Haven't lost in 2 weeks.

stoofers

Feeling a bit down as I haven't lost any weight in 2 weeks. I can't seem to budge the scale. Any advice on how to get past this? I was losing about 1 pound a week previous to this stall. I'm just not sure what else I should be doing. I've never tried to lose this much weight before and thought watching what I eat/portion size/exercise would be enough!! Any tips would be really helpful. I don't want this setback to be the reason I stop being healthy and revert back to my old ways. But right it's really tempting to eat a whole pizza!

Meggles63

Can't see your diary to see what's going on there. What is your net set at? Sometimes you need to play around with that.....

deja_blu

Have you taken your measurements? Sometimes if you don't lost pounds, you'll lose inches.

adrianneboyd

Try switching up the program. Our bodies get used to what we're doing and tend to relax. You need to shock your system again. Try some new workouts, and new foods. Circuit training is great because your body doesn't know what hit it. You can incorportate lots of new excersices in 5 minutes bursts!

That should shock your body back into losing weight! Good luck, hope this helps!

kendrafallon

Have you taken your measurements? Sometimes if you don't lost pounds, you'll lose inches.

I agree with @deja_blu

Also, it is just 2 weeks.

mmuzzatti

Do not live by the scale! As long as you keep up the good work it will follow. Be honest about what you eat when logging. Sometimes one cookie not logged can get you to not log something else. Also your body knows if you try to starve so just hang in there and keep up the good work!

mikethom

Have you adjusted your goals lately; periodically I go back in and get MFP to recalculate my goals based on my current weight. But most importantly just stick with the program you'll get there eventually!

RachelT14

This happens to me on a regular basis, do not dispare, i always reach for the tape measure and discover i have lost that way instead. Also i find a few weeks not loosing is followed by a week when i loose at least 2lbs, i dont do anything differently it just happens!

katkins3

Try switching up the program. Our bodies get used to what we're doing and tend to relax. You need to shock your system again. Try some new workouts, and new foods. Circuit training is great because your body doesn't know what hit it. You can incorportate lots of new excersices in 5 minutes bursts!

That should shock your body back into losing weight! Good luck, hope this helps!

I like this advice.
I'll add, are you using a HRM? For me, when I enter an exercise in MFP the calories burned is sometimes as much as twice what my HRM says I burned. If I used the calories MFP estimates, I'd eat back a couple hundred calories a day that I didn't actually burn.

geekymom57

I haven't lost anything in over a month and I've beem diligent in sticking with the program, logging, exercising, etc. It just happens. In fact, I "gained" 5 pounds after a weekend of higher sodium intake than usual (I'm very sensitive to sodium) and am just getting back to the previous level. As long are you're being honest with your logging, measuring, weighing, etc., and know you're under your maintenance calories you know there's nothing else to do but wait.

Sometimes I get frustrated by the very slow rate at which I'm losing--less than a pound a week even though per intake it should be between 1-1.5--but realize it's probably better this way. I have to change my eating and exercise habits forever, so it's just practice for the future.

fnenu

I've plotted a graph of my daily weight over a year now. It goes in a rolling cycle for me. I lose some, then I plateau, then I may even gain for a week, then it drops by several pounds and repeats. My weight has been bouncing crazily for the last month, then dropped 3 pounds this week.

I think as long as you are sure you are eating fewer calories than you are expending (just don't drop too low as you'll mess up stuff), you will be losing fat and it not showing is for me at least, just water retention, or at least that is how it has been in my experience over the last year. I've actually found that sometimes having a silly day and eating something completely different has lead to my weight dropping the next day.

My focus is eating more healthily and getting fitter, because this is about changing my lifestyle rather than just losing the weight. I have to be able to eat to maintain this afterwards. When that is the priority, the weight loss becomes a bonus.

(I don't know how to make the ticker show. I've lost around 80 pounds since the end of October last year.)

SueGremlin

I had three weeks where I wasn't losing anything. I think everyone goes through the plateau phases. That's what separates the men from the boys.

I stuck to it and in the last two weeks, I've lost 4 lbs. You'll get there, just keep at it.

vonnywaft

Some reassuring posts there. I'm having the same problem, I've plateaued after losing half a stone in 3 weeks, then been stalled for 3 weeks. Hoping the next 3 weeks will show a difefrence!

Qarol

Whenever I mention this to anyone, I get, "change what you're eating...especially what you're eating for breakfast."

galvestongal

I have always heard to vary your caloric intake. Eat 1200 for 3-4 days, then 1800 for a couple days, 1400 a couple days, and so on. So far has always helped me to get past a plateau.

Calif_Girl67

I have been stuck at a Plateau since June 25th and havent lost anymore either. I have actually gained 4-5 pounds at least the last time I weighed its what showed. We went on vacation and some other things been going on so I got discouraged and really stopped careing and logging. I have sine started logging again and I am now replacing 2 meals a day with replacement shakes
hoping that will help. I get discouraged really easy. I currently have my goals set to 1400 calories a day but may revert back to a higher amount.

vonnywaft

For me its about carbs not cals. I have to reduce the proportion of carbs in my diet for anything to work. Eating more makes me gain weight very quickly, eating less doesn't make me lose, unless its very much less (like less than 1000 cals) which isn't sustainable, but if I reduce the carbs right down and stick to around 1200 cals, I feel great and lose weight. Everybody's different and you have to find what works for you.

psuLemon

There is always that possibility that you are not eating enough. How many calories do you eat and do you eat back your exercise calories?

jarrettd

I know that I am not a good friend to me... i will LIE to me, especially when it comes to estimating the portions of a food I really want, but may not be particularly good for my goals. <<<Devil on my left squints..."sure, that looks like a serving!">>> <<<Angel on my right whispers "Yeah, for a moose!">>>>

You must meticulously log your food, and by that I mean you need to weigh it out, ounce for ounce, gram for gram. Your exercise must be measured as well, with a HRM or bodybugg.

It is simple math...calories in, calories out. But don't be discouraged by only 2 weeks. Your body will change, but not always at the rate you expect, as other posters have mentioned. Water retention, muscle repair, hormonal changes...all these can alter perceived weight by anywhere from 1 pound to 8. Stay the course. Trust the math. Be true to yourself. All you want will be yours with patience and persistence!

Good journey to you!

momof3and3

I always look at a plateau as a good thing, that my body is adjusting itself to its new weight. When I hit my plateau I consider it my new "high" weight, and then take my weight loss from there. As if you try on a new pair of jeans have to wear them for awhile before they get comfortable. It is my body's way of getting comfortable with the weight loss, readjusting itself to accomadate the new me.

Embrace your plateau...I believe it means that you will be able to maintain your weight loss easier because your body is getting used to its new weight.

Start your journey again from here....mix up your food and exercise as if you are new at this, remember the enthusiasim that you had to begin this journey and renew it...You will see the scale move again....