Does anyone else think this about plateauing?

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  • janatarnhem
    janatarnhem Posts: 669 Member
    Nearly 2 years of faithful posting. And I've been at the same weight as I was a year ago. I still have 50 lbs to lose and yes it's frustrating. I'm busting my butt everyday to lose just one more pound and doesn't seem to happen. I've completely busted the calories in vs calories out theory! I love riding my bike and normal days are 16 miles or more. I'm burning 1100-1300 or more calories and eating most days at 2000 or slightly more. Yup no weight loss. I feel like I'm definitely learning to maintain nicely. Each day I wake up ready to try again. Yes I have days where I'm absolutely perfect! Hit my macros and the works. Then there are days when my meals are completely horrid. Yesterday was one of them. But I know and I feel with every part off who I am that if I just keep working on it. Doing the best I can. I will succeed!

    You have just added some much needed support to keep carrying on! Thank you! ......I won't bore you with the details....just know you have helped!! :happy:
  • Jannalicious
    Jannalicious Posts: 215 Member
    Nearly 2 years of faithful posting. And I've been at the same weight as I was a year ago. I still have 50 lbs to lose and yes it's frustrating. I'm busting my butt everyday to lose just one more pound and doesn't seem to happen. I've completely busted the calories in vs calories out theory! I love riding my bike and normal days are 16 miles or more. I'm burning 1100-1300 or more calories and eating most days at 2000 or slightly more. Yup no weight loss. I feel like I'm definitely learning to maintain nicely. Each day I wake up ready to try again. Yes I have days where I'm absolutely perfect! Hit my macros and the works. Then there are days when my meals are completely horrid. Yesterday was one of them. But I know and I feel with every part off who I am that if I just keep working on it. Doing the best I can. I will succeed!

    You have just added some much needed support to keep carrying on! Thank you! ......I won't bore you with the details....just know you have helped!! :happy:



    Then I'm very happy that I shared. Happy to help where I can. Best of luck to you :-)
  • icrushit
    icrushit Posts: 773 Member
    I simply focus on a goal in front of me, and find that helps a lot as I would find it difficult/ depressing if the only goal I had was a really big one I would only reach at some point in the future. I use half stone milestones, and like any other form of effective motivation for me, the bigger goal is built on a foundation of little wins along the way :) The trick often is to keep yourself focussed, and don't give your mind a chance to wander - keep it honed in on an achievable goal that you can target with a laser-like focus! :)
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  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    With only 14 pounds to go, your body is not going to want to lose 2 pounds per week.
  • 1HappyRedhead
    1HappyRedhead Posts: 413 Member
    im wondering, you say you are not sure if you can do this another month, but how do you expect the rest of your life to continue after youve reached your goal? you wont be able to go back to your old eating habits - ever, if you want to keep your goal weight.

    its not just something you need to do for a month, its something you need to do for a lifetime, so if you are having trouble with the restrictions youve put upon yourself then you need to alter your "program" so it becomes something you can live with longterm.

    ^THIS^
  • BlueInkDot
    BlueInkDot Posts: 702 Member
    Your ultimate success is 99% dependent on your attitude, your outlook, your perspective, how you motivate yourself.

    When you look at something differently, it LITERALLY CHANGES YOUR REALITY.

    When you BELIEVE something to be true (or not true), you MAKE IT THAT WAY.

    You can CHANGE your reality just by BELIEIVING it to be something.

    YOU control your reality just by controlling your thoughts.

    I keep an image in my mind of the woman I want to be. And I don't tell myself "I'm going to be her someday." I tell myself "I can be her TODAY." And I do my best to ACT like that person whom I want to be RIGHT NOW.

    The person I want to be gets up early, exercises regularly and eats healthy foods. She's happy, silly and youthful but also capable, wise and logical. Most of all, she sees every day as a clean slate, a new opportunity to become the best version of herself she can be, to help the people around her, to make her world better somehow. She never lives in the past, but she treats every day like the first day of the rest of her life and she always does her best to make the most of it.

    Since that^ is my goal, I don't weigh myself. lol. :tongue:
  • BlueInkDot
    BlueInkDot Posts: 702 Member
    I simply focus on a goal in front of me, and find that helps a lot as I would find it difficult/ depressing if the only goal I had was a really big one I would only reach at some point in the future. I use half stone milestones, and like any other form of effective motivation for me, the bigger goal is built on a foundation of little wins along the way :) The trick often is to keep yourself focussed, and don't give your mind a chance to wander - keep it honed in on an achievable goal that you can target with a laser-like focus! :)

    My mini-goals are like "Get to the gym today," "Eat an apple," "One more push-up," "Get out of bed," I really can't imagine planning or making goals very much farther than that. :P
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    Your ultimate success is 99% dependent on your attitude, your outlook, your perspective, how you motivate yourself.

    When you look at something differently, it LITERALLY CHANGES YOUR REALITY.

    When you BELIEVE something to be true (or not true), you MAKE IT THAT WAY.

    You can CHANGE your reality just by BELIEIVING it to be something.

    YOU control your reality just by controlling your thoughts.

    I keep an image in my mind of the woman I want to be. And I don't tell myself "I'm going to be her someday." I tell myself "I can be her TODAY." And I do my best to ACT like that person whom I want to be RIGHT NOW.

    The person I want to be gets up early, exercises regularly and eats healthy foods. She's happy, silly and youthful but also capable, wise and logical. Most of all, she sees every day as a clean slate, a new opportunity to become the best version of herself she can be, to help the people around her, to make her world better somehow. She never lives in the past, but she treats every day like the first day of the rest of her life and she always does her best to make the most of it.

    Since that^ is my goal, I don't weigh myself. lol. :tongue:

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    I LURVE YOU
  • Wookinpanub
    Wookinpanub Posts: 635 Member
    I simply focus on a goal in front of me, and find that helps a lot as I would find it difficult/ depressing if the only goal I had was a really big one I would only reach at some point in the future. I use half stone milestones, and like any other form of effective motivation for me, the bigger goal is built on a foundation of little wins along the way :) The trick often is to keep yourself focussed, and don't give your mind a chance to wander - keep it honed in on an achievable goal that you can target with a laser-like focus! :)

    I like this, thanks. I had forgot I was giving myself mini goals early on and I will start this back up.

    btw, a stone is like 16 lbs right?
  • Jannalicious
    Jannalicious Posts: 215 Member
    Nearly 2 years of faithful posting. And I've been at the same weight as I was a year ago. I still have 50 lbs to lose and yes it's frustrating. I'm busting my butt everyday to lose just one more pound and doesn't seem to happen. I've completely busted the calories in vs calories out theory! I love riding my bike and normal days are 16 miles or more. I'm burning 1100-1300 or more calories and eating most days at 2000 or slightly more. Yup no weight loss. I feel like I'm definitely learning to maintain nicely. Each day I wake up ready to try again. Yes I have days where I'm absolutely perfect! Hit my macros and the works. Then there are days when my meals are completely horrid. Yesterday was one of them. But I know and I feel with every part off who I am that if I just keep working on it. Doing the best I can. I will succeed!

    You did not bust the calories in vs calories out theory. I'll bust your theory in 5 words, "Metabolic decline with inaccurate data."


    Well not going to argue with you but I do know what I've been doing and what I'm eating. I've been to several doctors and a Nutritionist. Everyone agrees and can't seem to figure out why I'm not losing. I've also taken 2 weeks of diary reports as well as my app for all to read. Do I wear a HRM while exercising...no! I go by my app. However riding like I do I know I'm burning way more than 100 calories. I've had people tell me I'm getting false numbers on my burns. What does this matter if I'm not eating back my calories? I've gone into details with several successful people here and we've gone into TDEE, BMR age, sex, body fat % increasing my calorie consumption to follow days of exercise or days of no exercise. Maybe one day a week without. With this said I do believe it's more involved than calories in vs calories out. I will be running several tests with my next Dr. Visit. I do however wish it was as simple as "metabolic decline with inaccurate data"
  • SpicesOfLife
    SpicesOfLife Posts: 290 Member
    Well not going to argue with you but I do know what I've been doing and what I'm eating. I've been to several doctors and a Nutritionist. Everyone agrees and can't seem to figure out why I'm not losing. I've also taken 2 weeks of diary reports as well as my app for all to read. Do I wear a HRM while exercising...no! I go by my app. However riding like I do I know I'm burning way more than 100 calories. I've had people tell me I'm getting false numbers on my burns. What does this matter if I'm not eating back my calories? I've gone into details with several successful people here and we've gone into TDEE, BMR age, sex, body fat % increasing my calorie consumption to follow days of exercise or days of no exercise. Maybe one day a week without. With this said I do believe it's more involved than calories in vs calories out. I will be running several tests with my next Dr. Visit. I do however wish it was as simple as "metabolic decline with inaccurate data"

    i have also started to doubt the calorie in vs. calorie out theory btw. when i started on mfp i lost 5kg in maybe the first 6 weeks and since then (about 3 months) - nothing, not even a pound. i eat 1300 cals a day, weigh absolutely everything, work out about 3-4 times a week and rarely go over my calories (if i do its just by 100 or so). the only "cheat days" i have (where i eat maybe +1000 cals) are once per month or less.

    so yeah, i hear ya! :P
  • MKEgal
    MKEgal Posts: 3,250 Member
    Why does it take a ton of effort and dedication just to lose 2 lbs a week? It overwhelming to think I need to stick with my plan for another month to get the final 14 lbs.
    When you're really heavy, 2 lb per week is pretty easy, and a reasonable goal.
    When you're only 15 lb from your goal weight, you should be aiming at 1/2 lb per week.
    I'm burning 1100-1300 or more calories and eating most days at 2000 or slightly more. Yup no weight loss
    Then drop your calories in by 50-100. Give it a week or two. Betcha you start losing again.

    "Most weight loss occurs because of decreased caloric intake. However, evidence shows the only way to maintain weight loss is to be engaged in regular physical activity."
    http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/physical_activity/index.html
    do you see anything wrong with being aggressive (low cal + some intermittent fasting) and pushing myself on the workouts so I am losing 2-3 lbs a week until I hit my goal of 195 then cutting back some and aiming for the .5 lbs/week for a while? I wouldn't mind getting to 190-185 range. I am 6 ft 3.
    While that is a healthy weight goal for your height, unless you have a lot to lose (like, more than 50 lb) 2 lb a week weight loss is not a very reasonable goal.
    If you adapt gradually, you're more likely to keep the habit & not gain the weight back.

    "evidence shows that people who lose weight gradually and steadily are more successful at keeping weight off"
    http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/losing_weight/index.html

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