Feelong stuck........

Keep believing! If you are sure you are still doing the same as you were when you were losing, and it has only been a couple of weeks I would give it another couple. I am 10 days into a stall, but I know (!) it will suddenly go again like it has before and the average loss I am seeing is still on target each month.

It is demoralising, I know, but stick in there.

Looks like we've covered a few of these already, but you might find some ideas here:


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. Especially if you are changing exercise programs. 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'm there with you right now, except I haven't lost since January. I know that I'm just having too many "what the hell" type days. It's on me and I know exactly what I'm doing wrong. I'm just not finding the motivation right now.

I've been at this for 2+ years. I've been through ruts before. The best thing to do (and I'm mostly talking to myself right now), is to get really strict for a few weeks and see if anything changes. If nothing changes after 2-3 weeks, it's time to recalculate your goals.

Also might add that if you arent taking body measurements, you should start. Sometimes water weight can mask scale losses. So your weight may be stuck, but you could be still losing inches that the scale isnt showing because of water retention.

Now you are 31lbs lighter doing what has worked so far may need to change. Your calories should be less than before. Has MFP changed them?

Your exercise intensity or time needs to increase as with the weight gone you are burning less calories. I notice than my usual 20 minute walk is now consistently a 17 minute walk as I am fitter and lighter and walk faster-so now I walk further.