Feel Like I'm Plateauing

BrendanChaplain
BrendanChaplain Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
So I started off as a 22 yo 220 lb male, and since February 2nd have lost 30 pounds. I have dieted the entire time, and added 4 to 5 days of exercise a week, 40 minutes a day since March. I hit 190 about 2 weeks ago, but I haven't lost since then. How can I get my weight loss to continue 10 more pounds to hit my target weight?

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  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Two weeks is not really a plateau. Weight loss is not always linear and there might be some weeks you don't lose. Regardless, double check your logging and make sure it's as tight and accurate as possible. The closer you are to goal, the less room you have for error.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    I haven't lost in 2 weeks either...it's not a big deal...who knows next week it might be 1 or 2 lbs...it happens.

    But remember the closer you get to goal the harder it can seem. Rate of loss is typically slower (1/2lb a week) and you have such a small window for error logging accuracy is the key.
  • awnurmarc
    awnurmarc Posts: 125 Member
    Remember, it is a lot harder for a person who is only ten pounds over his ideal weight to lose ten pounds than it is for a person who is forty pounds over his ideal weight to lose ten pounds. You're a skinnier person now so you have new skinny-person problems. That's progress. :)

    But I'd keep going another couple of weeks before assuming you have to change something.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,149 Member
    WTG on your loss! The closer to goal you get, the tighter your logging has to be. Remember that with new exercise programs, you can retain water, which can also mask weight loss.
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    awnurmarc wrote: »
    Remember, it is a lot harder for a person who is only ten pounds over his ideal weight to lose ten pounds than it is for a person who is forty pounds over his ideal weight to lose ten pounds. You're a skinnier person now so you have new skinny-person problems. That's progress. :)

    But I'd keep going another couple of weeks before assuming you have to change something.

    I'm not sure I agree with that. Certainly, a person who is only ten pounds over won't burn as many a calories just sitting around, but a person who is only ten pounds over can probably exercise more easily and for longer periods of time, resulting in the same or even greater calorie deficit.
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    TimothyFish wrote: »
    awnurmarc wrote: »
    Remember, it is a lot harder for a person who is only ten pounds over his ideal weight to lose ten pounds than it is for a person who is forty pounds over his ideal weight to lose ten pounds. You're a skinnier person now so you have new skinny-person problems. That's progress. :)

    But I'd keep going another couple of weeks before assuming you have to change something.

    I'm not sure I agree with that. Certainly, a person who is only ten pounds over won't burn as many a calories just sitting around, but a person who is only ten pounds over can probably exercise more easily and for longer periods of time, resulting in the same or even greater calorie deficit.

    While that might be true but it is easier to cut calories out than to burn calories.
  • navyrigger46
    navyrigger46 Posts: 1,301 Member
    Plateaus really aren't actually a thing. As long as you are in a deficit, you'll continue to lose. Sometimes it just takes some time to see it on the scale whether you're holding onto some extra water or waste weight for some reason, or your deficit is a bit shallower than it was a month ago, or your logging is off, deficit equals loss.

    Rigger
  • beemerphile1
    beemerphile1 Posts: 1,710 Member
    As you get closer to your target weight calorie counting accuracy becomes more critical.
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