Can't Get Off This Plateau!

You put your body into starvation mode. I know it sounds stupid and a cliched term, but it's true. 2600 calories is high, to someone who is in the range of 135 to 200 pounds. Perspectively, it is low to a body of 330lbs. The 2600cals would have easily helped you to lose weight along with that exercise, but because you ate too few calories, you body freaked and shed the 12lbs hoping that it could restore "balance" to your diet. (The balance being what you were like before MFP.)

Your body will take anywhere from a few days to several weeks to recover from the metabolistic catastrophe, but you should set it right by eating AROUND 2400 calories and working out for 4/7 days a week, doing 2 different exercise routines, one in the AM And on in the afternoon, each lasting anywhere from a half hour to a full hour. Work mainly in cardiovascular and fat burning routines, i.e. running, jogging, swimming, stepping, whatever. Additionally, split your calories into 4-5 meals, that way you'll fast-track your metabolism within a couple of days. Focus on high protein-low carb foods to help with the weight loss, but stay within your calorie goal of 2400. If you go over, NBD, but you need to watch it. Additionally, eat back your calories. If you know you're going to burn X amount of calories doing 30 minutes of jogging, then figure it into your meals beforehand. Plan your meals out and you'll be able to see your nutrient intake much easier.

I am witha ya! I have been at the same point for weeks now. I try to stick to somewhat decent carbs and more proteins and over the past I have noticed that when I have complete off days with carbs where i'm basically eating way more carbs than usual, I seem to drop and i'm always so surprised because I just assume I will have gained from that so actually I am doing some research today on carb cycling and have heard really good stuff about it. See I won't do an all protein diet. I can't because I love carbs too much but carb cycling wants you to have 1 or 2 high carb days so anyways, maybe look into doing something like that or just lowering the carb intake if you haven't already adjusted that. That seemed to work for me in the beginning but now that I guess I have gotten somewhat used to it, it must be that I need to change it up some. Also, looking into zig zag calories. That seems to have helped too! Anyways, good luck, just keep pushing at it....sometimes the scale just doesnt move and then all of a sudden you will see a big change. I don't understand why that ever happens but that could be what it is too. It sounds like you are doing great!

Ugh! That's been me for the last 2 weeks! It's such a pain! I can't offer any advice except stick with it, and only weigh once a week. We get all hyped up watching those first few pounds drop off, and then when it slows down, it's so disappointing, Just remember, if you only weigh once a week, you avoid all of the drama of knowing how well you did one day and seeing that you lost nothing, or in my case actually GAINED weight. I'm slowly seeing that right at the week mark is when I see a difference.

Your body tries to hold on to what it has. Basically, it goes into panic mode. Think of a person holding on for dear life to keep from falling. Eventually, they will tire and lose grip and fall. Your body will eventually will just give up and then the weight will FALL OFF. Remember your in this for the long haul. I had over a one month plateau and I know how frusteration it is. Just judge your weight by your pants size.