Weight Loss Plateau?

bblue656

Hi there,
First let me introduce myself. Im Brittany, im 22 and live in coon rapids mn.
I started my journey at 303lbs and now im down to 256.4lbs. so ive lost around 47 lbs give or take. Ive been on a plateau for acouple weeks now. and ive tried multiple things. i lowered my calorie intake, changed machines at the gym and made my gym sessions longer, but it hasnt budged. Can anyone help me?

diannethegeek

If you've changed or increased your exercise routine, that can cause the weight loss to stall for a week or two (water weight). Be consistent and give your body some time to catch up.

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.

bblue656

Thank you so much! It's been only 2 weeks, and i started getting frustrated. But this perked my spirits!

selina884

How much do you eat?

bblue656

Beginning of the day i have 1460, after gym its usually 2460. end of day i end at 300