WTF - weight loss in 5 months

People's bodies react different to different methods... I guess that's why it's called being different Some people can just drop weight like it's nothing, but some people keep it on, and different ways of eating will help different people lose weight at different levels...

And, FYI, that's not always true about how the bigger you are the faster the weight comes off. Lots of things come into play. It's actually harder for some people once they hit a certain stage of weight to get any pounds off at all in the beginning
Once you break that 'barrier', and this seems to be true across the board, it becomes much easier to keep it coming off with consistency, but that initial 'barrier' point seems to be the difficulty in breaking, and finding for that matter, because it'll trick you into thinking that what you're doing does not work... Consider your body to be an addict... True addicts will do anything, say anything to get their next fix... Even so far as to trick themselves into thinking that what they are doing is perfectly logical and a necessary part of life... Your body is holding on to the weight while you make your changes holding out to see if this is actually the way it's going to be, or can it convince you to give up and go back to the way it is comfortable in...
Maybe the methods you're trying are actually going to work for you and you just need to try them for a bit longer...

Over all your weight loss is good... We all wish it would come off faster, but truly it's more important to come off healthy... If you're eating healthy, exercising and doing what you should be doing, then don't worry about the weight coming off right away. Just focus on those aspects... If several months of doing that nothing happens, maybe you need to talk to a medical professional. As annoying as they can be, they really can give you a different perspective and a direction to follow if you explain what you've done and tried.

LOVE the addict analogy!

I agree that maybe cutting down the amount of bread you eat might help, as well as adding some veggies to your diet. I definitely notice a difference in my weight loss if I've been slacking on eating enough veggies.

ChristineDiet, I know it must be tough under the circumstances. Life just isn't fair and sometimes this just gets thrown in our faces. But when the going gets tough, the tough get going (or so they say) so never give up. You have been losing, even though slowly, and when the excess weight is gone, it will be just as much gone as if it had been faster. Wish I had some words of wisdom to contribute.

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you're my twin, but I have to go home from work now, so I'll check this thread out tonight

I'm finally at my goal weight. Started out just under 200 pounds (possibly a little over, but I'm sure I wasn't getting anywhere near a scale at that time!). I was a size 18+ and now I'm a size 6. My current weight is just over 150 pounds, and I'm perfectly happy with it. So I've lost right around 50 pounds. But it has taken me over 4 years to get here!

Every single body is different, and you have to do what works for you. What worked for me was slow and steady... and stalling from time to time. I have never netted less than 1400 calories per day on a regular basis, and I always eat my exercise cals. But that's what works for me. It certainly won't work for everyone.

Stick with your program. You'll get there. You will eventually find your groove and meet your goals! And you have a wonderful support system here to help you along the way. :bigsmile:

Hey there... I am in the same boat...
Started Jan 9th.. 5'10 SW 253...CW 235(depending on the day)... Started low at 1370... up'd to 1800... tried Primal... went up to 2100... went back down to 1500... now at 1750 after having my metabolism tested.
I have tried eating back exercise cals and not eating back exercise cals. I still don't lose wt til the end of my period.... and then only a few lbs.
all I can say is.. that has been consistent... I have lost 2-4 lbs a month for the last 5 months.
and have come to accept it. 18lbs down in five months.

I have read a lot and tried a lot and not much makes a difference. I have tried very high protein..high fat... low carb... and all variations around that.

I have become ok with what I am losing because above all.. I am learning to change my way of eating. and living... and the longer it takes... the more it is ingrained in my head... and habits are formed hopefully for good.

I don't stay exactly at my cals... i go under .. and I go a lil over here or there...
And as of right now i am not eating back exercise cals.
But I recently started working out with a trainer... and talkin to someone here that is a trainer...and decided to not focus on Calories.. but rather LBM... and my MACROS.... makes me more aware of what I am actually eating.

But I stay in a range of 1450-1800... which is where the RMR testing suggested to lose wt. 2300 to maintain.

I have also found that everyone has a story of what has worked for them...doesn't mean it will work for you. Only you can figure that out by trial and error. BUT I would try that in the healthiest way possible.... feed your body good whole foods...
And you really can't go wrong.

I am here for ya... feel free to friend me.

Best wishes.
Katie.

ETA..... you have lost inches.. which in the scheme of things is way more important than lbs. The scale is a ***** .. and she can lie, lie, lie... so go by inches.
and as I am sure you may know... muscle ways more than fat and takes up less space... so if you are doing any strength or resistance work... you are getting smaller! And yeah for that! isn't that the real goal?
I know it is for me. I just wanna wear a size 12 and look damn fine!... who cares what lbs that is!

You may not be eating enough.

Did you actually read the OPs post or have you just copied that phrase from other threads? Not being funny, but the OP is saying they indeed UPPED their calories and that is what actually started the whole weightloss to stop!

You lost 17 pounds and 10 inches? That's fantastic.

I didn't read all the responses, but I did skim over the fact that you are eating 1400 calories and not eating back your exercise calories and burning a **** load during exercise. You really should be eating them back, or at least most of them.

I don't know how old you are but your BMR would be in the vicinity of 1700 calories. If you are adding back your exercise calories, then your TDEE of sedentary is about 2000 calories. That is just sitting on your butt all day doing nothing, you can maintain at 2000 calories.

There is no reason why you can't eat 1700 or 1800 calories and not lose weight.

Anyway 17 pounds and 10 inches is fantastic. That's why you are not losing the weight, you are losing the inches.