Stuck at 207 +/- from 227 WTH??

mikebxb

I started Nov 2019 tracked all intake, lost 20 lbs but I've now plateau'd or stuck at 207+/- my target is 185. As you can imagine I'm getting frustrated. I've cut back cheese, milk, bread, pasta, potatoes, fried foods. I pat/squeeze all the grease from all lean beef. increased skinless chicken (white meat only) Fish (Salmon or wild caught) choose lean beef. no blue cheese/ranch dressing use vinegar and evoo instead. Swapped Coors for Spiked Seltzer (90 cals/) Most always under 150 carbs/. Stay at or near my 2,000 Cals/. Drink Green tea, Melaleuca smoothies with blueberries prunes apples etc. Eat so much fresh kale, fresh lemon, Ginger root, cinnamon and organic apple, cider I fart fireballs

MorganGetsHealthy

have a cheat meal and change up your common foods/exercise. Your body just needs something different to shake things up.

SuzySunshine99

MorganGetsHealthy wrote: »

have a cheat meal and change up your common foods/exercise. Your body just needs something different to shake things up.

First, don't follow the above advice. Your body does not need to "shake things up", and a "cheat meal" doesn't do anything.

How long has your weight been stalled? Have you adjusted your calorie goal as you have been losing weight?
As you get closer to your goal weight, the loss will naturally slow down and some weeks you may not lose anything. If what you have been doing has been working, then stick with it and be patient.

However, there's no reason to eat foods you don't like...and no reason to cut out foods you DO like. It's all about the total calories...however you want to use them is up to you. You definitely don't have to eat kale if you don't like it. And apple cider vinegar does not help with weight loss in any way.

You have to think about how you are going to maintain your weight loss once you reach your goal. Are you going to eat this way for the rest of your life? You have to find a sustainable diet that you can stick to permanently and not make you miserable.

mikebxb

Suzy. I really dont mind kale or cider and I like salads. Was never a big bread eater or had a sweet tooth. I always skinned my chicken and rarely eat dark meat chicken. The hard part was dropping the coors, cutting back on spuds, rat cheese, chips and summer sausage. Yes I weigh everything. To answer your Q- I went from 204.5 last week to 210 yesterday morning but stalled around 207 for a month. Thanks for your input. And yes, I wont follow the above cheat meal change. I know what I'm doing is working and I'm certainly eating healthier. I just expected faster results than 20 lbs since last Nov.

SuzySunshine99

Ok cool. Just wanted to make sure you weren't torturing yourself.

What's your calorie goal? Since you've been stuck for a month, it sounds like you may have found your maintenance-level calories. You may have to drop them a bit more to continue losing weight.

mikebxb

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