Plateau followed by a nice drop?

OAS5

I have lost almost 70 pounds eating right of course, exercise and using this app. I hit a plateau from hell for about 3 weeks. I was stuck between 205-206 for just about 3 weeks to the point I was getting annoyed. All of a sudden this week I'm down almost two pounds to 203.2. That is normal right? I just broke out of my plateau right? My goal 80 pounds, maybe 85 so I am very close. Close enough I can taste it. Thanks for any help or info.

Teabythesea_

Plateaus and sudden drops are normal, yes. The closer you get to your goal weight the slower it will be and small losses can be masked by water weight for several weeks.

eb8566

This started for me last month as I am close to my goal. I have gone exactly ten days twice in stall and then drop. On another one now on day 7. The drops at the end are fun but tough to stay motivated sometimes in between.

apullum

It’s normal. As you get closer to your goal, expect that to happen regularly. Sometimes it may be 4-6 weeks before the scale goes down. Make sure you’re logging accurately and consistently, weighing all solid food, and the weight will come off.

MikePTY

You were never really at a "plateau". Your body was still losing fat, water weight fluctuation just masked it. Now that the water weight is going back down, your fat loss is being revealed.

To be honest, this is the way I tend to lose weight. A few weeks of the same weight, followed by a sudden drop.

NovusDies

Like @MikePTY that is routine for me. I often go 3 weeks in between new low weights and it has been that way for a very long time. I find it better not to think about it and just focus on my process of staying in a calorie deficit. If I am in a calorie deficit I am losing fat weight and it will always show up on the scale eventually.

pierinifitness

@Cavallaro65 - three cheers for you remaining steadfast during that frustrating hiccup in your fitness, health and wellness journey. Keep marching forward!

OAS5

Thanks guys, really appreciate it. And today again I was down, 202.6 which is exactly 70 pounds down. After being stuck at 205-207 for probably 6-7 weeks all of sudden this week I'm down to 202.6. almost made me nervous to be honest but you guys say this is normal then I'm good. Thanks again for the help.

Kathryn247

Yep, totally normal! They call it a "whoosh" if you want to look up more references to it on the boards. Great job, and congrats on your big SEVEN-OH!

lorrpb

Completely normal for me. That’s why it’s soooo important to stick with your plan even when you don’t see immediate changes on the scale. Good job!!

OAS5

lorrpb wrote: »

Completely normal for me. That’s why it’s soooo important to stick with your plan even when you don’t see immediate changes on the scale. Good job!!

Yes you are SO right! Every time I get into what I think of as a "rut", I say just plow through it, keep sticking to the plan. Funny you mention that. I call it, will myself right through this. Thank you for the post and kind words. This has been some crazy ride.

ms_maruska

That's awesome weight loss, congrats!

Like some have already said, I too find this to be normal weight loss with me. Nothing for 2 and a half or 3 weeks and then I suddenly "lose" 2 or 2,5 kilos overnight. But still turns out as planned on a monthly average - about a kg per week.

Cheers!

OAS5

sign_painter wrote: »

That's awesome weight loss, congrats!

Like some have already said, I too find this to be normal weight loss with me. Nothing for 2 and a half or 3 weeks and then I suddenly "lose" 2 or 2,5 kilos overnight. But still turns out as planned on a monthly average - about a kg per week.

Cheers!

Thanks, I guess I should expect this going forward with being so close to my goal. I would have NEVER believed in something called the "woosh" before now, but I do now. Its kinda fun to me. At least that nice drop was.

Spadesheart

I had a 10 pound swing over a week, after a 3 week plateau (and actual gain). Weight stayed at 208 for a week, went up from 208 to 212 for 2 weeks, and then went down to 202 over a week. The human body is weird. It happens.

OAS5

Spadesheart wrote: »

I had a 10 pound swing over a week, after a 3 week plateau (and actual gain). Weight stayed at 208 for a week, went up from 208 to 212 for 2 weeks, and then went down to 202 over a week. The human body is weird. It happens.

You are not kidding.

OAS5

So I'm guessing I'm on another one of these bounce back and forth then whoosh things. 202.6 and just fluxing between that and 204.8. I guess expect in a few weeks to all of sudden drop. Hopefully a drop under 200. When is the question? 😁

AquaMeow

I love to see the plateau fall into a beautiful drop

OAS5

AquaMeow wrote: »

I love to see the plateau fall into a beautiful drop

Yeah it's actually pretty cool, I agree. The drop rocks. I nice but fall is pretty fun.

OAS5

So it's so strange the pattern I keep seeing. I see a new weight loss number on the scale and feel great about it but then over the next few days I bounce around between that number and a few pounds up. I guess it's just the new norm after losing 70 pounds.

Panini911

yeah i find i trend down/stablilize then often see a blip UP before the next mini drop. it's nice when you can see the blip up and think "yay this means it'll go down).

our weight fluctuates a few pounds or more daily so the daily weigh in are strictly data points. there could be a story behind the data point (ate more salty, ate more startch, exercised more, had alcohol...) but it is a singular datapoint. the key number is your trend over time.

jelleigh

So question on this water weight issue - if you are person to get freaked out or discouraged by these types of masked weigh ins, could you (if you noticed a stall) go very low carb (keto? ) for like 4 days, drop the water weight, and see where you are at ? Like I k,now the water weight would come back once you return to carbs but it would give you a glimpse of what's going on wouldn't it?