Weight Loss Pattern

I've lost 19lbs since February 14th. The first week I lost 5 next week 3 the last few weeks about 2lbs.

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I don't think there is a pattern. Some weeks I have lost a few pounds other weeks zero and on occasion I've had a woosh. As long as I am losing I'm happy.

For me, I want to lose 30 pounds and I, on a good day, have lost 24 so far. Its been steady weight loss most weeks but I have hit 1 "mini" plateau and now the real one. I say "mini" for the first one because it wasn't that long, but long enough for me to say what the heck? The mini plateau was at 16 weeks in and I read up on it and decided to take a 10 day diet break. Now I didn't go crazy and in all of the weeks of dieting I had still allowed some cheat meals to keep my sanity. So about a week after those 10 days of eating roughly maintenance calories, 2.5-3 pounds came off. That was what I needed Now, I have been at the same weight range now for going on 4 weeks...this is now the real plateau...it's driving me insane. But I am not giving up. Since this plateau started around week 22 of dieting and I had friends coming into town for 4 days at the end of week 23, I decided that for those 4 days I would do what I did above and take a break but only for 4 days. Ate well the week before they came in, and very well the week after they left and continuing. Only this time...this up in calories did not work. I am still at the same place on the scale - no extra woosh of pounds came off. So it's just interesting how one strategy works one time, then totally doesn't work the second time.

I'm sure you will see it consistent for a long while, 16+ weeks but don't be discouraged if it does stall or your body needs a break. I, as a novice, recommend giving your body a break after a long stretch, but that is just what worked for me to push through mentally and then reflected well on the scale. I will end with this: even though I knew I could probably be very strict, not take breaks and maybe even up the work outs to 5x a week (instead of 3-4x) and drop probably 2 pounds a week, I decided that I wanted to do 30 pounds down in 30 weeks. I wanted this to be successful, permanent and as stress free as possible. That for me has been the saving grace. So what if I eat a brownie that someone brought into work? That is the reality of life, so don't tell yourself "no" at every turn but overall make good choices that will stick long after the 43 pounds are gone. Plus even if you can lose 2 pounds a week, our bodies are ever changing, so for me allowing the time slot of 1 pound a week has given me time for fluctuations, changes, and plateaus.

Good luck! And do what's best to keep the weight off!

The last ten pounds is like chipping away granite. Set your expectations accordingly so you don't get frustrated.

jillstreett wrote: »

For me, I want to lose 30 pounds and I, on a good day, have lost 24 so far. Its been steady weight loss most weeks but I have hit 1 "mini" plateau and now the real one. I say "mini" for the first one because it wasn't that long, but long enough for me to say what the heck? The mini plateau was at 16 weeks in and I read up on it and decided to take a 10 day diet break. Now I didn't go crazy and in all of the weeks of dieting I had still allowed some cheat meals to keep my sanity. So about a week after those 10 days of eating roughly maintenance calories, 2.5-3 pounds came off. That was what I needed Now, I have been at the same weight range now for going on 4 weeks...this is now the real plateau...it's driving me insane. But I am not giving up. Since this plateau started around week 22 of dieting and I had friends coming into town for 4 days at the end of week 23, I decided that for those 4 days I would do what I did above and take a break but only for 4 days. Ate well the week before they came in, and very well the week after they left and continuing. Only this time...this up in calories did not work. I am still at the same place on the scale - no extra woosh of pounds came off. So it's just interesting how one strategy works one time, then totally doesn't work the second time.

I'm sure you will see it consistent for a long while, 16+ weeks but don't be discouraged if it does stall or your body needs a break. I, as a novice, recommend giving your body a break after a long stretch, but that is just what worked for me to push through mentally and then reflected well on the scale. I will end with this: even though I knew I could probably be very strict, not take breaks and maybe even up the work outs to 5x a week (instead of 3-4x) and drop probably 2 pounds a week, I decided that I wanted to do 30 pounds down in 30 weeks. I wanted this to be successful, permanent and as stress free as possible. That for me has been the saving grace. So what if I eat a brownie that someone brought into work? That is the reality of life, so don't tell yourself "no" at every turn but overall make good choices that will stick long after the 43 pounds are gone. Plus even if you can lose 2 pounds a week, our bodies are ever changing, so for me allowing the time slot of 1 pound a week has given me time for fluctuations, changes, and plateaus.

Good luck! And do what's best to keep the weight off!

I want to edit myself and admit to being impatient about my own progress....the second 4 day diet break DID work! It took longer to see it on the scale...but now about 3.5 pounds has dropped off after 2 weeks back on track. It just took a little longer this time!

Tezzzz2018 wrote: »

Hello, Im curious, how did your weight drop off? Was it quicker in the beginning and then it slowed down? I have 43 lbs to lose and Im not sure how long I should expect for the weight to come off...Thanks

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You typically lose more in the beginning because you are dumping water, glycogen, and you have less inherent waste in your system from eating less.

It then tapers off and you will have weeks with bigger losses, smaller losses, no losses, and gains due to natural weight fluctuations which is why it's important to look at the overall trend over weeks and months rather than weigh in to weigh in. It isn't going to be a straight line progression.