Scale won't move :(

Mine is doing the up then back, I am just losing the same lbs over and over..my downfall is sweets....but look at what you have lost that is great!!!!!....It will kick back in again..the losing...be strong

Same thing happened to me. But try fluctuation your food intake. Meaning splurge one day and eat very little the next for about a week. The day you decide not to eat much drink lots of teas( ginger, cinnamon, garlic, green, etc).
Worked for me.
Goodluck and Congrats so far.

Take a week off.

I have recently cam out of a plateau you need to mix your diet up a bit as your body is getting too use to it. Either increase your intake for a coupld of days then carry on, or what i did was increased my calories by 100kcal, and increased my protein intake substainually and i am really starting to see the weight come off again.

Seriously...you're "discouraged" because you didn't lose for ONE WEEK...after losing 15 lbs in 7 or 8 weeks? :noway:

A week doesn't even qualify as a plateau.....I think you need to rethink your expectations if you're in this for the long haul...

This. I have never lost 15 pounds in that short of a time. I would have been thrilled. Just keep going and the scale will move again.

Seriously...you're "discouraged" because you didn't lose for ONE WEEK...after losing 15 lbs in 7 or 8 weeks? :noway:

A week doesn't even qualify as a plateau.....I think you need to rethink your expectations if you're in this for the long haul...

While this definitely has some major tough love attached to it, I agree 100%. An average healthy rate of weight loss is 1-2 pounds per week and for those with less than 50 to lose, 1 pound per week is actually more realistic. OP, you've done a fantastic job with weight loss so far!! Be happy! Be proud!!

A plateau is more like a month. I'm not sure you need to mix things up just yet. Personally, I'd keep doing what you're doing and just give your body some time to catch up. Was there anything that changed this week? Maybe you ate more sodium than usual? Maybe you didn't get all your water in? Maybe you kicked it up a notch at the gym? Maybe it's that time of the month (TOM)?

There are so many things that can make the scale not move and it has absolutely nothing to do with your calorie intake. Be patient.

And again, be proud of what you've done so far! Turn that frown upside down!

Seriously...you're "discouraged" because you didn't lose for ONE WEEK...after losing 15 lbs in 7 or 8 weeks? :noway:

A week doesn't even qualify as a plateau.....I think you need to rethink your expectations if you're in this for the long haul...

i would have been discourage a LONG time ago if i felt this way anytime the scale didn't move for a week. If you are going to be down due to the scale, you should seriously consider getting rid of it and sticking to measuring for your progress. inches lost is far better than pounds in my book anyways.

whatever u do............ DO NOT GIVE UP!!! i hit a plateu for 2 freakin months and i gained back 5 lbs of FAT that i surely thought would come off in a week or so...WRONG!!! DONT GIVE UP! it will only set u BACK!! EVEN if the scale is not moving, someting in ur body, given that ur exercising and eating right, is changing every day. DONT GIVE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

15 lbs is awesome - listen to everyone. Nuturner - sorry you're going thru that but selfishly (:-) it was welcome news for me that someone else goes thru LONG plateaus as well. Mine typically last 7-8 weeks. I'm in another one now so I'm changing my workouts & have started with a personal trainer. I've been on medifast for 50 weeks (they said it would take 16 weeks to lose all the weight I wanted to lose when I signed up & paid a bunch of money) & still am not at goal. Truth is I'm not a good fit for medifast 'cos I work out too much but I'm determined to get my $$ worth so stick with it. Thanks for sharing your frustrations 'cos it helped me know others are in the same boat.

How much are you eating? How much are you working out? Your diary is closed. Posting that you aren't losing here is like walking in to the Dr's office, saying your not feeling well, and then giving no other symptoms.

More information is needed. Not pats on the back or scolding are warranted at this point. If the OP is netting 850 calories a day, etc, all of these "it's okay!" comments wouldn't fit... would they?

Seriously...you're "discouraged" because you didn't lose for ONE WEEK...after losing 15 lbs in 7 or 8 weeks? :noway:

A week doesn't even qualify as a plateau.....I think you need to rethink your expectations if you're in this for the long haul...

^Yup

Try not to rely on the scale too much. Do you have access to a way to test your body composition? Perhaps take a Bod Pod test so that you know what you are losing in weight is not muscle. The scale can go up and down endlessly and you will never know what it is you are losing. One month after extensive workout challenge I was a part of, I lost 6 pounds of fat. But, it was converted to 6 pounds of muscle....so the scale never changed in weight. What a wake up call to me!! Crazy that a body can do that. Don't be discouraged. Just try to find out what your body composition is so that you are aware of what the weight equates to. It is a major motivating force when it comes to health, fitness and weight-loss.

One month after extensive workout challenge I was a part of, I lost 6 pounds of fat. But, it was converted to 6 pounds of muscle....so the scale never changed in weight. What a wake up call to me!! Crazy that a body can do that.

no. fat does not turn into muscle.

Struggling here too... it goes up, then back down and I feel like it's the same couple of pounds... When I finally go down a pound, I get so excited it's ridiculous.

I need to find a way to change it up so that the loss is consistent and not yo-yoing.

Good Luck and stay strong.. No one said it was easy, you can do it!

I find that keeping track of my measurements makes a big difference. My body tends to lose for a few weeks then stay at 0 down on the scale but the measuring tape shows the difference! I prefer to see my clothes fit looser than the scale change anyway- its more apparent to everyone around you. Just stick with it and you will get there!!

Wow I would like to know you're secret! That's a lot of weight loss in a short period of time.

Change up your diet and workout routines I say. I agree with alternating eating a lot of calories then a little bit of calories. They have a few meal plans to follow if you Google it.