First weight loss "plateau" experience?

I hit weight loss walls as well.
230, 211 and now 200. And my bodyfat stopped progress I noticed. When was a starting this journey, I was 262 lbs, 33% bodyfat.
I took off 62 lbs, but I noticed that at 220 my bodyfat stopped dropping. It maintained a steady 24% all the way down to 200lbs.

I had to make some new changes in diet and exercise.

On this new program, I have lost 2 lbs but my body fat dropped to 21% and I lost 1 inch from my waist.

I am lifting real weights for the first time where most of my resistance was through calisthenics at home before. I do 90 minutes of low impact cardio - 30 minutes 3 times each day - LOVE IT!

My first happened after a 10lbs loss. I upped my calories by 160 and began losing again until October (25'ish lbs loss to that point). Now I can't seem to break it no matter what I do :explode:

Started at 226, lost the first 8 pounds easy, and then when I started adding cardio to my routine I got stuck at 218 for four weeks. it was horrible. I even went to the doctor to figure it out, which turned out to be a really bad idea. Anyhow, I kept at it, and eventually started dropping again. I spent two weeks at 210, and two at 201, but since then haven't had issues that I couldn't directly associate with my eating.
Just keep chug chuggin along. And eat those veggies! I lose a lot more much quicker when my diet includes a large variety of fresh and raw veggies.

bump

I was 255 after my last baby....hovered around 232 for a while....then 219....then stayed between 185-195 for a long time....that part really wasn't a plateau as much as just not doing what I needed to do to lose....got stuck at 172, 167....then 155 for a while...currently around 148 and been here for a bit as well....hoping to get down to between 140-142 or so...I am 5'8"....it's frustrating but the plateaus DO teach me that this is a life style and not just a diet I am on...and I've had to really work on not sabotaging myself because that is a huge habit of mine...When I don't see progress for a while I blow it...and I mean BIG TIME. Not this time around though...plugging through....I am following the "Olivia Method" of logging and it's really helped me make sure I am eating ENOUGH, but not too much. If you aren't familiar with it there are quite a few posts. Keep plugging away and you'll be just fine!

Aspen

Just remember that just because your weight isn't moving doesn't mean your not losing inches or getting healthier. I lose inches continuously even when Im at a stand still in actual weight loss. Eventually it started coming off again. Our bodies just need time. Your still doing the right things just dont stop or give up because it will show results soon enough.

I HAVE LOST 29 POUNDS AND HAVE PLATEAU ED FOR 6 MONTHS NOW ITS SO DEPRESISING I HAVE BEEN AABOUT ZIGZAGGING IF YOU HIT A PLATEAU YOU SHOCK YOUR BODY AS IT SAYS STAYING AT A CERTAIN CAL ALLOWENCE FOR SO LONG YOUR BODY GETS USE TO IT YOU EAT 6 SMALL MEALS ADAY I WENT ON THE CALCULATER AND IT TELLS YOU WHAT CALS YOU EAT OVER 7 DAYS I AM GOING TO GIVE IT AGO JUST PUT IN ZIGZAG DIET ON GOOGLEAND IT WILL COME UP WITH INFO

oh- I should say.

I lost the first 20 really easily-- started sept 19 and lost them by Nov 7th or so. Then, all weight loss just stopped. I tried to decrease salt, alcohol, increase exercise... but nothing. I had read about the zig zag method and gave it a try for a few days, but it wasnt for me.

I think what got me thru my 4 week plateau was Thanksgiving. I gave myself 2 days to eat what I wanted to and not track. In 2 days I gained 6 lbs. After that it's just melted off now.

I'm back to my 1200 cals a day and still working out- but mixing them up.

Plateaus are just so mentally draining- especially when you see everyone around you losing. But, I had to keep reminding myself this is MY journey and my body is unique. I'll have to remind myself of that when I hit the next plateau (which I hope doesnt hit for another 10 lbs or so!)

good luck!
Aimee

Plateaus are pretty normal. The best advice is to understand you ARE progressing in your weight loss program BECAUSE you have reached your plateau. Don't worry about not losing weight for a while. Your body can't plateau forever. Stick with the program.

If you read about people who starve to death, as long as they have enough water, it takes a long time to die, much longer than you would predict based on the 3500-calories-per-pound-of-fat equation. (They tend to last about two months, in fact.) There's a good reason for that -- your ancestors had to survive periodic famines, and they obviously were successful. Those plateau genes are your survival mechanism if you're ever seriously ill and unable to eat for a while. But the plateau can't last forever.

That being said, get out the food scale and measuring cups, get on line and make sure you are entering accurate calorie values for the foods you eat regularly and that you are counting every cookie crumb. There are errors in the database, and if you are entering an erroneous value every day or if you have not measured accurately, you could be eating/drinking more than you think.

And don't skip the carbs. In order to metabolize fat completely, you need insulin. Your body won't make any if you're only consuming protein and fat, including the fat you're hoping to get off your waist. You don't need much carbs, but you need some.

I have lost 89 lbs and have hit several plateaus along the way. it seems to me that when i hit a plateau my body is trying to catch up with the weighloss it that makes sense. It is during my plateaus that i seem to have the most comments from people about me looking like i have lost weight so i think my body is changing in other ways during this time and usually after a few weeks of maintaining i see a drop of 2-4 lbs all at once and the scale starts moving again, the important thing is to not give up......