Stuck

kristinlabbe7887

Hey all! Hope everyone is doing well! I am having a hard time lately, getting frustrated because the scale isn't moving but I'm still cutting calories and exercising! I've also taken supplements to try and hurl myself over the hump! Any suggestions? Thanks! ❤️

EDTake2

what i have read about plateaus is to increase your calorie intake for a week or so, and then cut it back down. not sure if this will work but worth a try. good luck!!!

chabr38

Hang in there. Sometimes it's right when we feel like quitting that we see the change. How's your sleep? Any new stressors?

serindipte

Double check your logging. Make sure you're weighing your food, using accurate entries, then wait it out. If it's only been a week or two, then give it time.

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.

EllaLeahB

Is there a way for you to decrease your sugar intake and increase your water? Not sure what you're eating habits are, but maybe fiddling around with your macros may help a bit. :-)

EllaLeahB

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Soulfood77

Keep on keeping on! My scale didn't move for a week and I was getting so discouraged seeing all the losses on my home screen from friends. So I committed to use my weekend to up my exercise and when I stepped on the scale today I finally had a loss! Not saying that is the solution for you but something is! Just keep the faith and all will work out in the end.

serindipte

By the way, if you haven't taken body measurements other than weight, you should do that. Weigh all the places MFP suggests and possibly more. I add about 5 measurements that aren't listed by default and see the movement more easily.

kristinlabbe7887

You all are the best! Thanks for all the tips!