I don't want to plateau
eurotrashcc
Posts: 26 Member
Hello everyone. I'm an extremely large guy and I'm working on losing weight. I've lost about 17 pounds between June 14th and July 2nd. I'm worried about hitting a plateau possibly and wonder if there are ways to prevent that from happening. I'm really excited that I'm losing weight, and don't want to lose my momentum.
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Plateau is part of the process. The best strategy is to mentally prepare and not let it throw you off track.5
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You probably don't have to worry about that as you seem to be doing pretty well so far. Your loss will not always be as fast as the past few weeks have been though. Don't take that as a plateau. A true plateau is when the scale doesn't move for 3 weeks or more. You should expect to see about 1-3 lbs lost per week so if you are hitting that weekly/biweekly then you know you have not plateaued.
If you do eventually plateau on your journey you can try to reduce your daily calorie target by 100-200 calories, or increase your exercise.3 -
A plateau is at least 4-6 weeks without a loss and generally means there is inaccurate logging. Stalls, however, are inevitable and you’ll just have to be patient when they do.7
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Plateaus happen, and are normal. I use my plateaus (I've had more than I can count) as a motivator to work harder. They don't frustrate me anymore, they inspire me.4
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You are losing weight incredibly fast and it's not realistic to expect to continue to do that consistently. You will have weeks where you lose less, you don't lose anything, or you even gain a little. That's just real life and there's no way to prevent it.
Just keep going. Realistic expectations will help you not be derailed by perfectly normal and expected bumps in the road!5 -
Stick your plan religiously. I didn't plateau in 2.5 years of losing 150. I DID experience fluctuations, short term slow downs, and other variations.2
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The only time I have ever plateau'd is when I have been less accurate with my logging or too impatient to realise I just need to wait out water weight from new exercise coming off.2
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I had only minor issues with "plateau's". The last round of loosing 100lbs I encountered a high stress month and while I maintained my food and exercise regiment I did plateau and may have put on a 1 or 2. But I realized that stress does impact your entire body and just worked hard to manage the stress and stay on the ball for food and exercise.
This time around (only have about 30-35 to loose) I hit a plateau a few months in. Well I call it that but based on what I am reading here - it wasn't long enough to be a plateau! i didn't loose weight for maybe two weeks. However, I suddenly then went down a number of pounds more or less making up for the stability of a few weeks.
it's not a sprint! it's a marathon there will be ups and downs and slow downs.
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During my 80+ pound weight loss the only major plateau I had was when I introduced heavier weights to my workouts.
However, I was losing inches and seeing a change in my body so it was only the scale, not my progress.
Also I lost weight more on the slower end.
Congrats on your great progress, but weight loss is full of ups and downs. Just keep working hard and keep going!5 -
Thank you everyone! I appreciate it greatly!3
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You can still slim down without losing weight! Muscle weighs more than fat, so if you’ve introduced heavier weights etc. that will slow the numbers down, but still help with toning your body.5
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I had a fairly long stall when I added weight lifting into my routine. But I just toughed it out because I hadn't changed anything else, and strength training water retention can mask the scale movement. It's all trends over time. Any other stalls I've had have been directly related to sloppy logging or not logging. Be honest, be accurate, be persistent. I will be what it will be.1
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Also don't get discouraged. Just because your actual weight doesn't drop that DOES NOT mean you aren't losing fat. Keep up your hard work!0
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