Weightloss Plateau - SOS :-(

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.

I just tried something yesterday and it worked for me.

I was in a plateau as well. After hitting the 55 lb weightloss Mark, nothing came off. And I'm eating 1200 calories a day plus burning off 550 through exercise. This is what I did to kill my plateau:

I drank a ton more water and laid off the salt. If you buy those weight watcher or lean cuisines, I'd get rid of those in a heart beat. Too much salt creates water retention. Water retention shows a heavier weight on the scale. More water intake helps your liver metabolize fat loss for efficiently.

Yesterday, I also went from 1200 calories to 1800 calories (but still kept my 500 calorie burn through exercise)...I did this for one day only.

These three things brought my weight back down again.

Also, if you don't have a food scale, get one of those too. You'd be surprise how a 4 oz chicken prepackaged isn't 4 oz at all! I got mine from Amazon for 12 bucks. It's digital and it's as accurate as .1 of 1 ounce

Most important one - don't give up. It will come. I hit plateau after each 7kg i loose and have to wait for about 2 weeks to get it moving again. The most important thing is not to get discouraged.

Each advice given here is on the spot - I would definitely lay off the salt - it makes your weight show crazy things (also do you have a scale with fat and lean mass function)