Stand still on losing weight

I have the same problem. I've been standing still for 2 weeks, both on scale and in measurements.

My beliefs are that the body need to get used to it. First it works a little, then when you actually maintain the new lifestyle, the body need to adjust, you're building muscles and so on.

But I do think it's strange. I am trying to talk myself into that the body is just in chock, especially for me who has tried diets, but never manage dto maintain it for this long. Please if anyone see what we are doing wrong. Tell us :P

@ mehaffeymk I looked at your food diary, and it seems like if you're worried about hitting a plateau, you might want to rethink some of your food choices. First of all, this is all just advice from what I've learned being on here for a year so take it or leave it. It looks like you have a lot of take out food in your diary--it could be all estimates that aren't really from that place, but realize that takeout food has lots of preservatives and salt that doesn't help weight loss. Also, try cutting back on processed foods and eat more clean. Make sure to drink enough water everyday. And my biggest question would be the amount of calories you're eating each day--have you calculated your BMR? Unless you've talked to a doctor about eating that low of calories, I would try increasing them or try adding more exercise into your daily activities.

The way to break a plateau is always to switch things up. Plus, make sure you're tracking measurements as well. Sometimes the scale doesn't move but the inches do. Good luck and be patient. We all hit these stagnant times.

the usual answers are to make sure you're netting enough calories to cover your exercise and to make sure you're drinking enough water. Anytimes that I've "plateaued" it's been either not enough water or not eating enough

I have a daily goal set to my BMR 1472. So I should get enough?

You sound like you've just hit a small plateau. I didn't lose any weight for a month and a half not too long ago. Sometimes plateaus are a good thing because I was getting lax with my diet. The plateau forced me to go back and look at what I was doing and rectify some problems. I've since lost 4 pounds.

I took the liberty of looking at your diary. Cut back on your sodium and try to avoid prepared foods/takeout where you can, it makes a huge difference. In the long run, 2 weeks with no loss is not awful. All we can do is our best.