Slowing down, hard to budge scale

eat less

Perhaps you have gained some muscle rather than fat? I do quite a lot of strength training (Rugby player) so my weight loss (fat loss) isn't that fast because I'm gaining muscle.

Whatever you do, don't let yourself be put off. I've done it before and binged, then regretted it!

Perhaps try a different style of workout for a change? HIIT is great, maybe try some strength training too?

Good luck!

Don't sweat the scale! As you build muscle, you'll tend to lose inches rather than pounds when you're closer to your goal. Since you're close, leave the scale be and focus on measurements and how your clothes fit, how you look in the mirror. I've seen loads of before and afters where folk lost maybe 3-5 lbs but the difference in measurements, and the way they look in their clothes, is astounding.

http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

Go there and find out how many calories you need by putting in your information.

Then try this:

Accelerated fat loss zig zag rotation:

Low calorie days (30% below TDEE): – 3 days
High calorie days (maintenance level): – 1 day

3 low calorie days followed by one high calorie, then repeat. This will break your plateau.

I've mostly been doing walking to lose weight, so I doubt Im gaining any muscle.
I have 20lbs left to lose, to me that's not really close. But to my body maybe it is.

You may want to drop another 20, but your body may not want to. Once you hit a good spot appropriate for you, you can stop losing. A girl with a big badonkadonk and wide hips isn't going to get to 100lbs, her body simply isn't made to weigh that little.

As a fellow MFPer said a few posts ago, don't sweat the scale! At first you will lose pounds because you NEED to lose pounds. After that loss it is normal to stale pound loss-wise, but not inch wise. Do you measure your hips, neck, arms, thighs, and/or waist? It's more likely that you'll see better results on those numbers as opposed to the one on the scale.

If you truly are desperate to lose more weight, it's pertinent that you change up your workouts. If you're doing the same thing every time you are guaranteed to stall. If you're a walker, try to jog half the time. If you're constantly on an elliptical, try a recumbent bike etc etc.

Remember this. It's easy to lose weight. Go chop off your left leg. Congrats! You just instantly lost about 10-15lbs!! It's NOT easy to lose BODY FAT. Don't think lose weight lose weight lose weight. You need to be thinking in terms of losing body fat-and losing body fat is where those measurements and inch-loss comes into play.

You ought care more about losing inches than weight at the point you're at. Even if you do only walk, if you're getting fit then you are toning/tightening up, thus gaining muscle.

It's really worth looking into low carb diets, I found I got stuck too when I was just eating low calorie. good luck!

bump.

So the scales went up another pound!

one word. Atkins.

I went from 168 - 139.8. It was amazingly easy for me! I was so happy!
I eat my BMR on the days I don't exercise, & net my BMR on the days I do.
Currently it's 1357. But since Ive been stuck I lowered it to 1340...( Which is what MFP gives me anyway )
That's how I've been doing it all this time.
I don't use TDEE or anything because when/how much I exercise is so varying it's not worth it.

Recently I went from 139.8 - 141 and now I'm stuck at 141 for the past few weeks.

What's going on?

BMR is the bare minimum your body needs just to function without fun things like walking or going to work. If you're exercising and only netting your BMR it's probably too little.