Can't get below 53.5kg: is my body telling me something?

poppyjune
poppyjune Posts: 13 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
hello, I'm looking to lose weight for my wedding next spring. I'm quite short so it takes a while to shift weight but I've pretty much stayed at 53.5kg and I can't seem to go any lower... I am really good at weighing food and staying active but doesn't seem to help. Any advice? Is it just not possible to go further once you reach a certain place? Thanks :)

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  • DemoraFairy
    DemoraFairy Posts: 1,806 Member
    edited July 2015
    Yes it is possible to not lose weight when you get to a certain place - when you've starved to death :P I assume you're not at that point yet.

    How long have you been stuck for? How tall are you?
  • ExRelaySprinter
    ExRelaySprinter Posts: 874 Member
    53kg is very light.
    How tall are you?
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    Most likely, your body is telling you that you're eating too many calories to lose any more weight.
  • poppyjune
    poppyjune Posts: 13 Member
    I'm 5'4", and yes, starving to death would obviously be the stopping point! But just wondered if there was a block when your body naturally plateaus... But that might have been a stupid suggestion.
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    poppyjune wrote: »
    I'm 5'4", and yes, starving to death would obviously be the stopping point! But just wondered if there was a block when your body naturally plateaus... But that might have been a stupid suggestion.
    Your body will continue to lose weight in a caloric deficit, gain in a surplus, or stay the same if you have neither.

  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    53.5 is already light for someone who is 5'4".
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Since you're already at a healthy weight, and on the lower end, it's going to be tricky. You don't have much to lose, so you have to be PRECISE in your logging. For many people, this means using a food scale to weigh everything you eat, making sure your exercise burns are as close to accurate as you can get (whether through a heart rate monitor or activity tracker), etc.
  • poppyjune
    poppyjune Posts: 13 Member
    malibu927 wrote: »
    Since you're already at a healthy weight, and on the lower end, it's going to be tricky. You don't have much to lose, so you have to be PRECISE in your logging. For many people, this means using a food scale to weigh everything you eat, making sure your exercise burns are as close to accurate as you can get (whether through a heart rate monitor or activity tracker), etc.

    Thanks, that's really helpful advice. With activity tracker do you mean like Fitbit watch? Thanks
  • DemoraFairy
    DemoraFairy Posts: 1,806 Member
    edited July 2015
    5'4 isn't short, in fact it's exactly average! :P (Well, depending on your country, of course. 5'4 is average in the UK and US)

    It is just a matter of very precise logging and patience. I'm 5'4 and it took me 5 weeks to get from 116lbs to 113lbs, so just over half a pound a week, and that was with very careful logging.
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    Also, many individuals who are already within a heath weight are better served doing a recomp than losing weight to reach their goals.
  • ExRelaySprinter
    ExRelaySprinter Posts: 874 Member
    edited July 2015
    RGv2 wrote: »
    Also, many individuals who are already within a heath weight are better served doing a recomp than losing weight to reach their goals.

    Was just about to say this^^.
    I'm also 5ft 4 and decided to stay at 128lbs (58kg) and do a Body recomp.
    Losing more weight would just mean ending up looking very scrawny. Not the look i'm after. Lol
    If all you want is to look slimmer and "toned" (have more muscle tone), then maybe this is what you need to do: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat
    You can eat at maintanance as well, which is a bonus. ;)
  • hrtchoco
    hrtchoco Posts: 156 Member
    I second the body recomp.

    Two years ago I went from 115lbs to 108 lbs (thought I was 5'4", and 108 is the minimum healthy weight according to bmi) thinking the last few pounds will fix my tummy pooch. Well, I looked the same after the 7 lbs. The weight loss didn't do anything other than preventing me from donating blood.
  • poppyjune
    poppyjune Posts: 13 Member
    So is recomp using weights? I'm totally new to this
  • ExRelaySprinter
    ExRelaySprinter Posts: 874 Member
    edited July 2015
    poppyjune wrote: »
    So is recomp using weights? I'm totally new to this

    Yes, you can start to lift weights or i think you can also do a Body Recomp using body weight exercises too.
    I've just started lifting, so i'm no expert.
    More advanced people will chime in with more info i'm guessing.
    But yes, basically do some kind of resistance training, eat at maintenance or TDEE (which you can calculate here): http://www.sailrabbit.com/bmr/
    and up your Protein, which will help to build Muscle.

    It is quite a long process, but if you start now you should defo see some good results by the time your Wedding comes round.
    This Blog should give you more of a visual of what to expect from a Body Recomp http://www.fitocracy.com/knowledge/why-weight-loss-is-not-the-king-of-achievements/
  • poppyjune
    poppyjune Posts: 13 Member
    You have been so helpful, thank you! I lifted some weight at the gym and focused on core rather than just jogging. Must have had some affect as I can't laugh today without grabbing my stomach muscles in agony! (Must stretch more...) thanks for all the advice
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