Could I trouble you to take a ppek at my diary?

Without looking at your diary, I can tell you to take a deep breath and be patient. This takes time - it took you longer than 8 days to gain it, right? Even a perfect week can sometimes result in a gain or maintain. Google "why the scale lies" and try to focus on other measures of success.

At first glace I would suggest to up your protein intake and lower your crabs.

You are not some people - do what you need to for your body. Alcohol and takeout can cause ups and downs with water retention that can reflect on the scale as gains or maintains.

But again, a week isn't enough time to really tell.

I think your diary looks fabulous. The only thing I see that maybe--maybe not, I dunno--could be an issue is the wine/alcohol.

I can tell you it took time to get at the weight you are, and girlfriend, it's going to take time to get where ya going--this WAS a tough pill for me to swallow, but it's true and I accept it and you MUST accept this too. I foolishly though I'd go from a piggish size/look to a slim/trim superstar in the bat of an eye. This Journey is teaching me that to get to where i'm going is going to take ME (not speaking for anyone else...just ME) at least ONE YEAR--maybe more.

Once I finally got thru my thick skull (just recently BTW :blushing: ) that I'm NOT going to be the exception to the rule :embarassed: and accept that--BOY, what a relief and JOY this journey is becoming.

Here's to YOU:flowerforyou:

You have alcohol most days, and anything the liver can't process gets stored as fat and it slows your weight loss WAYYYY down. Cut it out for a week and see where you are then.

Ditto on everything said.

I say screw the scale and measure parts of your body instead.

Also, try upping your exercise. I only get very small breaks at work, but I use that time to walk briskly around the pond on site. Not powerwalking, mind you--I'm not there yet!!

Every little bit helps!!

but I keep well within the calorie goal? some people on here are still eating takeaways etc and still losing

Are you measuring all your wine, in a measuring cup? There's quite a possibility that you're "eyeballing" a glass and it's much larger than a serving. All food should be measured, especially something as calorie-dense as wine.

Other than that, I'm going to echo PP and say that 8 days isn't enough to say you've plateaued. Have you been watching your sodium? It's possible there's a bit of water weight in there too(and, I know that after I have wine, I ALWAYS feel bloated, and I probably weigh more. That could h e to do with it too)

You have alcohol most days, and anything the liver can't process gets stored as fat and it slows your weight loss WAYYYY down. Cut it out for a week and see where you are then.

this.

Try limiting your alcohol to once or twice a week, with just 1 glass.
Also, I don't see a lot of fresh fruits/vegetables. Try increasing your intake on those, as well as lean meats. You do really well on breakfast
Make sure you are logging your water. It's hard to see if you are drinking any/enough if you don't log it.

Give it time...8 days is really not that long of a "plateau"....

All the best

I used to drink twice every week, a decent amount, and I ate like crap, probably didn't drink enough water as well. With me just cutting out the alcohol and still eating like crap and not a lot of water still, I lost about 10-15 lbs. This was way before I started MFP, now I just have a glass of wine every couple of months if anything.

Although I am going to Vegas soon, that will be hard, I'm not going to lie, I'll probably have a few drinks there.. :drinker:

You have alcohol most days, and anything the liver can't process gets stored as fat and it slows your weight loss WAYYYY down. Cut it out for a week and see where you are then.

Can't agree more with the last statement. It will probably help you tremendously.

"7LBS in 14 days is still good right?"

That's excellent! Can't go wrong with that.

I have upped the exercise loads as well and realise i am not a very patient person lol, but 7LBS in 14 days is still good right? Thank you everyione xx

You just added another piece to the equation as to why you haven't lost anything in the last 8 days. 7 pounds in 14 days is unusual (possibly mostly water weight), so it is not unusual to follow that with a period of no weight loss.

losing 7 pounds in 14 days is HUGE. and it will not keep up. i lost 5 pounds in 8 days when i started because there was a bunch of water weight i was losing. since then, i've been losing 5-9 pounds per month, as now i'm burning fat and building muscle and my water weight is not fluctuating as greatly.
you're not tracking your sodium, i noticed. try tracking it and staying under the suggested 2500mg per day. it's a lot harder than you think. it can affect your weight, as high sodium intake tends to increase the water you retain.
as many others have suggested, seriously cut back on the wine. when 1/3 of your calories are coming from wine, you're not getting the nutrients your body needs. use those calories to keep eating healthily, although you can (and should) indulge once or twice a week. 8 days is also not a long time. it doesn't even count as a plateau until it's been a month or so. just keep working out and eating healthily and you will see results, even if the scale doesn't necessarily reflect the changes.
personally, i am also a proponent of eating more and lifting heavy, as that's what works for me. experiment with different things and see what works for you, but give it at least 2 or 3 results before you get upset or want to throw in the towel. you didn't gain the weight overnight and you won't lose it overnight. be patient!