Frustrated and venting

TheMarmosetKing
TheMarmosetKing Posts: 2 Member
edited November 22 in Motivation and Support
I've been sticking to the MFP plan probably 95% of the time for the last eight months. I've lost 62 pounds.

But for nearly a month now my weight is creeping slowly back up. I got down to 272.6 and now it's just slowly climbing and I'm nearly back up to 276. I haven't changed ANYTHING. I had a really bad day yesterday (emotional eater), but I'm still below my calorie goal most of the time. I'm still doing my nightly walk. I have no idea what's happening and it's driving me nuts. I'm going to stick to the plan because I like it now, and I'm sure my loss will get back on track. But for now, this is just infuriating.

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  • kellyn38
    kellyn38 Posts: 4 Member
    Congratulations on sticking with it and the weight loss so far! You might have just hit that point where your body kind of coasts on the habits that you've formed. This is sometimes when your body just needs some sort of kick to wake it up. Not sure how your routine normally goes but see if you can push your body just a little bit without injuring yourself obviously. Try something that really breaks that sweat, or add push ups or sit ups to your exercise routine. Hopefully that will wake up your body a little bit. Also maybe re-evaluate your goals or recalculate your calorie needs. A loss of 62 pounds is no small feat, so even if you're frustrated, you should definitely feel proud of your progress!
  • leggup
    leggup Posts: 2,942 Member
    Have you adjusted your calories post-weight loss? Your calorie needs drop the more weight you loose. Have you been weighing all of your food? "below calorie goal most of the time" isn't good enough as we get closer to our goals OR if we have errors, such as not accurately logging.
  • Spliner1969
    Spliner1969 Posts: 3,233 Member
    leggup wrote: »
    Have you adjusted your calories post-weight loss? Your calorie needs drop the more weight you loose. Have you been weighing all of your food? "below calorie goal most of the time" isn't good enough as we get closer to our goals OR if we have errors, such as not accurately logging.

    This. Re-Run MFP's Wizard every 5 to 10 lbs lost. Otherwise you'll stall out. Your calorie goal should be going down as you lose weight, if it hasn't changed in a long time, this is probably your issue. Well, that and you must be consistent. Terms like 'most of the time' and '95% of the time' can de-rail anyone because generally those are under-estimations. If you eat it, log it. Weigh everything that can be weighed with a scale, and be consistent. It'll work. 5 lbs can be contributed to water weight as well, although if you reduce sodium intake and up your water intake it should drop slowly after a few days.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    Yes, decrease your calories or increase your exercise. YOu will be fine. :)
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    For the most part excellent advice so far. I just wanted to add that as you lose weight, your weight loss rate will drop - weight loss will naturally slow down. Water weight is always going to fluctuate, but as weekly weight loss becomes smaller, it can easily "drown" in water weight fluctuations. Now you have to be more accurate, more patient, more confident, not panic and try all kinds of things to "fix" something that isn't broken, and not give up because it "isn't working". Calorie counting and calorie deficit works, but you have to know what you're doing, what you are seeing, and then trust the process.

    Learning and getting used to dealing with this, is something that will serve you well in maintenance - if your head isn't in the right place, you'll find yourself thinking that you're doing the same work as when you were dieting, "with nothing in return". That is so not true - maintenance is just as difficult and important as weightloss, and if you're not doing that necessary work, you will regain; but maintenance is also less difficult and more flexible to maintain than to lose, if you've dieted right.
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