85lbs down and now stuck!

I wouldn't be able to move much if I ate only 1000 calories a day. I'd couch and my TDEE would probably be about the same as my BMR.

I'd eat more if for no other reason than so I can function well enough to move more. But that's me.

When you continue to do the same thing everyday your body adapts causing you to plato. You need to change it up with your exercise and your caloric intake.

I know you said your exercise is limited, but what DO you do? 85 lbs. is a HUGE success so congrats for that! The less you have to lose the slower it takes, too. Three weeks is also common to not see a change at all. Your body needs time to adapt. Take care of it and be patient.

saggyandbaggy wrote: »

I could try eating less -- my daily goal is 1200 and I am usually about 150 below this, so would need to go very low to change it up

No no... 1200 is the bare minimum you should be eating. You should be meeting that number, not being 150 below that. May I ask if you're WEIGHING your food and MEASURING liquids?

Have you measured yourself? The scale isn't always the best way to measure our true success. I journal and measure everything on my body, that is your true success story - your inches lost. The scale may not move but that waistband will continue to do so.

Another user offered advice on another post about resetting your goals/settings to your new weight as everything is set with the older heavier weight. That will adjust your levels and go from there. Keep it up and congrats on the 85 lbs!

I lost 45lbs and then froze for almost 6 weeks and then it started back up

This is quite common. The closer you get to goal the harder it is to move the weight. Personally and with my Doctorate's in MFP forums, I believe you are eating too little. 85 pounds is quite the success.

I am below my original goal and working toward my secondary. I have not lost one single pound in 3 months, but my fat percent has been decreasing. My clothes that were "perfect" are now so loose it's embarrassing! I'm trying to figure out ways to make clothes fit better without buying new stuff but ... buying new stuff is fun!

Originally I wanted to lose 20 pounds. Updated it was an additional 3-5. Those stupid 3-5 pounds won't go. But that's ok because (bro-science) I have more muscle mass and less fat mass. I'll take that trade off

as a weight loss patient (down 115 pounds and kept it off for 5+ yrs), I can tell you saggyandbaggy that sometimes your body will go into "starvation mode" if you aren't getting enough calories... sometime a 2 day liquid diet works for me to jumpstart everything again...sometimes it just takes me 'waking things up' just by having 1 day that I go beyond that 1000 calories... hope that helps and I am so happy that you have lost that much!! CONGRATS!!

First - congrats - 85 lbs is a huge success. Plateaus are normal parts of the weight loss process, and plateaus give us a chance to practice keeping the weight off (maintaining).

Some ideas for breaking through plateaus, you might want to think about increasing your calories, with a focus on lean protein and healthy fats. Check in about your exercise - is there a way to safely increase intensity? For example if you walk, can you walk up more hills or do intervals of walking faster?

finally just be patient. My nutritionist told me that a medical weight loss plateau is defined as 6+ weeks at the same weight. I recently went through a 1 year+ plateau after losing 70 lbs, but now I am starting to lose again. Hang in there!

Don't eat less - try eating a little bit more. Maybe 1300 calories. Do HIIT workouts if you're not already, and make sure you're strength training.

Congrats on the 85 lbs loss so far, that's amazing!

You need to eat more! Congrats on the weight loss, fantastic and amazing! But unless you're a bird, or 5 foot and 100 pounds, you can't subsist on 1000/day. Your body likely is starting to conserve energy because it's learned that you aren't taking in enough calories. A Catch-22 it seems, but it is the nature of body mechanics. It will also help to add more exercise - and to get to breathless. 10 minutes every other day is a start, but can you get that to 20 minutes, or 10-15 every day (always take a day off in the week from intense exercise). And that exercise should get you in a sweat, get your heart rate up, no nice pedal while watching a TV show or reading a magazine. Increasing your muscle mass and aerobic capacity will naturally burn more calories. Soon you'll be exercising 30 minutes a day, eating 1800 calories and still losing weight and looking great!!