Lost, small gain, and now plateau...any advice?

adina_katzy

Hi all, I lost about a hundred and ten pounds in the span of a year and a half or so. I reached my lowest weight about a year ago with the goal of losing ten more pounds. Unfortunately, my body did not seem to agree and my time at said lowest weight was extremely short lived and I gained ten to thirteen pounds over time (making my net loss . I have plateaeud at this amount for the past 5 months and was wondering if this is something anyone can relate to.

I've been to both a nutritionist and my doctor but cannot seem to get back on the losing wagon...okay, fine I need to throw out those peanut butter jars but still...I'm overall eating pretty good!

luckypony71

Can I ask what your goal was? Maybe it was too low? Is the doctor happy with the weight you are now?

diannethegeek

If you're trying to lose, this post might get more of the kind of attention you're looking for somewhere other than the board for those trying to maintain their current weight.

Other than that, opening your diary, telling us more about your calorie levels, exercise routine, how accurately you're measuring, etc. could help to expose whatever it is that's going on.

I'll hit some of the highlights that we usually see causing problems around here. Since your diary is closed to us it's hard to know whether or not any of these would affect you.

You're logging everything you eat? Including condiments, cooking oils, veggies, cheat days, etc? Are you using a food scale, measuring cups, or eyeballing your portion sizes? Most people can be off in their estimates by several hundred calories when they eyeball portions. Measuring cups are better, but a food scale is going to be the most accurate.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1234699-logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1290491-how-and-why-to-use-a-digital-food-scale

And make sure that you've calculated your calorie goals appropriately. Remember that these are just estimates. You may need to play around a little to find what works best for you.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets

If you're exercising and eating back your earned exercise calories, be sure that you're using accurate estimates of your burn. MFP and gym machines have a tendency to overestimate certain activities, which can cause you to eat back more calories than you need to. Even a heart rate monitor isn't 100% accurate. If you're eating those extra earned calories it might be a good idea to eat only 50-75% of those.

JOLUBUG3

What helped me always get past a plateu is cutting carbs for 2 weeks. It helped me big time then I reintroduced carbs in slowly and kept losing.