Keep in mind that you are losing almost 2lbs per week with only 20lbs to lose. That's quite fast compared to most. Not many manage that unless they have a lot to lose, which you don't have.

You say you'r stuck. How long have you been stuck at 185? The scale won't move every week. If you've only been stuck a week or two (which meant you lost 5lbs in 7 or 14 days) you are fine. Are you weighing every day? The geek in me weighed every day and made a graph to chart my weight. It would go up and down by a pound or two every day. When I would set my monthly goals I would give myself a few days to hit it because my weight fluctuated so much. If my end of the month goal was 160, I would look at my weight in the last week and into the next month because I would get 162, 161, 160, 158, 159 and then on the last day of the month I might hit 161. The first day of the month might be a 158 again. It really helped me see that inspite of the peaks and dips, my overall weight trend was downwards.

And if this exercise program is new and vigorous, it is going to cause you to hold onto water weight. I've told this story before but I'll share again. A few years ago I was doing P90X. It's a pretty srentuaous lifting program and I was few months in. I could feel myself getting stronger. I then had a back injury and had to stop all exercise cmpletely. Within a week or two of stopping my exercise, yet eating the same calories (just without the extra burn) I lost 10 lbs. Whoosh. And the weight stayed gone too. My guess is that my muscles finally had a chance to recover so it gave up the water weight.

As for hunger, you could go with it, within rason. My kcals averaged out (for sedentary woman) at 1500 per day, but some days I was over 2000 and on others I was under 1000. As lomg as your hunger isn't prodding you to eat a ridiculous amount, or keeping your calories high too often, I would just go with it.

I just started lifting and immediately put on 5 pounds from the inflammation. I still would like to lose about 10 pounds, but at this point, it's really just body fat I want to reduce. If I never lose another pound but continue to lose body fat, I'll be completely happy. Actually, I'm sure that will actually be better in the long term anyway.
So, try not to focus on the scale and instead watch your body transform.
Take pics! They will show you what the scale cannot.

auntstephie321 wrote: »

@Sunny_Bunny_ looking amazing! Doesn't it kinda drive you nuts with the scale lol. I'm amazed how much your mid section has tightened up since your last updated photo. This stage is truly the hardest to get through, I agree photos are invaluable.

Thank you! I really am amazed too! Especially since that photo and those changes occurred without exercise.
I'm now back up to 140, but I still fit those clothes I was wearing in August so I'm sure I still look like that photo though I don't have a newer one yet.

So hard to believe there is only a 2lb difference in those photos. Just goes to show ya.....photos are another valuable tool (one of several).