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How long have you gone without losing any lbs.

brendadale1
brendadale1 Posts: 90 Member
edited January 16 in Motivation and Support
TOmorrow will be one week I have went without losing any lbs. I have lost 11 lbs totalsince I have started this program which was earlier part of Feb.Soo how long have you went without losing any lbs? I know inches doesnt always show in scales:) Just concerned, I have 100lbs to lose..and always under my calorie goal while watching the other categories like sugar,salt and sat.fat.and protein. My calorie intake is set at 1,710 with 1 lbs a week.
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  • inkmonster
    inkmonster Posts: 36
    think im on month 3 of not losing anything but im kicking myself really hard this month. has to go down at some point. but the way i normally lose is just some random week where it all drops and then stays the same for a few weeks and then another sudden drop. maybe im weird
  • Gerald_King
    Gerald_King Posts: 2,031 Member
    4 months
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    3 months.

    ETA I never did figure out which thing was causing my problem. I took a diet break because I'd been restricting for a long time, and when I got back I really tightened up on logging accuracy. It might have been a combination of inaccuracies and needing to take a break from eating at a deficit.
  • jrutledge01
    jrutledge01 Posts: 213 Member
    2 months
  • TheTratz
    TheTratz Posts: 6 Member
    Couple of weeks. I wager it's due to a lack of consistency in my eating and lifestyle. I've had a lot of distractions, none too devastating, but distractions nonetheless.
  • Kathe2
    Kathe2 Posts: 31 Member
    Two months.
  • Alexandria1213
    Alexandria1213 Posts: 152 Member
    two weeks.
  • AnneC77
    AnneC77 Posts: 284
    two months of jumping up and down three pounds :(
  • fitniknik
    fitniknik Posts: 713 Member
    2 years (for real and I was trying the whole time, possibly a little half heartedly though)
  • ammadove
    ammadove Posts: 97 Member
    :mad: 3 months
  • smantha32
    smantha32 Posts: 6,990 Member
    3 months. And many months of only losing two pounds a month.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
    About 10 months.
  • Camille0502
    Camille0502 Posts: 311 Member
    Since before Christmas...and I have been trying. The funny thing is that my clothes are noticeably looser. So I guess I'm having success.
  • futurestarz
    futurestarz Posts: 510
    Since the beginning of December! UGHHHHHHH But hey, my fitness is improving.
  • brendadale1
    brendadale1 Posts: 90 Member
    Thank you all for the comments:)
  • nosillanosilla
    nosillanosilla Posts: 42
    6 weeks. 45 lbs gone total despite some pauses :)
  • misskerouac
    misskerouac Posts: 2,242 Member
    I am now at 6 months since i've lost anything. No rhyme or reason. Haven't fallen off the wagon. And during that time I've changed my workouts and changed my calorie goal, nothing. I don't know why I've plateau'd but I just have to keep on keeping on!
  • brendadale1
    brendadale1 Posts: 90 Member
    I am now at 6 months since i've lost anything. No rhyme or reason. Haven't fallen off the wagon. And during that time I've changed my workouts and changed my calorie goal, nothing. I don't know why I've plateau'd but I just have to keep on keeping on!

    That is what my medical Dr. told me to do..was to keep it "UP" that I might plateau but I have read soo many stories on here to help along............we are not the only ones...BELIEVE ME:) wtg on the changing up...I bet that will help you continue towards your GOAL:)
  • Lovestoscrapbook
    Lovestoscrapbook Posts: 295 Member
    I am now at 6 months since i've lost anything. No rhyme or reason. Haven't fallen off the wagon. And during that time I've changed my workouts and changed my calorie goal, nothing. I don't know why I've plateau'd but I just have to keep on keeping on!

    This. 3 months now - very frustrating but going to keep trying and hopefully get more exercise in and "jump start" my loss again...
  • Sleepynita
    Sleepynita Posts: 82
    For 3 months now i have bounced around in this 3 pound range. I normally eat well (not enough most likely) and indulge in a total cheat day like today once every 2 weeks. But no movement. This too shall pass.
  • bonniecarbs
    bonniecarbs Posts: 446 Member
    ABOUT 6 MONTHS. I LOST .2 LAST WEEK AND .2 THIS WEEK. YEAH!! 9 MORE TO GO
  • mygrl4meee
    mygrl4meee Posts: 943 Member
    2 or 3 weeks.
  • YoungDoc2B
    YoungDoc2B Posts: 1,593 Member
    close to 2 months. ugh
  • 2hmom
    2hmom Posts: 241 Member
    5 months the scale bounced around 3#, but I was losing inches!
  • Celeigh12
    Celeigh12 Posts: 763 Member
    A month. This early what you are experiencing is totally normal. Just stick with it!
  • pg3ibew
    pg3ibew Posts: 1,026 Member
    5 months. But I am on Maintainence since October 1.

    162-165 and holding steady. Woot Woot.
  • yuckidah
    yuckidah Posts: 290 Member
    A month or so. VERY frustrating. Hang in there though - it's still worth it.
  • rmn1972
    rmn1972 Posts: 20
    I have been using MFP since last summer and, at this point, I am not weighing. I am still tracking my calorie intake and exercise every day but I am not concentrating on weight right now.
  • jentarver
    jentarver Posts: 192
    Been at it for 15 months, I've gone several months without a loss at the end of 2012. Stuck to it.... Past 2 months i have dropped 2 lbs., Still kicking *kitten* in the gym everyday and eating clean.

    I know my body is changing still. I look nothing like I used to 6 months ago. I am happy that I do not let the scale define me.
  • jessiekanga
    jessiekanga Posts: 564 Member
    Awesome question and post. We all wish this weight loss thing were a linear formula. Well, if MFP says 1 pounds/week, I should lose one EVERY week. It's frustrating that it doesn't work that way.

    I had 100 to lose. I now have 40. It's taken me 3 years, but I've lost almost 30 in 6 months since MFP. For me, it's a bunch one month, nothing the next, a bunch the following, nothing (or even a gain) the next... it's a little crazy making. BUT... 6 months in, with my settings at 1 pound a week, that's pretty much exactly what I've lost. It works, hang in there!
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