i've stopped losing weight and dont know why.

edarmstrong

I've now been on a diet and excerise routine for 59 days now and lost 17 ibs in total.
I've been going to the gym 3 times a week burning 500 each time.
I have followed advise which is given on MFP and ate the calories back.
I'm now in a position whereby I've not lost a ibs for about 2 weeks despite
my efforts.
When i was losing I felt great and could see my hard work was paying off
now it's stopped I feel so demotivated.
I've set my daily allowance at 1660 which was recommended by MFP to lose
2 ibs a week. Has anyone got any suggestions as to how I can get my weight
loss moving again.
Any advice would be welcomed.

diannethegeek

Opening your diary might help to get you more specific advice.

Two weeks could just be normal water weight fluctuations from exercise, sodium, carbs, etc.

Or you could be eating more than you realize and burning less than you think.

Are you using a food scale? Measuring cups are good, but they aren't as accurate as a food scale. Some people will find their calorie logs are actually off by a few hundred calories when they switch to a food scale, which can be enough to wipe out the deficit you think you're getting.

Are you relying on MFP/gym machine estimates for your calorie burn? MFP and gym machines have a tendency to overestimate the calories burned by some activities. You may need to eat fewer of your exercise caloriesl.

anallydiaz

There could be a number of factors that are causing difficulty in you hitting your target weight at the end of your program. The first is that, the more weight you lose, the less energy it takes for your body to move around and simply function on a daily basis. This means you inevitably will be burning fewer calories when exercising and just performing daily tasks. A workout which used to burn 500 calories in a given session may only burn 300 after you have lost some serious weight. Because you are burning fewer calories on a daily basis now, you have to find a way to maintain your caloric deficit by either reducing what you are eating or further increasing your activity levels.

Another reason why you may have difficulty accomplishing your end goal could be that your body has adapted and become more efficient at performing exercises that previously allowed you to burn more calories. If you have not varied your workouts much, resistance training and cardio, your body has likely become very efficient (in terms of weight loss and calories burned- a bad thing) at what you are asking it to do. This reason, combined with the first, can make final goal attainment even more challenging to accomplish. You should look into making changes to your program and finding ways to increase the intensity and exertion levels of what you are doing.

The final reason why you may have slowed in your weight loss progress could simply be that your original goal was a bit too lofty or unrealistic for you to accomplish in a safe and healthy way. Oftentimes, individuals aim to get to a certain weight that they were when they were in high school. This can be misleading because bodies change so much with age, and the amount of muscle that you are carrying may have increased as you became older or as you started working out more. For this reason, it is important to have multiple methods of measuring your progress, such as how your clothes fit, performance and fitness goals, and what your body fat percentage is.

When getting closer to your goal, it is important to take the time objectively look at all factors involved in why goal attainment has slowed. Once you can pinpoint a cause, or a combination of causes, you can then make adjustments to ensure you are able to accomplish your results.

National Academy of Sports Medicine

toolzz

You posted the same question in February......

JoRocka

as you lose weight- your "deficit" number becomes your maintenance number.

so at some point you have to drop it again.