Plateau ....how long?

lpeacock06

It's going on 4 wks that I've been gaining & losing the same 2lbs!! I fluctuate between 131 & 133. The lowest wt I've seen is 131.4 but it didn't stick:( now I go from 133 something to 131.8. This is soooooo frustrating & I wonder how long this will last. It doesn't seem to matter that when I eat well or go over my calories nothing is working. My last day of bootcamp will be next tues & I'll be going to the YMCA after that. Just wonder what else I can try

chefswife67

Bump! I have Plateau too.. Up and down the same 2 lbs..

Articeluvsmemphis

just look at your diet again. drinking enough water. health wise, getting enough sleep? look at your height, is your weight goal realistic? not really technical on micro-nutrients so I can't say if too much or too little of something is keeping you from loosing, but are there enough fruits/veggies in your diet? etc. . . I struggled with the same pounds for about 3 months

fionarama

I have found 30DS has been brilliant. But I'm about the same weight (61.5 kgs currently) and i am gaining muscle and losing fat at the same time which is why the scales aren't so reliable.
Suggest you check your body comp as well .
I find I don't lose unless I exercise twice a day AND eat WAY under my calorie intake. I kind of end up zig zagging a bit calorie wise but hardly ever eat what MFP says I should. Eating exercise calories just doens't work when my maintenance is only 1600 calories anyway.
Check your maintenance calories you'll be surprised how similar it is to your losing weight calorie goal. Doesn't leave ANY room for mistakes.
I looked at your diary and actually I think your calorie goal is way to high if you wish to lose weight.

ajfrench

I've been going back and forth with the same 2 lbs. going on 7 weeks. I'm taking the advice of folks on MFP to A) increase my calorie intake and change up my workout routine.

Also, your body may be telling you it's happy where it is!! How many more lbs. do you have to go?

Armygirl67

It's going on 4 wks that I've been gaining & losing the same 2lbs!! I fluctuate between 131 & 133. The lowest wt I've seen is 131.4 but it didn't stick:( now I go from 133 something to 131.8. This is soooooo frustrating & I wonder how long this will last. It doesn't seem to matter that when I eat well or go over my calories nothing is working. My last day of bootcamp will be next tues & I'll be going to the YMCA after that. Just wonder what else I can try

I am too, stuck at 131.2 lbs- 134 lbs. Keep loosing and gaining the same 3lbs for weeks. And im a shortie 5' 1. so i still have another 20-lbs to lose.

kyliecakes0405

It took 3 weeks for me to get pass my plateau. I changed a few things. I found my equation meaning I had to eat more calories and often to lose and I added 3 days of strength & toning to my week.

However during those 3 weeks I was losing inches. During your plateau phase I highly suggest to pull out a tape measure to track when the scale does not move. It will put you at ease to still see some type of progression.

Keep up the great work and you prevail!

4theking

Also, your body may be telling you it's happy where it is!! How many more lbs. do you have to go?

I hate, hate, hate, when people say this. This is nothing more than an excuse. You can look however you want to look, whether your body is happy or not.......it's just going to have to deal with it!! LOL

OP, have one day a week that you eat 2 x bmr and you will lose.

lpeacock06

I have found 30DS has been brilliant. But I'm about the same weight (61.5 kgs currently) and i am gaining muscle and losing fat at the same time which is why the scales aren't so reliable.
Suggest you check your body comp as well .
I find I don't lose unless I exercise twice a day AND eat WAY under my calorie intake. I kind of end up zig zagging a bit calorie wise but hardly ever eat what MFP says I should. Eating exercise calories just doens't work when my maintenance is only 1600 calories anyway.
Check your maintenance calories you'll be surprised how similar it is to your losing weight calorie goal. Doesn't leave ANY room for mistakes.
I looked at your diary and actually I think your calorie goal is way to high if you wish to lose weight.

I read here to change your lbs per wk you want to lose when you're 10 or lbs from your goal & that's why the number us higher

Givemewings

Also, your body may be telling you it's happy where it is!! How many more lbs. do you have to go?

I hate, hate, hate, when people say this. This is nothing more than an excuse. You can look however you want to look, whether your body is happy or not.......it's just going to have to deal with it!! LOL

OP, have one day a week that you eat 2 x bmr and you will lose.

This is really interesting. Why do you say this?

helen0241

Just hang in there .I have went through the same thing .lost .8 yesterday and i.2 thjs morning. It is hard when the scale dosethat but we will make where we wamt to go if we stay determined. You can do it and you are worth it.

stemen2011

I just broke my plateau by lowering my calories for a couple days, in taking more water, and doing an extra 15 minutes of exercise which brings it to 45 mins a day.

jlzrdking

I've been stuck on the same 2lbs for almost 2 months now, I'm in the process of meeting with a trainer to see if he can help me get through this plateau.

lpeacock06

Also, your body may be telling you it's happy where it is!! How many more lbs. do you have to go?

I hate, hate, hate, when people say this. This is nothing more than an excuse. You can look however you want to look, whether your body is happy or not.......it's just going to have to deal with it!! LOL

OP, have one day a week that you eat 2 x bmr and you will lose.

Yeah my body may be comfortable but I'm not. Im 5''3 & would like to weigh 120-125 again (pre-preggo wt). It's just so frustrating!!
Thx for all the advice. I just don't like being stuck. I'm measure myself monthly & it's coming up next wk so maybe there's some change

Jaymefirst

save for later, same problem

4theking

Also, your body may be telling you it's happy where it is!! How many more lbs. do you have to go?

I hate, hate, hate, when people say this. This is nothing more than an excuse. You can look however you want to look, whether your body is happy or not.......it's just going to have to deal with it!! LOL

OP, have one day a week that you eat 2 x bmr and you will lose.

This is really interesting. Why do you say this?

In regards to happy weight, everyones genetics are different. Some are genetically leaner than others while they eat the same foods as someone else. This doesn't have to stop you from achieving your goals. You may just have to get a little creative with how you go about it.

Having a spike day boosts your fat burning hormones. Hormones like leptin and T3 lower while dieting and this one day temporarily boosts these hormones and provides an increase in your metabolism.

mkallie

I was just one one for about 3 weeks and it finally stopped... it turns out, it was probably partly my fault -- I was overestimating calories burned in exercise because of my machine (doh), and my daily calories were set at 1200 which just wasn't working (too few -- so I was overeating sometimes when I just got too hungry). So I got a HRM and bumped my target to 1400 and things are moving again. Mine was right around 128-130 lb too.

So... maybe it would be worth reviewing what you're doing and seeing if something is off track?

Harkins86

I have found 30DS has been brilliant. But I'm about the same weight (61.5 kgs currently) and i am gaining muscle and losing fat at the same time which is why the scales aren't so reliable.
Suggest you check your body comp as well .
I find I don't lose unless I exercise twice a day AND eat WAY under my calorie intake. I kind of end up zig zagging a bit calorie wise but hardly ever eat what MFP says I should. Eating exercise calories just doens't work when my maintenance is only 1600 calories anyway.
Check your maintenance calories you'll be surprised how similar it is to your losing weight calorie goal. Doesn't leave ANY room for mistakes.
I looked at your diary and actually I think your calorie goal is way to high if you wish to lose weight.

I read here to change your lbs per wk you want to lose when you're 10 or lbs from your goal & that's why the number us higher

I think you might want to try eating more. I was advised to if you have less than 10 lbs to loose go for 0.5lbs a week. It sounded really scary, but it worked I lost 1lb in a week. I had been a deficit of at least 500 calories a day for 10 months and my body responded very well to the extra food. Try it for a few weeks, if you aren't loosing with your current plan. I now eat 1800 calories net, but I am quite active.

The post you quoted i found very unhelpful. It really does frustrate me when people try to push low calorie goals on others. Serious calories deficits like this may induce a lose, but it will include a significant proportion of lean mass too if you don't have much to loose. Personally I don't want to loose muscle or tissue from my organs or bones. To the OP - just keep doing what you are doing, in the knowledge that you are healthier and need to take it one day at a time!

Calif_Girl67

It's going on 4 wks that I've been gaining & losing the same 2lbs!! I fluctuate between 131 & 133. The lowest wt I've seen is 131.4 but it didn't stick:( now I go from 133 something to 131.8. This is soooooo frustrating & I wonder how long this will last. It doesn't seem to matter that when I eat well or go over my calories nothing is working. My last day of bootcamp will be next tues & I'll be going to the YMCA after that. Just wonder what else I can try

I have been stuck at a Plateau since June 25th and th scale goes up and down between the same 4 pounds, very frustrating
and nothing is working to break it. I thought since being sick for a week would have changed things but not even that did anything.

_GlaDOS_

It doesn't look like you are consistently logging your food, so I would suggest doing that every day. It's hard to help or even call it a plateau without knowing how much you are eating.

H_Factor

I just posted a new blog today that may be helpful to you...

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/H_Factor/view/breaking-a-plateau-170648

Gee45

I've been up and down the same 2 lbs for 2 and a half months. 12-14 lbs to go. Might need to lose more when I get there.
I feel unless I've been 100% with calories and exercise (p90x) and eating clean, then I will continue to bounce. Can't be 80 -90% perfect. Just averaged out my net which is 1441 for the last 3 weeks but I'm supposed to be at 1381. And I've probably only did 5 one hour workouts a week instead of six. I'm debating whether to just eat back half the exercise calories for awhile. I"ve done nutrisystem and weight watchers before and there was no eating back and I was a slow loser compared to most but it was consistant and fairly fast compared to now.

lpeacock06

It doesn't look like you are consistently logging your food, so I would suggest doing that every day. It's hard to help or even call it a plateau without knowing how much you are eating.

My kids have been getting up in the middle of the night this week so I haven't been consistent w/ logging but basically eat the same thing every day w/ maybe a few cheat days here & there (on weekends mainly). And now I feel sick

lpeacock06

I just posted a new blog today that may be helpful to you...

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/H_Factor/view/breaking-a-plateau-170648

With fasting.....You don't eat for 24 hrs?? I'm not sure I can handle that. I get very very cranky when I'm hungry & not eating on time esp on the days I exercise....

Alycra

It's going on 4 wks that I've been gaining & losing the same 2lbs!! I fluctuate between 131 & 133. The lowest wt I've seen is 131.4 but it didn't stick:( now I go from 133 something to 131.8. This is soooooo frustrating & I wonder how long this will last. It doesn't seem to matter that when I eat well or go over my calories nothing is working. My last day of bootcamp will be next tues & I'll be going to the YMCA after that. Just wonder what else I can try

Were you consistently losing before the plateau started?

I personally notice that I will lose consistently for a while, then stall for a couple weeks. BUT, during those weeks, the inches are just melting off. It is like my body needs a week or two to catch up with the weight.

lpeacock06

It's going on 4 wks that I've been gaining & losing the same 2lbs!! I fluctuate between 131 & 133. The lowest wt I've seen is 131.4 but it didn't stick:( now I go from 133 something to 131.8. This is soooooo frustrating & I wonder how long this will last. It doesn't seem to matter that when I eat well or go over my calories nothing is working. My last day of bootcamp will be next tues & I'll be going to the YMCA after that. Just wonder what else I can try

Were you consistently losing before the plateau started?

I personally notice that I will lose consistently for a while, then stall for a couple weeks. BUT, during those weeks, the inches are just melting off. It is like my body needs a week or two to catch up with the weight.

Pretty much sometimes it would be 1lb then others smaller amts. I've been consistently (mostly anyway) eating better & exercising regularly for 120 days or so & have only lost 16 lbs. I know that's pretty average I guess. I'm just tired of being stuck & hoped to be in the 120s by thanksgiving.....and 125 by christmas b/c I thought these were pretty attainable goals

lpeacock06

Ok so I just calculated my BMR then my % of body fat.....I have lost 1.5in in my waist from my last measurement on 10/29. So I guess that's what's happening! so this is better than nothing

nellie_88

bump

Alycra

Ok so I just calculated my BMR then my % of body fat.....I have lost 1.5in in my waist from my last measurement on 10/29. So I guess that's what's happening! so this is better than nothing

That is fantastic An inch and a half from your waist in less than 3 weeks is awesome, especially since you are so close to your goal.

Calif_Girl67

It doesn't look like you are consistently logging your food, so I would suggest doing that every day. It's hard to help or even call it a plateau without knowing how much you are eating.

The reason I haven't logged my food in about a week is because i have been really sick and haven't been eating alot. usually I am consistent with logging. But I have also noticed that I must be losing inches because my stomach has shrunk.

Helloitsdan

Try upping calories for a couple weeks and please for the love of god have cheat meals or cheat weekends!
You gotta learn new tricks to trick that body into letting the fat goooooooooooooo!