harder to lose weight

dirsyd358

I have always been a person who works out on a regular basis with strength training at least 3 times a week and some type of cardio activity at least 4-5 days a week . My diet has changed to mostly plants with a little fish, turkey , or chicken. I am over the age of 70 and am trying to lose at least 10-15 pounds. The struggle is real. The weight just does not want to come off. I have just have seemed to plateaued at this point. Any suggestions?

AnnPT77

How long have you been consistently sticking with your current calorie level, and how much (if any) have you already lost from what starting body weight? Did loss rate taper off gradually or stop suddenly?

Stalls are a normal part of weight loss. The details of the situation can give hints about what's going on, and be the basis for advice.

If the plateau has been less than 4-6 weeks long, and loss stopped suddenly after going OK at first, higher odds in the direction of it being some kind of temporary water/waste retention effect. Bodies are weird that way sometimes. In those cases, waiting it out, sticking with the current regimen, is IMO the best option . . . at least until the stall reaches 6 weeks.

If it's been that long or longer, and loss was tapering off gradually before the stall, higher odds you've found your current maintenance calories and would need to cut further to see progress.

The best loss rate with so few pounds to lose is a slow rate, like half a pound a week. That slow a rate can take a very long time to show up on the scale, amongst normal water/waste fluctuations of multiple pounds from one day to the next.

If you just started, and a good chunk of that hearty exercise routine is new, increased chance that it still is some water retention effect.

That - above - is cartoon simple, though. Details matter. If you add some details here, I might have more ideas.

Speaking of things that might matter - I dunno - I'm 70 . . . so not some blithe youth trying to blow smoke. 😆 I lost about 50 pounds 10 years back, maintaining weight since.

Best wishes!