Yoyo-ing around last 10 looking for friends

scjamieson644 wrote: »

Stop starving yourself and eat calories. Your body is holding onto everything cause you aren't feeding it.

Starvation mode is a myth and this isn't what is happening.

OP, I took a look at your diary. You say you weigh your food, but it's not reflected in your diary at all. I see a lot of takeout food which tends to be high in sodium and that could be masking losses. However, the calorie count for your takeout seems awfully low, especially the entries for white rice that say 4 fluid ounces for 102 calories. Not only is that an incorrect measurement for solids but 4 ounces (not fluid) of white rice is around 150 calories. I'm guessing that these inconsistencies are adding up daily and you're eating closer to maintenance or at such a minor deficit that you're not seeing losses at weigh ins because it's only like a quarter of a pound.

I'm 5'3.5" and I'm 110 pounds but I started here at 139 pounds. I haven't hit any stalls on the final 10 because I use a food scale and weigh everything in grams. If I have takeout and there is no nutritional information available or if I cannot measure it, I look for several similar entries in the database and take an amount that is higher in calories, as well as leaving a buffer in my deficit to make up for any inaccuracies. The last 10 pounds are hard for many people because it takes diligence and patience. If you really do have a food scale, you should be using it in grams for all solids; measuring cups should only be used for liquids.