Im stuck at 180 lbs forever.

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  • aprell423
    aprell423 Posts: 39 Member
    I guess if you look at it that way lol. Thanks for explaining and trying to help.
  • nikilis
    nikilis Posts: 2,305 Member
    I'd also like to add that you look pretty hot as is.

    just sayin. ohh yeh.
  • savithny
    savithny Posts: 1,200 Member
    I'm 5'10" and was 185. I went through several cycles of increasing my exercise, counting calories - and gained each time, instead of losing. Very disappointing, and I admit that even though I felt so much better physically, I felt like it "wasn't working."

    I ended up giving myself an excruciating case of plantar fascitis while trying to intensify my exercise, and gaining a bunch of weight while it was too painful to even walk.

    What I'm doing different this time? A much more conservative deficit, careful tracking, MODERATE activity, and strength training. It's not fast, but I am losing some weight, and more importantly I feel so much better physically at the weight I'm at when I'm fitter and stronger.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    I'm 5' 9". Personally, I feel unhealthy and lack energy anywhere below 145. Right now, with my current muscle mass, I'm targeting 172 as a goal weight (23% body fat). I'd look at your body composition and re-evaluate your goals.
  • meredith1123
    meredith1123 Posts: 843 Member
    you should consider payingi attention to your macros versus just calories. That way you can focus on something other than just weight. I have found to be stuck at 180 many many times. I am 6 feet tall and i couldnt get anywhere. Once i switched from worrying about weight and calories to focusing on body fat % and macros, i noticed a difference in not just my waist size but also my weight, and its MUCH easier. Youre sodium is through the roof on your diary today. Are you drinking LOADS of water??

    also do strength training. cardio makes you look good in your clothes, lifting/strength training makes you look good naked! =)
  • MommyofTwinies31
    MommyofTwinies31 Posts: 77 Member
    I have been stuck at the same weight for a while too. But you know what I am starting not to care. I will tell you why. In the last year i have lost over 33 inches. Even though my weight has not changed much I am a lot smaller. I went down three pants sizes since last summer. I have been changing things up as much as i can lifting weights, doing HIIT workouts, yoga and stretching. Even though you are not seeing the scale move your body is changing the scale is not the most accurate way to measure progress. Have you taken measurements? Don't give up trust me you will get there :bigsmile:
  • ddye26
    ddye26 Posts: 10 Member
    I feel your pain, I've been there before, and I'm reaching that point again. Here is what I would suggest:

    1. Drink 1/2 your body weight in ounces of water (example 160 lbs, 80 oz of water per day)
    2. Look at your current calorie level and reduce it (try a small increment of 250).
    3. Measure and log everything you eat. I know for me I thought I wasn't eating very many calories. When I actually measured
    my food as opposed to using my "eyeballing" measurement method, I discovered that the "eyeball/guestimation" method
    added 500-800 calories per day to my intake, yikes!
    4. Estabish a set amount of calories to burn each day, no matter what (for me that is 750+).
    5. Make sure that most of your diet are whole foods, and limit processed food as much as possible. Increase fruits and
    vegetables, lower your processed sugar intake; and if you are carb sensitive (like I am; I love the carbs!),
    limit, but DO NOT eliminate them from your diet.

    Be consistent for with these methods for at least 2 weeks to a month. Remember as your body becomes smaller, it will require less food, and more work to get the scales to move. Change will not overnight, however eventually you will see the scales move in the right direction! Best wishes to you!
  • savithny
    savithny Posts: 1,200 Member
    why 140? my so called healthy wt would be 140 and i'm drastically shorter than you.
    instead of focusing on some arbitrary number why not focus on changing your body composition?

    I feel like id be happier with my body if it was at 135-140 lbs because several years ago when i started weighing more than 140 lbs thats when my entire shaped changed and didnt look healthy on me or in my clothes anymore. So 140 kind of has stuck in my mind ever since i started getting in the 180's.

    When you say "several years ago" do you mean "When I was a teenager?"

    the last gasp of the physical changes of puberty can happen in your late teens - you're done growing taller, but your hips can do a last widening, and your shape changes.

    I'm not saying you'll never lose weight. I am saying you may find you can't attain the weight of your teens, and even if you do, you might be a different shape anyway.
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    i'm not understanding where the strength training is

    Yup. Strength training 3 times a week would help.
  • aprell423
    aprell423 Posts: 39 Member
    why 140? my so called healthy wt would be 140 and i'm drastically shorter than you.
    instead of focusing on some arbitrary number why not focus on changing your body composition?

    I feel like id be happier with my body if it was at 135-140 lbs because several years ago when i started weighing more than 140 lbs thats when my entire shaped changed and didnt look healthy on me or in my clothes anymore. So 140 kind of has stuck in my mind ever since i started getting in the 180's.

    When you say "several years ago" do you mean "When I was a teenager?"

    the last gasp of the physical changes of puberty can happen in your late teens - you're done growing taller, but your hips can do a last widening, and your shape changes.

    I'm not saying you'll never lose weight. I am saying you may find you can't attain the weight of your teens, and even if you do, you might be a different shape anyway.
    That makes a lot of since! thanks! When i said several years ago i was referring to when i was 20. Im 25 now.
  • aprell423
    aprell423 Posts: 39 Member
    I feel your pain, I've been there before, and I'm reaching that point again. Here is what I would suggest:

    1. Drink 1/2 your body weight in ounces of water (example 160 lbs, 80 oz of water per day)
    2. Look at your current calorie level and reduce it (try a small increment of 250).
    3. Measure and log everything you eat. I know for me I thought I wasn't eating very many calories. When I actually measured
    my food as opposed to using my "eyeballing" measurement method, I discovered that the "eyeball/guestimation" method
    added 500-800 calories per day to my intake, yikes!
    4. Estabish a set amount of calories to burn each day, no matter what (for me that is 750+).
    5. Make sure that most of your diet are whole foods, and limit processed food as much as possible. Increase fruits and
    vegetables, lower your processed sugar intake; and if you are carb sensitive (like I am; I love the carbs!),
    limit, but DO NOT eliminate them from your diet.

    Be consistent for with these methods for at least 2 weeks to a month. Remember as your body becomes smaller, it will require less food, and more work to get the scales to move. Change will not overnight, however eventually you will see the scales move in the right direction! Best wishes to you!
    Thank you so much! Thats true i do need to be drinking a lot more water and im gonna start doing that plus logging in daily. That was really helpful! Thanks again! :-)
  • katy_trail
    katy_trail Posts: 1,992 Member
    i'm done. I've said all I can say.
  • aprell423
    aprell423 Posts: 39 Member
    I have been stuck at the same weight for a while too. But you know what I am starting not to care. I will tell you why. In the last year i have lost over 33 inches. Even though my weight has not changed much I am a lot smaller. I went down three pants sizes since last summer. I have been changing things up as much as i can lifting weights, doing HIIT workouts, yoga and stretching. Even though you are not seeing the scale move your body is changing the scale is not the most accurate way to measure progress. Have you taken measurements? Don't give up trust me you will get there :bigsmile:

    Thank You! :-D I havent been measuring at all i need to start measuring because youre right maybe the scale doesnt always show progress but measurements will! thats very inspiring to hear that you saw more progress in measurements and maybe thatll be the case with me! very helpful thanks again! :-)
  • katy_trail
    katy_trail Posts: 1,992 Member
    i'm starting to think you didn't read anything I wrote
  • belgerian
    belgerian Posts: 1,059 Member
    You say walking why not try something else Like running instead of walking or stairs or some form of resistance training and encorporate that into your regime? Also varous sites that offer tons of programs and ideas for free here is a good one
    http://www.dailyhiit.com/
  • aprell423
    aprell423 Posts: 39 Member
    i'm starting to think you didn't read anything I wrote
    Why?
  • aprell423
    aprell423 Posts: 39 Member
    i'm done. I've said all I can say.
    Okay. thanks for all your advice. I thought i had responded to some of your posts but i guess it was your message that i responded to. By the way, did you receive my message, i asked a question in it? I definitely did read your posts and they were very helpful. thanks again.
  • aprell423
    aprell423 Posts: 39 Member
    you should consider payingi attention to your macros versus just calories. That way you can focus on something other than just weight. I have found to be stuck at 180 many many times. I am 6 feet tall and i couldnt get anywhere. Once i switched from worrying about weight and calories to focusing on body fat % and macros, i noticed a difference in not just my waist size but also my weight, and its MUCH easier. Youre sodium is through the roof on your diary today. Are you drinking LOADS of water??

    also do strength training. cardio makes you look good in your clothes, lifting/strength training makes you look good naked! =)

    Thank you! how do you calculate your body fat% and macros?
  • katy_trail
    katy_trail Posts: 1,992 Member
    bc you still think it's ok to eat freezer meals, when they don't fill you up, and it isn't working for you.
    you're appreciative of people's suggestions, but the measuring, strength training, real food. i've already simplified it, and said it.
    it is still a really simple process of getting enough real food including protein to keep the lean mass you have,
    while being in a deficit. you need to read the links i gave you. and read them again.
    then read other articles that seem relevant to you on that site.

    you can't say what you were doing isn't working, then when we tell you how to do it, just let it go in one ear and not really absorb it.
    it's not complicated, it just takes patience. and focus on changing your body, your lifestyle not a quick fix or a little tip of
    drinking more water or walking more. i've been doing little tips for a decade. guess where it got me? nowhere.
    reading? yup did that too. but until you can really make changes to how you're thinking about your fuel=food, how your body uses it and how you view your body, your real progress will not happen.
  • katy_trail
    katy_trail Posts: 1,992 Member
    there's nothing wrong with little tips of how to drink more water when you hate water, or
    how to save 100 cals on whatever food, or ideas of adding a little more fruits and veggies to your day,
    but if they don't add up to the big picture, then that's all they are. little tips.
    walking helps some people. they are in a calorie deficit, and it's often a challenging exercise.
    that doesn't mean everyone will have success or they won't with walking.
    if it doesn't end in a slight calorie deficit, and your body feeling fueled with energy, then
    you're just spinning your wheels wondering why it's not working.
  • aprell423
    aprell423 Posts: 39 Member
    bc you still think it's ok to eat freezer meals, when they don't fill you up, and it isn't working for you.
    you're appreciative of people's suggestions, but the measuring, strength training, real food. i've already simplified it, and said it.
    it is still a really simple process of getting enough real food including protein to keep the lean mass you have,
    while being in a deficit. you need to read the links i gave you. and read them again.
    then read other articles that seem relevant to you on that site.

    you can't say what you were doing isn't working, then when we tell you how to do it, just let it go in one ear and not really absorb it.
    it's not complicated, it just takes patience. and focus on changing your body, your lifestyle not a quick fix or a little tip of
    drinking more water or walking more. i've been doing little tips for a decade. guess where it got me? nowhere.
    reading? yup did that too. but until you can really make changes to how you're thinking about your fuel=food, how your body uses it and how you view your body, your real progress will not happen.
    Actually freezer meals do feel ME up thats why i incorporate them into my day, I cant speak for everyone else. Ive only had TWO small meals today, my food log is not complete for the entire day yet. I dont need to read your links or anything again. Just because i dont do what your links say TODAY doesnt mean that i didnt read them enough to CONSIDER what they say and decide if its what i am going to do on another day.
  • katy_trail
    katy_trail Posts: 1,992 Member
    i'm done. I've said all I can say.
    Okay. thanks for all your advice. I thought i had responded to some of your posts but i guess it was your message that i responded to. By the way, did you receive my message, i asked a question in it? I definitely did read your posts and they were very helpful. thanks again.

    asking me if I think it's a good idea to eat meals from the freezer 4 x a day, when you just posted how the food you were already eating, said meals, wasn't filling you up, and my suggestion was to eat real food and increase your protein, hopefully that you cooked yourself. I'm not really seeing how you read the articles and what I said, and you're still confused about if that is a good idea. technically, if you meet your protein (doubtful) and calorie goals, then yes you'd be fine. but from the beginning and on your profile you talk about how you're always hungry. As a fellow very hungry girl, I can empathize. i still out eat prob most guys i know, or equal it. So my suggestions were based on research and my own experience.
  • aprell423
    aprell423 Posts: 39 Member
    i'm done. I've said all I can say.
    Okay. thanks for all your advice. I thought i had responded to some of your posts but i guess it was your message that i responded to. By the way, did you receive my message, i asked a question in it? I definitely did read your posts and they were very helpful. thanks again.

    asking me if I think it's a good idea to eat meals from the freezer 4 x a day, when you just posted how the food you were already eating, said meals, wasn't filling you up, and my suggestion was to eat real food and increase your protein, hopefully that you cooked yourself. I'm not really seeing how you read the articles and what I said, and you're still confused about if that is a good idea. technically, if you meet your protein (doubtful) and calorie goals, then yes you'd be fine. but from the beginning and on your profile you talk about how you're always hungry. As a fellow very hungry girl, I can empathize. i still out eat prob most guys i know, or equal it. So my suggestions were based on research and my own experience.

    Actually freezer meals do feel ME up thats why i incorporate them into my day, I cant speak for everyone else. Ive only had TWO small meals today, my food log is not complete for the entire day yet. I dont need to read your links or anything again. Just because i dont do what your links say TODAY doesnt mean that i didnt read them enough to CONSIDER what they say and decide if its what i am going to do on another day.
  • katy_trail
    katy_trail Posts: 1,992 Member
    i was referring to yesterday's diary, or last night when the thread was originally up. I wouldn't expect anyone to read something and immediately run to the grocery store to buy 2 carts of groceries and make their meal plans. I go when i run out of food.
    I wouldn't expect anyone else to be any different.

    it took me YEARS to stop just talking about making the changes, that i needed to. I just wanted to help ensure that wasn't you,
    and in 5 years, you're at a higher weight than you are now, still talking about losing weight. I was that girl. till 2 months ago.
    make whatever you're doing sustainable. cheap. something you can do for years. and something you love to do.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    I'm 5'9" and 160lbs. I eat 2000 calories a day to lose weight.

    You need to stick with something for 6 weeks before you can complain about it not working.
  • CatShelton
    CatShelton Posts: 147 Member
    I'm 5'9" and 160lbs. I eat 2000 calories a day to lose weight.

    You need to stick with something for 6 weeks before you can complain about it not working.

    THIS!!!
  • aprell423
    aprell423 Posts: 39 Member
    I'm 5'9" and 160lbs. I eat 2000 calories a day to lose weight.

    You need to stick with something for 6 weeks before you can complain about it not working.
    haha ummm no. ive stuck with something before for longer than 6 weeks and saw no results so this time around when i was venting it was because i didnt want that to happen again due to remembering the journey of no results in the past.
  • aprell423
    aprell423 Posts: 39 Member
    I'm 5'9" and 160lbs. I eat 2000 calories a day to lose weight.

    You need to stick with something for 6 weeks before you can complain about it not working.

    THIS!!!

    And THIS!- haha ummm no. ive stuck with something before for longer than 6 weeks and saw no results so this time around when i was venting it was because i didnt want that to happen again due to remembering the journey of no results in the past.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    I'm 5'9" and 160lbs. I eat 2000 calories a day to lose weight.

    You need to stick with something for 6 weeks before you can complain about it not working.

    THIS!!!

    And THIS!- haha ummm no. ive stuck with something before for longer than 6 weeks and saw no results so this time around when i was venting it was because i didnt want that to happen again due to remembering the journey of no results in the past.

    So what did you do the past that didn't work? Did you count calories? Did you measure and weigh everything? Did you do it every single day? Did you exercise too much?

    Set your calories to 1800. Work out 3 times a week. Do this for 6 weeks. .
  • aprell423
    aprell423 Posts: 39 Member
    Thanks everyone for taking the time to respond to my post. I learned a lot from the replies on here about how the community support can be on myfitnesspal. And i learned a lot about what i can do better at and what i've been doing wrong that isnt helping my weightloss. Thanks again! :-)

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