somewhat discouraged

If you're anemic, I'm not sure why you've given up red meat. That seems counterintuitive.

Everyone plateaus. I've hit one myself. But I've also had bronchitis, which stopped me going to the gym, and Thanksgiving, and now holiday parties, yada yada. I've given myself somewhat of a holiday reprieve. Now, I'm not saying I'm being lazy & eating everything in the house! But I have decided that my goal for the holidays may be to just maintain, and I've decided I'm not going to beat myself up about slip-ups.

Because of my success, I KNOW that I can do this. I KNOW that I will reach my goal. I KNOW that I need to be careful during this season. But I'm NOT going to beat myself up & be negative.

It may be time to change things up with your exercise routine, though. Give it a try!

I am not going to get into why cutting out meat is a bad bad BAD idea, but it certainly is. Especially, since you are probably overdosing on carbs. Watch your carb intake (not more than 100g/day) and strive to get them from fruits and veggies and not complex carb rich foods like grains (yes, this includes whole wheat) Grains and legumes can have VERY high caloric values (most more than meat) You can cut your calories, but if your body is not getting the nutrition it needs from poor food choices, your fat will not budge, even if eating 1000 cals/day. Also, not getting enough protein and getting too many carbs can cause insulin resistance, which is a very bad thing for weight loss as well as total body health. You're hormones and nutrition play just as much of a role in your successful fat loss (if not more) as calorie counting and going to the gym. On a side note: plateaus are extremely common and not necessarily a bad thing. Your body has to adapt to your new eating habits and lifestyle. It knows what is best for it and might just need some time to "reboot" Changing your body composition is hard work! I really hope this helps! and hang in there! If diet and exercise were easy, everyone would look good! You just gotta figure out how important your health and self-esteem are to you. Best of luck!

But for the past 2 months, i have been at a standstill.

I had the same thing happen to me. The only thing that helped me was to reduce my carbs significantly and increase my protein intake. To determine how many grams of protein you need, take your body weight and multiply it by .4. This will give you an idea of about how many protein grams you should be eating.

I am not saying this will work for you. Good luck

I maintain the weight, give it a week or two then pick up again.

Eating enough food with balanced macros and lots of protein. (Like maybe some meat and fish.)

^^^ This

i meant all meat, except fish. I am A blood type, and that type is discouaged from eating red meat and poultry. I am only trying it out for one month, it will be over at Christmas. i have been eating a lot of beans.
I am also anemic, i have been for about 10 years. I take iron daily, but sometimes i am just too tired to go to the gym, i could sleep all day.

Actually if your anemic you need more red meat. I've never ever heard of blood type A being discouraged from eating red meat and poultry. Thats nuts. You need the red meat and poultry for iron. When my husband was told he was anemic and yes he is type A blood and so am I, he was told to eat more red meat. If a doctor told you that then fire him and get a new doctor. Switch up your diet plan and change your exercise routine and you should start to see results. When I hit a stand still with my weight loss thats what I do and it works for me.

I may be reaching here but it doesn't sounds like you need to change the fundamentals of what you WERE doing so stop playing with that. You lost quite a bit of weight and quite a few inches. Stand back for minute, look in the mirror and say - d*mn good job me! I'm serious - go do that NOW! Motivation is internal and you gotta be proud when you do the right things. Make sure that your internal conversation is positive. STOP beating yourself up and stop running after alternatives out of frustration.

Now, look back at what you've changed, you're not eating the way you were when the weight was coming off, right? Okay that's normal. I went through "plateaus" also - most everyone does. You get to a certain point and think you've done enough. But you haven't hit your goal yet, right? Right? So, change what you do TODAY. Focus on the here and now and make that change. Now, come back tomorrow and do the same thing. YOU have done this before. YOU lost the weight. Just keep that up.

Hey there!

Fellow anemiac here (B12 for me, rather than iron), and the whole not wanting to do anything/want to sleep all the time, that says something is deficient.

I'd say drop the blood type diet and even out with a more conventional diet. That will hopefully get your iron, B12, and folic acid back in line (if that's the issue: get a yearly blood test specifically for the anemia. I've had to do that. For me, if I stop with sublingual B12 supplements, my B12 crashes, takes the folic acid with it, and my iron goes through the roof. Also, you may be getting too much iron (if you have aching joints along with the general lethargy, this may be something to consider). Basically, if you think the issue MIGHT be anemia related, get a blood test, and repeat it at least semi-regularly, and basically monitor your blood make up.

Beyond that, my gut reaction is "dump the Blood Type diet". I know a few other people have echoed the same sentiment.

The "Blood type diet" is a thing put together by a guy who has a] no apparent published science on the matter (ie. no clinical research) b] no background in blood work (he's a neuro guy, not a hematologist) c] makes the talkshow circuit and sells books based on his "research" but (again) doesn't do clinical studies and/or actual research. If you read a couple of the websites that propose this diet format, they all say "Doctor believes that.." "implying that their research supports", "According to the doctor, " etc. the phrasing is very specific to give the impression that this is legitimate science, where it's really just conjecture and, honestly, another fad diet.

Seriously, if you're noticing that you're still having issues, a few people are right. Again, protien/proper diet. And, a proper diet is a balanced diet, not an exclusionary one.

It sounds like you've got the determination for the weight loss, but, the blood-type diet is probably not it. Good folks here have suggested a change in exercise regime, and a balanced diet. I'll give that an additional thumbs-up. You've been doing all the right things, keep doing them. The weight loss DOES slow down over time. Pretty much has to, there's less of you to lose!

But, from experience, get your blood checked. That's first thing, in my (extremely) humble opinion.