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Scale Plateau's

ktfunkhouser
ktfunkhouser Posts: 9 Member
edited January 15 in Health and Weight Loss
How often do you plateau? every 5lbs, 10lbs etc? How long is your usual plateau and what do you do to jump start weight loss again?

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  • SamanthaClarexo
    SamanthaClarexo Posts: 353 Member
    Mine's normally after quite a fast loss of a lot of weight. I find if I increase my cals and mix up my work out, it soon breaks :smile: Patience and consistency is key x
  • rocket_ace
    rocket_ace Posts: 380 Member
    completely random I'm afraid - at least that is what I've found (going thru one myself too). It is utterly demoralizing at times - makes me want to give up and drown my sorrow w/ donuts and ice cream......but then, if I give up I suppose I will never lose weight so I, sadly, patience and persistence is likely the only solution....although I wish banging my head against the scale worked because at least that is something I have control of....... ;)

    stay strong and carry on !
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,438 MFP Moderator
    I haven't plateaud since I stop being aggressive with my weight loss (probably been 2 years). I found that eating 20% below TDEE and taking a diet break once every 3-6 months has prevented any kind of plateau. It's more proactive and there are weeks where I eat at maintenance, but I am looking for long term success, not short term gains.
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