Okay, who wants to help me out?

vikkilo21

So i've lost around 15lbs (97.4kg- 89.7kg) in the last 5 months. That sounds good and all, except for the fact that most of that weight came off within the first 2-3 months. For the rest of that time, i've pretty much been at a standstill. I've tried eating right up to/ just over my calories, reducing my calories, increasing my exercise, decreasing my exercise, etc. Now, i'm not totally focused on the scale. I'm beginning to measure myself and am seeing results, albeit small ones. So this plateau is really annoying me. I did weight watchers for 6/7 months last year and lost the same amount of weight before getting stuck at almost exactly the same point. To tell you the truth, i just REALLY want to go back to steady weightloss, even if it's small amounts. I'm getting pretty sick of seeing erratic changes on the scale, but them ultimately returning to the same number. Can anyone give me a hand with starting to see some progress again?

missikay1970

unfortunately, i'm at a stand-still, too. ugh! i'm sorry. i wish i knew what to do. i started running last week in hopes of increasing my weight loss. hopefully something will click soon and we can start to see the scale go down again!

vikkilo21

It's so frustrating isn't it!

wolfchild59

If you're losing inches I wouldn't call it a plateau as that means that you are still improving your body over that time.

But my main piece of advice is that you need to give your body more time to adjust to the things you are trying. You can't give something a week or two and be able to accurately judge if it's working or not. I've found that you need to give your body at the very least a full month, prefereably more, to see what it's going to do when you do something like upping calories, adding exercise, calorie cycling, etc.

Especially with something like upping calories, you want to do that slowly and then give your body time once you get to the new calorie amount. I'd suggest adding only 50-100 calories per day for the first week, then add a bit more the next, and so on until you get to the new daily goal amount you're raising to. If you just jump up to the new total, you will likely see a negative response from your body since it's not sure how to process all the extra calories all of a sudden.

But really, it's important to just remember that you didn't gain this weight in five months, or even a year, so you can't expect the weight to come off in that amount of time either. Just stay on track and remember that trying new things may give you negative results, but that's the nature of the game. Just move on from that and try something else new after you've seen the ultimate result of the chnage you've made. I've been spending nearly a year doing exactly this and trying to find what would get me losing again to get me to my goal weight and, after nearly the entire year since I started, I've finally found what works for me.

So stay strong, keep at it and continued good luck on your journey!

VinVenture

If you're still stuck at the plateau after a reasonably long time (one-two weeks) I suggest lifting weights. Women don't get bulky without taking steroids, so if you can, try lifting some heavy things. Also, mixing up your exercise routine alone can work wonders.