For those who have lost 100+. Any plateaus?

I actually did not hit a plateau, but I was extremely strict and dropped 140 lbs in 7 months. I did not miss a single day of exercise or eat more than planned, not even once. Consistency is plateau killer, IMO.

I had a couple that lasted a couple of week just ignore them and move on hope this helps

I have been on a stall for the last two months. I was sick for a couple of weeks and had a nice birthday weekend, but I have still managed to stay under goal most of the time, and I have seen the same three numbers it seems like forever. I have to figure out a way to change it up!

Hi there,

Yes. I'm in one right now. I lost 112 pounds in exactly one year on MFP and for the last 6 months the scale has NOT moved. But I will say that I'm in the last 10 to 15 "vanity" pounds now and it's the hardest to get to budge. My body is recomping though the scale isn't moving. I've lost another pant size too. You can always try all the tried and true suggestions for breaking a plateau. I've done all of them. You can go to maintenance for a couple of weeks and then drop back down again. Take a week or so off hard exercise. Try zigzagging calories or even try spiking calories for a day. I also don't go below BMR.

Hang in there.

I hit a plateau at about a year into my weightloss it lasted 10 months! I was stuck going up and down a couple of pounds the entire time. I finally broke it by adding serious weightlifting to my workout schedule and I reassessed what I was doing the first year and whether or not I was still complely doing those few important things.

1. Drinking at least a gallon of eater per day. While I was doing doing it most of the time I wasn't as consistent as I had been.
2. Counting calories. I was sticking to my initial amount of calories but I was not measuring everything like I used to, I was more guesstimating. Though I was close most of the time it wasn't exact.
3. Logging my food. I had stopped logging every meal. I usually logged breakfast lunch and dinner I skipped logging.


When I started weight lifting I knew I would not see the loss right away due to retaining water to repair the muscle, which often happens with newbies to weightlifting. It was the third week I really started seeing it on the scale but I had been seeing it in the mirror the whole time and in my clothes. For several weeks I dropped 3-5 lbs per week and have been averaging 2 lbs per week since. So the last 4 months I have lost 27 lbs and am within a pound of hitting 100 lbs lost. With only 36 pounds left until goal.

I think the biggest thing is to never stop trying even when your not seeing changes you sure training yourself to make it a lfestyle no matter what and eventually you will see the bennifits of your hard work. Never ever give up. No matter what! Most importantly make sure you always get your water in I find my weight loss slows down when I don't drink at least a gallon a day. I add an extra 48 oz on my gym days which are 5 days a week. Hope this helps.

In terms of the scale yes. However I track inches and bodyfat %. That's always heading in the right direction. I also zig zag calories a, up exercise, and have even done full diet breaks. Eating @ maintenance for 5-7 days with no exercise.

The body does what the body does I have plateaued over the 4 years I have been "Living my new Lifestyle" for months on end where I have only lost a pound a month sometimes but my clothes have changed my inches change my BF% vs my Skeletal muscle% improves so I just keep living away and then one day I get on the scale and it has dropped
I dont diet anymore I just live this way so I try not to get crazy and change my exerise or stop eating and drop my calories because that isnt the way I want to live so hang in when it happens and be true to your lifestyle and it will work itself out

Don't hate me, please.

I never had a plateau.

I weighed in weekly and I am pretty sure there were only like 3 weeks (spread out - not three in a row) the entire time I was losing that I didn't record a loss.

LOL at don't hate you...LOL I don't hate you, I think that's awesome!

I am at a plateau now, but its my own fault. Food logs tell it all!!!! I will get back in gear and start loosing again, its been about 3 weeks.....I believe I am approaching my point of ok Vicki stop farting around!

Don't hate me, please.

I never had a plateau.

I weighed in weekly and I am pretty sure there were only like 3 weeks (spread out - not three in a row) the entire time I was losing that I didn't record a loss.

This exactly, and for those weeks when I didn't post a loss, it was because of my habits, not a plateau (took a weekend "off", went on vacation, etc).

I'm not sure why but I do know that while others I know were decreasing their cals as they lost weight, I was increasing mine. The longest I've gone is like 8-10 days without a loss, and those are usually followed by bigger drops on the scale than average.

Don't hate me, please.

I never had a plateau.

I weighed in weekly and I am pretty sure there were only like 3 weeks (spread out - not three in a row) the entire time I was losing that I didn't record a loss.

You Suck!!! LOL Only Kidding!!! That's great though.... I think mine is alittle different in that fact of the amount of weight I have lost... I know my body has been in culture shoke mode the last 35 1/2 months averaging 102 lbs. lost a year..... Now most recent plateau is self imposed I believe do to the fact I was on vacation (OBX) the end of April, first week in May but the last 3 weeks I have upped my calories again to break through it.... I was at 3200 calories and have upped again to 3400 and increased my water another 32 oz. and this past week I broke through... Its all a balancing act and everyone has to play with the numbers for their body... Best of Luck !!!!!

Bump, can't read it all now.

I never hit one in the first 120. However, I am currently sitting on one that is irritating the H*!l out of me! But I keep working through it every day.

NEVER NEVER GIVE UP ON YOU !!!!!!!!

I haven't lost that much, but I have been in a lousy plateau since my last logged low which ironically was on my one year anniversary of my weight loss journey -- January 10. I have lost and gained the same 5lbs more times than I can count since Jan 10. Its VERY frustrating, even when I seem to have tried everything. I finally bought a HRM so I'm hoping that gives me the push I need to work harder to break it.