Need advice/motivation

kyraleigh7163

For those of you who have been in a plateau, how did you break out of it? It’s been about 6 weeks now, stuck at roughly the same weight. I thought I broke out of it last week when I lost 2lbs but now the scale says that weight has been gained back. Nothing in my diet has changed and I’m eating about 1200 calories a day and exercising as much as I can.

kds10

Just keep doing what you are doing and give it time....

I remember about 10 years ago, I was eating great and exercising regularly and did this for about two weeks then when I stepped on the scale I saw no weight loss. I thought screw it, why bother so I went back to my old way of eating, etc. only a week later I stepped on the scale and down 3 lbs. Unfortunately I was in that stuffing my face mode and kept gaining but I always remember that when I get frustrated with the scale..sometimes it takes weeks for a loss to show.

So moral of the story is keep it going! What is the alternative?? Gaining it all back??

janejellyroll

I can't see your diary, but with six weeks without loss I'd be double-checking my logging to make sure it was on point. Are you using a food scale? Are you estimating any portion sizes? Are you using generic/homemade entries? Have you double-checked your frequently used entries to make sure they're correct? Are there any meals or foods you aren't logging?

Also, do you have a period? It could be you did lose some weight and then gained it back due to where you are in your cycle so it's just temporary.

kds10

Good point about the period...I find that my weight goes back down for me a few days after I finish.

kyraleigh7163

That is a fair point about my period, I should be getting it in about a week.. I also have a suspicion that my IUD that I got back in April could have something to do with the plateau. Hopefully not though, cause I’m not sure if there’s really a solution in that case

malibu927

Tighten up your logging. This could mean any of the following: making sure everything that crosses your lips gets logged, weighing all solids on a food scale and measuring all liquids with cups/spoons, double-checking the accuracy of the database entries you use, utilizing the recipe builder over homemade/generic items, and being mindful of the amount of exercise calories burned/eaten back.