Plateaus: how often and at what lbs down is typical?

redefiningmyself
redefiningmyself Posts: 476 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I just want to be prepared for the future, because we all know at some point a plateau is going to happen when lots of weight needs to come off. So I am curious what your experiences have been. Have you noticed any pattern about how often you've plateaued? does it happen after a certain number of week's or months? Or do you find it happens after a certain number of pounds taken off?
What are you experiences so far?

Thanks for sharing.

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  • DanOhh
    DanOhh Posts: 1,806 Member
    My first plateau was about two months in and then I would have another plateau about every 5-6 weeks.
  • Panda86
    Panda86 Posts: 873
    I usually plateau after a few weeks if I don't switch up my workouts or if I am slacking on intensity. So I just pick up the pace or switch it up and that usually helps.
  • jrich1
    jrich1 Posts: 2,408 Member
    I have never really had one that I have noticed
  • CroakerNorge
    CroakerNorge Posts: 165 Member
    Me, I don't worry about things that haven't happened yet.
    And, since everyone is different, comparing my diet to someone else's is
    kind of counterproductive, in my opinion.

    I never experierenced a plateau, so, as you can see, I'm already different from the first two people to respond.
    Some weeks I lost, some weeks I maintained, some weeks I stayed the same.
    Overall, however, I experienced a downward trend.

    Woth nothing, a true plateau is when your weight loss has completely stalled for no less than 6 weeks.
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