Open to suggestions on stalling

OhMsDiva
OhMsDiva Posts: 1,073 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I thought I would throw this out there. I have constantly losing since January. For the past 2-3 weeks, I have not lost an ounce. I have not gained, but I have not lost. I have over 100 more pounds to lose. I am on 1800 calorie plan.
I do walk at home videos 6 days per week, normally about an hour each day. I weigh everything I eat. The only thing I do not measure are my daily veggies and the milk and cream (sugar free, or fat free) I add to my coffee daily. According to mfp I can eat 2000 calories and still lose 2 lbs per week. I do not eat my exercise calories back, so I know that I am in a deficit daily.
I know 2 weeks is not a pattern but I just thought I would see what suggestions are out there. I have not measured in a while, because I don't think I measure myself accurately.
I will open my diary, in the hopes of getting some constructive advice.
Thanks.

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  • DrPepper1967
    DrPepper1967 Posts: 7 Member
    sometimes when you stall it helps to do something different, for instance do you tend to eat the same meals and do the same exercise? if so then I would change that. I also think it helps to have a blow out meal & eat what you like, I can lose weight after doing this, I did find an article on this the other day but they did emphasise it's one meal
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    Are you sure you're weighing everything with a food scale? I only ask because you have (generic) banana entry at least 2 days in a row with the same exact weight. My bananas are never the same weight, ever. Neither are my eggs. Some of your entries are pretty suspect. Like "Chicken :) - Chicken :), 1 ounces " Is that raw, or cooked? Which part of the chicken? "Chicken - Breast, Raw" (which is an entry I use and has several confirmations, etc) at 1 oz is 31 calories, whereas yours is 28. I know that's only a minor difference, but these things can really add up.

    Tighten up your logging, get rid of the generic entries, weigh everything. That's my advice. If after 4-6 weeks of no change, then take another look at things.
  • jandsstevenson887
    jandsstevenson887 Posts: 296 Member
    Have you refreshed your calories on MFP with your new weight? Your profile pic makes it look like you have lost a lot of weight and maybe you aren't at 2000cal anymore.
  • ridge4mfp
    ridge4mfp Posts: 301 Member
    Have you recalculated your goals now that you have lost some weight? I have heard it happens automatically, but it never did for me. About every 10 lbs or so I have to redo them.
  • hiyomi
    hiyomi Posts: 906 Member
    If you stall I suggest changing up your exercises and maybe what you eat a bit. Nothing drastic, but I had stalled losing for a month and was eating 1600 calories, so I added about 30 mins of exercise (for two weeks now) and am finally seeing a budge in the scale :)
  • OhMsDiva
    OhMsDiva Posts: 1,073 Member
    Thanks for the suggestions. I do pretty much eat the same thing every day, so I am going to switch that up a bit. As far as the exercise, I can try something different for a while. With the weighing, I do not weigh a banana. I am assuming if I weigh it I would have to peel it and then weight it. So, no I do not weight bananas or eggs. I do not weigh any raw meat, but I do weigh it before I eat it. I do hear what you're saying though. So thank you

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