Hit a plateau ...

kirst534
kirst534 Posts: 3 Member
edited November 18 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi all I could do with some help and advice,

I have been following a strict kcal diet of 1200-1400 and I've lost 11lb over 4 weeks. But last week only lost 1lb and this week stayed the same. I had a Rouge day Saturday where I ate and drank too much but apart from that I've avaraged 1400kcal a day.

I'm limited on exercise as I've had shoulder surgery but I do try and walk 5k 5 out of 7 days. I also tried strength training this week but it's left me quiet sore.

Any advice would be great

Tia

Kirst

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  • Jadedinosaur
    Jadedinosaur Posts: 41 Member
    Keep doing what you are doing and remember that weight doesn't come off in a constant way for anyone due to a looooad of other variables than fat loss. What you are doing is working, you have the evidence already!

    Remember the first chunk of time you also lose a chunk of weight due to having less food in you from eating less, and holding on to less water as well. What rate of loss do you have MFP set to (e.g. 1lb per week)?
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    That's not a plateau, it's a simple stall. You can't expect to lose every week for a variety of reasons (sodium intake, TOM, new or increased exercise-this is likely the reason you didn't lose). You also can't expect to lose 5 pounds a week like you did the first two weeks.
  • jsecret
    jsecret Posts: 606 Member
    I go to the gym every morning, I eat within 200 calories of my 1360 calorie goal every day, I weigh every morning. some days I lost 4 lbs over night, some weeks I don't move at all - literally this week the scale has sat at 192.2 all week... not one ounce up or down. I know it sucks but I also know in the near future I will see a huge, sudden loss and It will be great. Just keep doing what you're supposed to be doing and the scale will eventually follow, in the meantime take measurements and make sure to take before pictures!
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
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  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,129 Member
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    You must have that thing on speed dial lol
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    tinkerbellang83 wrote: »
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    You must have that thing on speed dial lol

    Yep. On my desktop, drag and drop.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,989 Member
    I wouldn't even call it a stall. You're just NATURALLY not going to lose a lot of weight CONSISTENTLY each week as you get smaller.

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  • Chadxx
    Chadxx Posts: 1,199 Member
    +1 to what everyone else has said.
  • hjsparker
    hjsparker Posts: 18 Member
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
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    This^^ is brilliant!
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    hjsparker wrote: »
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
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    This^^ is brilliant!

    Not mine, thank @lemonlionheart.
  • LAWoman72
    LAWoman72 Posts: 2,846 Member
    Normal normal normal! And I agree, it's not a plateau. I wouldn't call it a stall either. It's just one week. All the other weeks you have lost weight. At first you lost a LOT. Then it was 1 lb. in a week. That's a loss!

    Stick with it.
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