Anyone else hit a really long plateau?

It's only been a week. Plateaus are usually thought of as being around 3 weeks or more without loss. You won't lose weight every week, some weeks you'll gain, it won't be linear. Do you weigh once a week or every day?

Really long? My plateau lasted 8 weeks before I started losing again. I got over it by recalculating my goals, tightening up my logging, skipping the "cheats," and just generally being more consistent.

Generally speaking, a plateau is considered something like 4-6+ weeks with no loss while keeping a consistent routine. I wouldn't worry too much about one week without a loss. That's going to happen from time to time, even when you do everything right. Weight loss isn't linear.

Hi, I've been logging for just over 30 days. Of course I lost a lot of weight in the first two weeks while adhering to a calorie deficit. But then for 13 days I didn't lose a single pound. And, I even gained a couple of pounds. But then I lost those and a few more. People keep telling me not to weigh so often, and if I do to ignore the daily fluctuations.

One week isn't a plateau. You'll be losing at that huge deficit. I just wouldn't want to clock in that far under. You don't want to start losing muscle.

It's just a week. You will lose again.

I'm in a similar situation. I lost 12 lbs in the first 4 weeks, and now that I'm in the 5th week I've fluctuated up 1.5 pounds and back down a pound...putting me at a net gain of a half pound in a week. I've changed nothing, so I assume this is just a typical slow down of loss.

It took me about 10 months to loose 30lbs then I stopped loosing this past 2 months. I was told it's because I wasn't counting my calories, which was fine then but the less you weigh the less you need to eat. I've dropped 5 since i started logging. Be patient, keep going, if it's coming off slow just think at least it's coming off! Too fast is not healthy.

4 weeks is nothing. i hit a plateau that lasted a year!

Many people have discovered that their bodies go through a water loss, gain, stabilize cycle when first starting to lose weight and this can last up to a month to six weeks. First, you lose a lot of water weight (pounds lost), then your body goes "oopsie, I need some of that stuff back" so it starts to retain more than it needs (weight loss stops or even regain a little), then it decides on how much is the proper amount to keep and you stabilize and the losses start up again. This whole time you will be burning fat, as long as you are in a deficit. Starting exercise can also cause your body to hold on to more water in order to repair muscles.

It sounds as though you might be in the "retain extra water so my body has enough" stage. What is your weekly weight loss goal? What is your average weekly loss so far? If those two numbers are really close (or the loss is more than goal), don't worry about it, the losses will start up again soon. Just make sure you are logging accurately.

A week is a stall, 10 weeks is a plateau. Can you open your diary?