2 month Plateau after 45 pound loss

cobblah
cobblah Posts: 18 Member
edited April 2016 in Health and Weight Loss
My diet changed completely 11-2015. Organic, lots more of fruit & veggies, beans, nuts,lentils, brown rice, meat once a week. Only bad thing in diet is a healthier verision of Nutella once a day. Calories are always around 1,100 to 1,200. I am 5'4 and 163 pounds (was 205) small boned. Exercise; walks daily with dog. IN DESPERATE NEED OF HELP, advice, encouragement, SOMETHING, anything. Dawn

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  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    How do you track/log your calories? Do you use a digital kitchen scale, etc?
  • cobblah
    cobblah Posts: 18 Member
    jemhh wrote: »
    How do you track/log your calories? Do you use a digital kitchen scale, etc?

    Yes, I use a kitchen scale.
  • chatterbox3110
    chatterbox3110 Posts: 630 Member
    I'm with you on this one, I've been plateau'd since October 2015 when I had an accident. I'm walking a couple of miles daily, eating 12-1300 calories, not eating back my exercise calories, but I haven't budged...... on a plus note though, I haven't gained...... but its so frustrating.

    I've tried changing my foods, upping calories, lowering calories, you name it.... but nope, nothing's shifting. I weigh my foods, remove any excess fat, skin etc but every week the result is the same - my scales are stuck!

    It will happen in time I know, but like you, I'm pretty frustrated about it at the moment.

    All we can do is keep eating well and exercise, eventually something has to give.
  • pkw58
    pkw58 Posts: 2,038 Member
    So this is so me in 2013 when I lost 39 pounds in like three months. then I took three more months to lose 5, and then another to lose 2 more. I stayed firm with the calories, and just kept upping my activity level...
  • jwcanfield
    jwcanfield Posts: 192 Member
    So you lost that first 45 VERY fast! In just a smidge over 2 months? Maybe the plateau is your body doing a "whoah slow down" and you'll start losing again after your metabolism stabilizes. Just a thought.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,416 Member
    edited April 2016
    Well, I'm going the other way with this.

    I needed to lose about 70 pounds. I started at 1200 calories. That worked well for the first 40 pounds, then I got stuck there. I was miserable and tired, too.

    So I ate more. I was shooting for 160 pounds as a goal, so I changed my calories to 1600 a day. That worked. I started losing again, and felt much better. When I got within 10 pounds of my goal I lowered back down to 1400.

    I always ate the (additional) calories given for exercise on this site, too.
  • jwcanfield
    jwcanfield Posts: 192 Member
    jwcanfield wrote: »
    So you lost that first 45 VERY fast! In just a smidge over 2 months? Maybe the plateau is your body doing a "whoah slow down" and you'll start losing again after your metabolism stabilizes. Just a thought.

    OH! Maybe eat some meat daily for a while and be sure to weigh the fruit, too.
  • megaen29
    megaen29 Posts: 95 Member
    I would try increasing your calorie intake slightly. You need fuel for your metabolism to get fired up! I eat around 1600-1700 cals a day and do about 30-40 mins of exercise (either weight training or cardio) and can generally lose about 1-2lbs a week. I currently weigh in the mid 150's. Also, try switching up what you are doing in the way of exercise. I always try to work that little bit harder or further for my runs, or mix up the exercise like yoga, take a class at the gym, elliptical, stair master etc. Keep your body guessing.
  • cobblah
    cobblah Posts: 18 Member
    Good tips! I will increase calories to 1,350 & add more exercise Thanks!!!

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