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Retired20142019
Retired20142019 Posts: 8 Member
edited December 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Hello everyone,
My name is Beth. I have been on a long weight loss journey and have hit a plateau. A big one. It's lasted almost a solid year. So I decided to switch gears and give this program a try. Any ideas for breaking out of a stubborn plateau would be welcomed. Thank you!

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  • Panini911
    Panini911 Posts: 2,325 Member
    edited May 2019
    to lose weight you need to eat at a calorie deficit over time.

    select a reasonable rate of loss (you look fairly slender already so do not select 1.5 or 2lb/week) in MFP. it will give you a number of calories to eat daily (on average at least).

    get a food scale. weigh all your food. carefully log everything.

    eat back exercise calories.

    use a weight trending app, which can help show you that you are indeed losing over time even if it doesn't "feel" like it. our weight fluctuates daily which can make it hard to "see" the trend downwards.

    be patient. be consistant.
  • Retired20142019
    Retired20142019 Posts: 8 Member
    Thank you! I will definitely follow your advice!
  • myersmeganl10
    myersmeganl10 Posts: 15 Member
    Welcome!
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