Advice to get over weight loss plateau?

How many calories are you eating and how are you measuring them?

Congrats on your progress so far! That's impressive! Without more info, I cannot guess what you might need to switch up, so I'm just going to share The Chart.

Well, those were gonna be my two pieces of advice so I got nothin'.

Good work on the weight loss and lowering of A1c tho!

Buy a food scale (if you don't already have one) and log by the gram. Don't completely trust mfp's database.

grammyjudis wrote: »

When I started I was eating 15-1600 calories a day. Now it is at 1100-1200 calories per day. I record everything on My Fitness Pal and use the nutritional values assigned there. I watch my portion sizes.

When you say you watch your portion sizes, are you weighing or measuring them? More than likely you're eating more than you think.

You've made such amazing progress, both on weight and your A1C. Kudos!

What kind of exercise are you doing? Anything beyond the walking? I know that some women our age are not interested in (or are even fearful of) weight lifting, but any kind of exercise that builds strength/muscle likely will (slowly, over time) increase your metabolism.

Also, take a look at your macros and micros. Are you getting plenty of protein, especially? It takes (a tiny number of) extra calories to metabolize protein as compared with carbs/fats. My opinion is, take any tiny advantage you can get! This is something that people on MFP have religious wars about, but personally I try for at minimum 0.6-0.8g of protein daily for each pound of a (reasonable) goal weight, and did so throughout weight loss.

There are some indications (research) that getting plenty of fruits & veggies and similar whole foods may also require just a tiny number extra of calories to digest. Also, they're delicious and filling!

You're now around the weight I was when I started losing (183 pounds, on 4/17/15). I'm also 5/5", and 60 y/o. I'm not diabetic, but am hypothyroid (controlled with meds). Starting about 3 months ago, I've been working on maintaining at 120 pounds (plus or minus 3) - this is right for me, based on body configuration. I try to get at least 100g of protein every day (I'm ovo-lacto vegetarian), and at least 9 servings (about 720g) of whole fruit & vegetables as many days as possible. I'm on the muscular side for a woman our age, and pretty active (I'm a rower). I eat 1800 calories most days (net, i.e., I eat back exercise, too), which allows for some much heavier-eating days once a week or so. Right now, I think my actual maintenance calories are around 2100/day (net). Most days I exercise & eat 200-400 more calories on top of my base calories).

Just my opinions . . . .

Hope you find a strategy that works for you!

Water weight can mask losses on the scale big time. If you're still losing inches, I wouldn't worry too much.