Help to break this plateau pleeeeese!!!!!!

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ItalianVegan777
ItalianVegan777 Posts: 12 Member
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I've been on a plateau since December, and have 19 lbs to go until I hit my goal (120 )
I've tried everything suggested. I track everything I eat, excercise 5-6 days a week, sometimes twice in a day. In the past the only way I've achieved my goal weight was to drop my calories to a dangerous level. I promised myself not to do that again since it's Impossible to maintain then gain it back. So if you can help I'd appreciate it, thanks!!!

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  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,442 Member
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    AngelaMaria1975 wrote: »
    I've been on a plateau since December, and have 19 lbs to go until I hit my goal (120 )
    I've tried everything suggested. I track everything I eat, excercise 5-6 days a week, sometimes twice in a day. In the past the only way I've achieved my goal weight was to drop my calories to a dangerous level. I promised myself not to do that again since it's Impossible to maintain then gain it back. So if you can help I'd appreciate it, thanks!!!

    So, you have a food scale and weigh everything you eat, logging it into your food diary in grams?
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
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    Drop your calories by 100 per day.

    How tall are you btw?
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
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    Took a quick glance at your diary and it appears that you may not be using a scale to measure your food. This can be especially important for calorie-denser items like fruit, bread, ice cream, protein powders, nut butters, chips, and mayo (foods that you eat). So if I'm right and you're not using a scale, consider getting one to see if you are eating more than you think you are.
  • kaizaku
    kaizaku Posts: 1,039 Member
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    More leaner you are the harder it is to lose weight.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,488 Member
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    Log more accurately. Food scale for ALL solids. Measuring cups and spoons for ALL liquids. Use accurate entries. Use the recipe builder. Log everything that passes your lips.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
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    AngelaMaria1975 wrote: »
    I've been on a plateau since December, and have 19 lbs to go until I hit my goal (120 )
    I've tried everything suggested. I track everything I eat, excercise 5-6 days a week, sometimes twice in a day. In the past the only way I've achieved my goal weight was to drop my calories to a dangerous level. I promised myself not to do that again since it's Impossible to maintain then gain it back. So if you can help I'd appreciate it, thanks!!!


    This is what I would normally suggest:

    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.

    But if you've already tried everything suggested and given it more than a couple of weeks since you last made changes, then I'd ask what the doctor or dietitian said.

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