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brenn24179
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scale has not moved in a couple of weeks, lost 17 lbs with 17 to go, any suggestions would be appreciated.
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Keep going! 17 pounds more to go? You should expect those last 17 pounds to take 17 weeks. Out of curiosity, do you use a food scale to weigh everything you eat?3
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There is no way I could survive on 1200 cals, brenn. Are you set at "Sedentary?" Are you still working or taking care of a house? Most people aren't really sedentary.
With 17 to go, you should be set at "Lose 1/2 pound per week," have you been adjusting your GOALS?
Are you getting any exercise at all ( I didn't see any logged ) that would help.
I'm in my mid sixties and I lose weight on a lot more calories than you have as your goals. I am 5'8" and 140 and I lose on 1700 plus exercise cals. How tall are you?
Also, I see that you eat a lot of grains - cereals, chips, etc. You're using "cups" measurements - notoriously inaccurate.4 -
The last few pounds are slow. Set MFP to lose 0.5 pounds per week, and don’t be surprised if it takes longer than that. Use a food scale to weigh and log every single bite you can possibly weigh. With only a little to lose, your deficit becomes very small and only a few little errors can take you out of a deficit completely.4
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L1zardQueen wrote: »Keep going! 17 pounds more to go? You should expect those last 17 pounds to take 17 weeks. Out of curiosity, do you use a food scale to weigh everything you eat?
17 lbs could take longer than 17 weeks. with less than 20 to go a half a lb a week would be more reasonable6 -
I am short 5'3 and lost 10 lbs in a couple of weeks and then it slowed down. Yes I need patience and know it will take a lot longer to get the other 17 lbs off. I did low carb and lost fast but I know I can not continue to go low carb, so much discipline. Yes, I love cereal, maybe eating too much of it. I will have to measure. If I go over 1600 calories I gain weight. 1400 to maintain, 1200-1300 to lose0
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For every 10 lbs you lose, your metabolism slows down by a couple of hundred calories because smaller bodies need lesse energy. Make sure that after every 10 lbs, you reset your goals, take your calorie intake down a 100 cal and increase exercise intensity/duration or both to burn an extra 100 cals. You could consider adding weight training, too. If you don't adjust your calorie in calorie out, you will remain at a plateau.34
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Demander2015 wrote: »For every 10 lbs you lose, your metabolism slows down by a couple of hundred calories because smaller bodies need lesse energy. Make sure that after every 10 lbs, you reset your goals, take your calorie intake down a 100 cal and increase exercise intensity/duration or both to burn an extra 100 cals. You could consider adding weight training, too. If you don't adjust your calorie in calorie out, you will remain at a plateau.
Do you have anything that supports that your metabolism slows down by a couple hundred calories per 10 lbs? That seems really high. Yes, the lighter body requires fewer calories on the base level, but this sounds off.15 -
brenn24179 wrote: »scale has not moved in a couple of weeks, lost 17 lbs with 17 to go, any suggestions would be appreciated.
Start with tightening your logging a bit. That is typically the cause of slow downs.9 -
For the last two weeks, my body has stubbornly clung to 83 kg. Theoretically, it should be less, but apparently my body doesn't want to let go of the water/waste/whatever. I go up a little, then down a little, then up again etc. etc. Happy Scales tells me, my trend is downward nonetheless, so all is good. Just stick to the play, it WILL come off eventually.2
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Demander2015 wrote: »For every 10 lbs you lose, your metabolism slows down by a couple of hundred calories because smaller bodies need lesse energy. Make sure that after every 10 lbs, you reset your goals, take your calorie intake down a 100 cal and increase exercise intensity/duration or both to burn an extra 100 cals. You could consider adding weight training, too. If you don't adjust your calorie in calorie out, you will remain at a plateau.
Your TDEE does decrease as you lose weight but it is not a couple of hundred calories per 10 lbs. I think mine decreases about 50 calories for a 10lb loss.
Also, the OP didn't lose 10lbs of fat in a couple of weeks. It was likely 6 or 7 lbs of water.
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Shake things up.. of course you want to lose faster than 2 pounds a month! You're body has settled into your routine.. eat more. .move more.. or just move more.. and even eat a bit more. Keep your body guessing. I came out of a stall once by eating more.32
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nutmegoreo wrote: »brenn24179 wrote: »scale has not moved in a couple of weeks, lost 17 lbs with 17 to go, any suggestions would be appreciated.
Start with tightening your logging a bit. That is typically the cause of slow downs.
+1. Fire up that food scale and start catching the calories that have been slipping through the cracks. And honestly its perfectly normal to not see the scale move for a couple weeks. Good luck!7 -
I have had plateaus longer than 2 weeks even though I have much more to lose than you do.
Check your work (logging accuracy, etc), stay focused, and give it time.3 -
elisa123gal wrote: »Shake things up.. of course you want to lose faster than 2 pounds a month! You're body has settled into your routine.. eat more. .move more.. or just move more.. and even eat a bit more. Keep your body guessing. I came out of a stall once by eating more.
You don't lose weight by eating more. You lose weight by being in a calorie deficit over time.
You can't trick your body or keep it guessing.12 -
thanks for the comments, now I have only 5 lbs to go and have hit another plateau, last time I was just patient and it finally came off. Sunday I did eat more and so I will check on my weight this week and see if that helps. Wow the last few pounds have been much harder than in the beginning. I guess my body has to adjust.1
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Demander2015 wrote: »For every 10 lbs you lose, your metabolism slows down by a couple of hundred calories because smaller bodies need lesse energy. Make sure that after every 10 lbs, you reset your goals, take your calorie intake down a 100 cal and increase exercise intensity/duration or both to burn an extra 100 cals. You could consider adding weight training, too. If you don't adjust your calorie in calorie out, you will remain at a plateau.
I've lost 75 pounds. Using your math, my calorie requirements should be somewhere around 1500-1700 less than when I began. I don't think that's how this works, and my real life experience most certainly doesn't bear that out. Please cite any studies/references you have to support that figure.10 -
brenn24179 wrote: »thanks for the comments, now I have only 5 lbs to go and have hit another plateau, last time I was just patient and it finally came off. Sunday I did eat more and so I will check on my weight this week and see if that helps. Wow the last few pounds have been much harder than in the beginning. I guess my body has to adjust.
Be patient. I’m 63 and 5’2”. Lost 15 pounds at 1200 cal then maintained that for 8 months. It was really hard to keep at 1200 cal and I probably averaged close to 1400. Two months ago I tightened up my logging and lost the 5 pounds in a month. I’ve kept it off. I finally got determined enough to put the effort in.
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brenn24179 wrote: »thanks for the comments, now I have only 5 lbs to go and have hit another plateau, last time I was just patient and it finally came off. Sunday I did eat more and so I will check on my weight this week and see if that helps. Wow the last few pounds have been much harder than in the beginning. I guess my body has to adjust.
the last 5 lbs can be really really slow. so if you dont already set your loss to .5(1/2) a lb a week.also plateaus are 6-8 weeks of no loss or gain3 -
brenn24179 wrote: »thanks for the comments, now I have only 5 lbs to go and have hit another plateau, last time I was just patient and it finally came off. Sunday I did eat more and so I will check on my weight this week and see if that helps. Wow the last few pounds have been much harder than in the beginning. I guess my body has to adjust.
I'd still suggest what others did previously and tighten up on your logging. You could easily be eating much more than you think you are if you are not using scales to weigh everything (including prepackaged food) and checking for accurate database recipes. When you are down to those last few pounds accurate logging can make the world of difference.
You have done a great job by the way and should be proud of your achievement!2 -
FINALLY GOT PASSED THE PLATEAU! I had to be patient, ate a sausage buiscuit to try and shake it up, but honestly I just had to wait it out, lost no weight for 16 days then 3 pounds came off. I accepted if I stay at this weight it is ok but once I let go and knew I was eating right the weight started to go down. Thank you MFP, finally at goal weight,feels good
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