Can never fall below 11stn

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victoriageorgina
victoriageorgina Posts: 41 Member
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hi.
I wasn't wondering if anyone can help me.
I lost a lot of weight a while back but since I hit 11 Stn I've never been able to loose any more. I've been 11stn for a year now and it doesn't seem to matter what I do I can not drop anymore. The only way I can is by doing some silly fad diet like James Duncan which, of course, means it all goes right back on as soon as it's stopped.
I'm 5ft 6inc and weigh 11stn 1lb which I believe puts me in the over weight bmi category.
I eat really well and workout... I'm also a busy mum of three so lead a very active life style.
Does anyone have any experience/tips/advice as I am not quite sure where to go next or what to do.
Thank you
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  • victoriageorgina
    victoriageorgina Posts: 41 Member
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    Was wondering*
  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
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    • Are you using an electric food scale?
    • Are you weighing foods accurately? i.e. using grams instead of cups
    • How are you obtaining your calorie burns? MFP, HRM or machines?

    Open your diary so we can see your logging.

  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
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    Well, you don't give us a lot of details about what you have or haven't tried or what your routine currently looks like. Opening your diary and sharing some details might help to get you more specific advice. Otherwise, here's my really general advice:

    1. If it's been less than 3 weeks or so, don't sweat it! Normal fluctuations happen and unfortunately sometimes we stall for a week or two even when we're doing everything right. Give your body some time to catch up with the changes you're making.

    2. If you aren't already, be sure that you're logging everything. Sometimes people forget about things like veggies, drinks, cooking oils, and condiments. For some people these can add up to enough to halt your weight loss progress.

    3. Consider buying a food scale if you don't already have one. They're about $10-$20 dollars in the US and easily found at places like Amazon, Target, and Walmart. Measuring cups and spoons are great, but they do come with some degree of inaccuracy. A food scale will be more accurate, and for some people it makes a big difference.

    4. Logging accurately also means choosing accurate entries in the database. There are a lot of user-entered entries that are off. Double-check that you're using good entries and/or using the recipe builder instead of someone else's homemade entries.

    5. Recalculate your goals if you haven't lately. As you lose weight your body requires fewer calories to run. Be sure you update your goals every ten pounds or so.

    6. If you're eating back your exercise calories and you're relying on gym machine readouts or MFP's estimates, it might be best to eat back just 50-75% of those. Certain activities tend to be overestimated. If you're using an HRM or activity tracker, it might be a good idea to look into their accuracy and be sure that yours is calibrated properly.

    7. If you're taking any cheat days that go over your calorie limits, it might be best to cut them out for a few weeks and see what happens. Some people go way over their calorie needs without realizing it when they don't track.

    8. If you weigh yourself frequently, consider using a program like trendweight to even out the fluctuations. You could be losing weight but just don't see it because of the daily ups and downs.

    9. Some people just burn fewer calories than the calculators predict. If you continue to have problems after 4-6 weeks, then it might be worth a trip to the doctor or a registered dietitian who can give you more specific advice.
  • victoriageorgina
    victoriageorgina Posts: 41 Member
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    I've only just started logging again to see if it helps any so my diary is empty at the moment. My food portions are pretty good and my meals are healthy. I've been through this process time and time again and I've used all this equipment to help and it's not done.
    I used to be quite heavy and for the last two years, including during pregnancy, I have maintained.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
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    You'd only have to lose one pound to be inside the healthy zone, BMI-wise, FWIW. And you look great. What kind of exercising are you doing and how much are you eating?
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
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    victoriageorgina wrote: »
    I've only just started logging again to see if it helps any so my diary is empty at the moment. My food portions are pretty good and my meals are healthy. I've been through this process time and time again and I've used all this equipment to help and it's not done.
    I used to be quite heavy and for the last two years, including during pregnancy, I have maintained.

    Well, if you've used all of the equipment and been through everything on the list, then what did your doctor/dietitian have to say?
  • victoriageorgina
    victoriageorgina Posts: 41 Member
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    I've started Jillian Michaels body revolution and logging, weighing and measuring again. I'd been doing my own thing before this. I used to log a while back when I first lost all my weight so thought I'd give it ago again.... Even though last time, before I came off mfp, I'd been stuck at 11stn for a good few months.
    I'll give it all ago again...
  • victoriageorgina
    victoriageorgina Posts: 41 Member
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    I haven't seen one... I was actually wondering if I should do. Thanks.. Maybe it's worth a shot!
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
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    You certainly don't look like you need to lose anything, you're in great shape :smile:

    But some good advice above if you want to lose a few more pounds.

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