Is there a point where the scale stops going down

rikkejanell2014

So i have lost between 158-160 pounds depending on the scale weekly. I started at 210 and now i go from 150-154. I have been fluctuating this weight for about 5 months. I started at 210 back on November 2016. I workout 5-7 days a week depending on my week and i spend most of my time focusing on strength training. I do cardio every day but usually no more than 25-30 minutes. I usually eat about 1500 -1650 calories a day. I stay with Whole Foods, lean meats and veggies most of the time and even when i have a treat meal i try to stay as close to my calorie deficit as i can. I do log my food. I have put on a lot of lean muscles. I can see definition all over my body and i feel great. I would have liked to get between 140-145 but idk if that will ever happen. I have tried to tweet my calories a bit over the months and cut off about 200-300 calories to see if that would get the scale moving again however it just keeps moving from 150-154. My question is why won’t the scale go down? I’m not obsessing about it and i feel great i was just curious as to why the scale won’t go below 150. Is this because of me strength training every day and the muscles weigh a lot? I do feel i have lost inches on my waist but i haven’t measured myself in a few months. I was thinking of buying a smaller pair of pants to see if i can eventually fit them in time. I only workout so much because i actually enjoy it. I love lifting weights. It’s like my therapy. TIA

shadow2soul

Are you using a food scale? if not you are likely eating closer to maintenance than you realize.

Are you using correct database entries? There are a lot of really inaccurate entries in the database.

Need2Exerc1se

How tall are you? Do you weigh and measure all your food and drinks with calories?

It sounds like you are in maintenance and recomping but that is a pretty low amount of calories for maintenance unless you are fairly short.

malibu927

You've been at this for over a year. Have you taken a diet break in that time? http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10604863/of-refeeds-and-diet-breaks