything. Sometimes people forget about things like veggies, drinks, cooking oils, and condiments. For some people these can add up to enough to halt your weight loss progress.

3. Consider buying a food scale if you don't already have one. They're about $10-$20 dollars in the US and easily found at places like Amazon, Target, and Walmart. Measuring cups and spoons are great, but they do come with some degree of inaccuracy. A food scale will be more accurate, and for some people it makes a big difference.

4. Logging accurately also means choosing accurate entries in the database. There are a lot of user-entered entries that are off. Double-check that you're using good entries and/or using the recipe builder instead of someone else's homemade entries.

5. Recalculate your goals if you haven't lately. As you lose weight your body requires fewer calories to run. Be sure you update your goals every ten pounds or so.

6. If you're eating back your exercise calories and you're relying on gym machine readouts or MFP's estimates, it might be best to eat back just 50-75% of those. Certain activities tend to be overestimated. If you're using an HRM or activity tracker, it might be a good idea to look into their accuracy and be sure that yours is calibrated properly.

7. If you're taking any cheat days that go over your calorie limits, it might be best to cut them out for a few weeks and see what happens. Some people go way over their calorie needs without realizing it when they don't track.

8. If you weigh yourself frequently, consider using a program like trendweight to even out the fluctuations. You could be losing weight but just don't see it because of the daily ups and downs.

9. Some people just burn fewer calories than the calculators predict. If you continue to have problems after 4-6 weeks, then it might be worth a trip to the doctor or a registered dietitian who can give you more specific advice.

kportmanshark

How often are you weighing yourself? You might be dropping but just not realize it because you weighed in on high days. I only start worrying about a plateau after like three weeks because a week of two much sodium is enough for me to not show any progress for another week after that. I'll have weeks where I just for whatever reason hold more water.

If that isn't the case after another week, then you are probably just eating too much and need to be more careful with your calorie logging.

louisepaul16

Stay with it. I've lost 32lbs and am stuck on a plateau. I know for my weight, the amount of calories I'm eating, I HAVE to lose weight at some point. It's simply not sustainable. Keep pushing through, track, weigh your foods, and it will come down eventually!! Good luck

salina14u

Thank you ladies for ur replys.. I found all of ur comments helpful.

stumplovingly

Stay with it.I have been struggling since Christmas but I'm sticking it out.I know that I eventually start to move again so keep at it and never give up

trigden1991

Reduce your calories if the weight loss doesn't continue after 2 weeks.

LivingtheLeanDream

Well done on your loss so far . Two weeks stall isn't enough time to get worried. Weight can fluctuate for so many reasons. If you're still stuck in a few weeks then I would say yes, its time to look at what/how you are doing.