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    Weight came to a stand still

    Posts: 26
    edited January 24 in Fitness and Exercise
    I am working out approx. 4-6 times a week (cycling, spinning, running etc) and keep my calories around what I should do. I lost around 6 pounds but for the last 2 weeks nothing happend anymore. Do some of you guys had/have that? is there a way out of that? any suggestions? I am going on summer holiday in august and really wanted another 10 pounds gone by then... govinda x

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    • Posts: 604 Member
      You'll need to open your diary or provide lots more information...
    • Posts: 26
      ok. done :)
    • Posts: 1,679 Member
      First of all, congratulations for getting rid of the 6 pounds. Good Job.

      These slowdown will happen, there is no way to avoid them. They are frustrating for everybody. We have to be disciplined, persistence and remind ourselves that we are on this lifestyle change for the duration.

      I found that getting rid of the first 10 pounds took me 6 months. The last 2 pounds prior to my objective took me another 6 months. Such is life. I count my progress outside the weight scale.

      Good luck in your journey
    • Posts: 14,776 Member
      First, weight loss is not linear. A week or two without a loss is within the normal fluctuations of the body even if you're doing everything right.

      That said, with your diary closed we're going to need more information to help you. Like how much you eat. Do you know your TDEE (http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html) and BMR (http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/bmr-calculator.html)? Are you weighing and measuring your food? Do you use a heart rate monitor to calculate your calories burned?
    • Posts: 14,776 Member
      Okay, if your diary is up to date then you are undereating, plain and simple. Eat at least to your goal every day. Give your body a few weeks to adjust and then reasses.
    • Posts: 26
      my diary is public now. so please have a look and let me know what you think :)
    • Posts: 92 Member
      Change up your workout, start lifting weights & start swimming for cardio. Good luck!
    • Posts: 1,044 Member
      Okay, if your diary is up to date then you are undereating, plain and simple. Eat at least to your goal every day. Give your body a few weeks to adjust and then reasses.

      Pretty much
    • Posts: 46 Member
      Eat more. It seems like it would add weight, or stall out weight loss more, but you are hundreds under your goal many days.
    • Posts: 568 Member
      Your not eating enough. Eat more real food. Fresh fruits and veggies, lean meats. Don't drink your calories.
    • Posts: 5,481 Member
      Eat more!!!
    • Posts: 2,130 Member
      You seem to be adding a good amount of exercise, but you are netting a low amount of calories in your diary overall?

      ETA example Monday you netted 560 calories after exercise?
    • Posts: 7
      I think everyone pretty much has it covered. You will be surprised at what eating more calories (good calories) will do for your weight loss....trust me, I had the same issue..i needed to eat more and when I did, the weight started coming off again. But I see only one person mentioned changing up your workout..which surprises me for this forum. You MUST change what you are doing exercise wise...it will work for a while but your body will adjust. You have to "shock" your body...if you havent tried resistance training, do some of that for a while...circuit type training with high reps and low weight....cut your cardio time down and get the rest through circuit training...that will also get it rolling again.

      Good luck and dont get discouraged!!
    • Posts: 947 Member
      Try eating half of your exercise calories back and see if that helps. Like the others said you aren't eating enough
    • Posts: 26
      I used to eat all my calories (also the ones from excersice). thats when i was 6 pounds more. I also got a underactive thyroid.
    • Posts: 7,088 Member
      I think they have this covered already .....
      Congrats on your 6lbs though :)
      :)
    • Posts: 639 Member
      You're not eating is the problem. I don't know what you ate for lunch today since it's in German, but I see you had slim fast for breakfast and dinner, then snacked on chocolate pudding which was more calories than your meals! Yesterday you only had a banana for lunch. You're starving yourself and your body has responded by slowing down your metabolism.
    • Posts: 26
      in the evening i have a protein shake. not slimfast. its after workout. yesterday i forgot to write down my lunch :(
    • Posts: 604 Member
      ^^ Agreed, assuming you are accurately logging all your foods^^
    • Posts: 26
      and as I said, if I eat all my calories, even if it is with fruit etc., i put on weight. a lot!
    • Posts: 2,467 Member
      Same thing happened to me. I upped my calories from 1200 to 1500 and lost 2 pounds in week one and so far this week I have lost .5 pounds.....
    • Posts: 2,130 Member
      and as I said, if I eat all my calories, even if it is with fruit etc., i put on weight. a lot!

      Then why ask for advice if you are going to stand against the advice that people are offering?

      Go see a dietician or ask for advice from your doctor for your thyroid problem?
    • Posts: 26
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      Then why ask for advice if you are going to stand against the advice that people are offering?

      Go see a dietician or ask for advice from your doctor for your thyroid problem?

      wasn t meant like that. so far it worked what I ve done. now it stopped. for my thyroid problem i can t take any medication. I just wanted to know if people had the same stand still problem. how long does it usuall last?
    • Posts: 2,130 Member
      It will last as long as you allow it to last, all people on MFP can do is try to offer you advice based on their experiences with food/dietary advice.

      If you have a medical problem with a thyroid then you should get advice from a medically qualified person.

      We are a bunch of internet strangers and can only offer advice based on your diary/exercise and what works for us (I am using the `us` collectively as I am assuming that none of these people are friends or family)
    • Posts: 313 Member
      Your not eating enough. Eat more real food. Fresh fruits and veggies, lean meats. Don't drink your calories.

      all calories are created equal
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