Stuck on plateau for 7 months!

Yasmineh_

I'll just thank you to the people who were kind enough to give good advice and I have nothing to say for the ones that were rude and just give silly comments.
I have been serious on/off for 7 months, you can't just keep trying when you see that your efforts are useless. Ramadan was not an excuse, I just simply didn't log but I was *still serious* then. I have an idea about portions and I know if I have eaten too less/much. If you're going to give me **** for not logging then there is no need for you to add your opinion here. Logging is not the most important thing in the world, realize that people have lives behind this.

ninerbuff

I'll just thank you to the people who were kind enough to give good advice and I have nothing to say for the ones that were rude and just give silly comments.
I have been serious on/off for 7 months, you can't just keep trying when you see that your efforts are useless. Ramadan was not an excuse, I just simply didn't log but I was *still serious* then. I have an idea about portions and I know if I have eaten too less/much. If you're going to give me **** for not logging then there is no need for you to add your opinion here. Logging is not the most important thing in the world, realize that people have lives behind this.

If you KNOW that you're eating is right and somehow have it figured out (without counting calories) then there shouldn't be a problem with weight loss.:huh:
We ALL have lives behind this. Some just believe that taking care of ourselves personally is at the top of the list. Apparently that's not your position on it.
Read what you're saying: You're serious....................serious people don't dismiss the most important factor is weight loss which is calorie intake/expenditure. You aren't counting or logging, so how can you make a legitimate argument that you're doing it right?
You may not like hearing the truth, but the answers given are what you should be doing. If not, then don't be shocked at why you're not progressing.

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maheshbhattarai1

seriously, I'm not lying. I need help to continue my Journey of weight loss


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maheshbhattarai1

Serious, I need help to continue my weight loss

Siansonea

If you're not losing weight, you're eating more calories than you think, or burning fewer calories than you think, or most likely, both.

That's really all there is to it.

cwolfman13

You've only been doing this for 2-3 weeks..you didn't gain fat that quick, so you won't lose it that quick.

You need patience.

Actually I've been doing this for a couple of years, hence the loss of 24 kgs (Almost 50 lbs?) so I know it won't go that easily. I'm just wondering why it just stopped.

But not consistently...calorie counting requires a great deal of precision and consistency, consistency, consistency, consistency. You can't just slack off here and there and expect results...it doesn't work that way.

Siansonea

I'll just thank you to the people who were kind enough to give good advice and I have nothing to say for the ones that were rude and just give silly comments.
I have been serious on/off for 7 months, you can't just keep trying when you see that your efforts are useless. Ramadan was not an excuse, I just simply didn't log but I was *still serious* then. I have an idea about portions and I know if I have eaten too less/much. If you're going to give me **** for not logging then there is no need for you to add your opinion here. Logging is not the most important thing in the world, realize that people have lives behind this.

People who are successful at losing weight are people who log calories as accurately as possible. Guessing and keeping a running total in your head is an easy way to eat significantly more calories than you think. If you've been at a plateau for 7 months and you're not logging, then it's easy to see why you're at a plateau. There really is no other reason for your plateau, you are simply not creating a proper calorie deficit, your estimates are not accurate enough for the math to work in your favor. Just one or two portion mistakes a day can completely wipe out a deficit. Calories hide in the darnedest places.

theopenforum

You've only been doing this for 2-3 weeks..you didn't gain fat that quick, so you won't lose it that quick.

You need patience.

Actually I've been doing this for a couple of years, hence the loss of 24 kgs (Almost 50 lbs?) so I know it won't go that easily. I'm just wondering why it just stopped.

Oh plateaus, man have I had my fair share of these.

Well why it stopped can be a number of different things. Your body has become use to your regimen, or your body has become use to your nutrition, or your body has become use to your fasted state. Take your pick, they are all valid. I usually find that depending on my plateau level I change different things. For example, I plateaued at 330, so I changed my diet from fast food to grilled chicken and rice. I plateaued again at 290 and stayed this way for 3 months. I spent this time learning about nutrition while cutting back on my carb count and learned to stop eating bad fats and spiking my insulin levels after a fast. Now in the 250s I hit another plateau, with this one I increased my cardio count and strength activity. But this time, my target wasn't the weight loss. It was the BF%. In other words I began to learn where my plateaus are coming from so much to the point that I don't even sweat them anymore and I have learned to get around them to such a point that the end result is what I desire. So don't think of plateaus as a stopping point to halt your progress, think of it as a way of evolving your diet and nutrition in to a better you

Man I am good at this lol

Cheers,

Tof

bcattoes

You haven't been stuck on a plateau for 7 months. You've been eating at maintenance for seven months.

You are bouncing between being on track and off so that it's averaging out to maintenance calories. Stick to the plan and give it a little more time. You'll begin to lose.

Are you sure 1500 is enough calories to keep you satiated enough not to slack off again? If not, eat a little more. A slow loss is better than no loss at all.

Hildy_J

It might be an idea to use a food scale and weigh your food rather than use cups - as it's so much more accurate.

Good luck!