Lost 50 pounds now hitting plateau

HopingForABrighterFuture
HopingForABrighterFuture Posts: 20 Member
edited November 23 in Motivation and Support
I started my weight loss journey 2 months ago. I lost 50 pounds and now I seem to hit a plateau. I count my calories and watch every single thing I eat. Am I too strict with it? There were some days where I didn’t know what I could eat after getting so bored with salads that I just didn’t eat much at all. Any kind of advice would be well appreciated. I don’t want to get discouraged and fall off the wagon. Thank you so much!

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    How much weight do you have to lose? 50 pounds in 2 month is EXTREMELY fast.
  • VeggieViolinist
    VeggieViolinist Posts: 1 Member
    How long have you been plateauing for? Plateaus are normal and happen. Perhaps you got used to seeing the scale move so quickly (hell, 50lbs in 2 months is amazing! I thought i was losing fast at 18lbs in a month and a half).
    I wouldn't worry about it if it's been less than 2 weeks.
  • HopingForABrighterFuture
    HopingForABrighterFuture Posts: 20 Member
    I try to stick to 1200 calories a day but sometimes I can’t even make that I stay away from high carbs I eat as little sugar as possible and stay away from a lot of sodium. I would like to lose another 50 pounds and go from there. And yes the plateau has been less then 2 weeks, I was used to the scale going down constantly that a few days without moving just threw my anxiety in overload.
  • pogiguy05
    pogiguy05 Posts: 1,583 Member
    Stats are very helpful like your height, starting weight, current weight, goal weight. You were losing a little more then 6lbs a week so hitting a plateau is a sign your body might be getting close to goal weight, but we dont know.
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  • DISCIPLINEEQUALSFREEDOM
    DISCIPLINEEQUALSFREEDOM Posts: 1,384 Member
    Eat back at maintenance for a few weeks (2-3) then go back, not to 1200.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    A few days without losing is not a plateau. Weight loss isn't linear.

    What are your stats? Do you mind opening up your diary? It sounds like you've been drastically undereating.
  • NicoleVT83
    NicoleVT83 Posts: 67 Member
    That same thing happened to me the first time I was working on losing weight. Once I lost 75, I stalled for quite sometime. I tried some different tactics but none of them really worked. I adjusted my calorie goals and exercise and things began to move and lose more. But it took like 3-4 weeks. Trust me when I say I wanted to give up. Sometimes you can be eating too few calories as well. It’s all pretty individual.
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