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I stopped losing weight!
alexcordero3
Posts: 10 Member
Grr... This has happened before but not this soon. I know that the first 20lbs. are lost fast, I got that but now it seems to have stopped completely. How do you keep your body from holding on to weight? I eat about 1800 calories down from 4000 but I'm not hungry. I'm at1800 because that's all I'm hungry for so eating more than that is pointless. I workout about 3 times a week and walk 5 miles a day. Does this sound like my body is just adjusting? It can't hold on to the weight forever. How do I crack this lull?
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How long have you been stuck?2
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Do you weigh all your solid and semi solid food on a food scale in grams?2
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There is no such thing as the body holding on to weight.. There is a lot questions to ask..
How long of a stall has it been?
Do you own and use a food scale?
Do you eat back exercise calories?
Are you in the last few pounds to meet your goal?
You might find this link helpful...
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10084670/it-is-unlikely-that-you-will-lose-weight-consistently-i-e-weight-loss-is-not-linear/p1
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10155495/just-another-plateau-and-weigh-in-thread
Use this handy dandy flow chart as a guide>
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Are you measuring inches (arm, thigh, waist, hips)? It's possible you're losing body fat, but not weight (ie, you're replacing fat with muscle).2
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queenliz99 wrote: »How long have you been stuck?
About two weeks. My goal is two pounds per week.0 -
alexcordero3 wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »How long have you been stuck?
About two weeks. My goal is two pounds per week.
Two weeks is not a stall How much do you need to lose?2 -
If you are accurately weighing all your eats, correctly logging all your eats, truthfully logging all your eats, and if you're in a calorie deficit, you will lose weight. If the 7-day chart doesn't look nice, look at the 30-day chart.2
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Have you adjusted your calorie goals since losing 20lbs?0
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queenliz99 wrote: »alexcordero3 wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »How long have you been stuck?
About two weeks. My goal is two pounds per week.
Two weeks is not a stall How much do you need to lose?
"not a stall" You know what? This is what I needed to read. I got used to seeing my first 20lbs. drop quickly and now it's slowing down. But I'm in no hurry. I think I just needed to read from someone else that my stop doesn't sound like a problem--thank you.2 -
MissusMoon wrote: »Have you adjusted your calorie goals since losing 20lbs?
I just did today. Thanks.0 -
It's true.alexcordero3 wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »alexcordero3 wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »How long have you been stuck?
About two weeks. My goal is two pounds per week.
Two weeks is not a stall How much do you need to lose?
"not a stall" You know what? This is what I needed to read. I got used to seeing my first 20lbs. drop quickly and now it's slowing down. But I'm in no hurry. I think I just needed to read from someone else that my stop doesn't sound like a problem--thank you.
A stall can be 4-6 weeks.
I was coming here to ask this.MissusMoon wrote: »Have you adjusted your calorie goals since losing 20lbs?
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