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Yeah this is insanity. There was a bride on here recently moaning about how she has gained all the weight she lost for her wedding back + more. Jeeze! THIS IS JUST ONE DAY. You would be better off enjoying your wedding day in a dress that fits comfortably and then Photoshopping all your photos down a few sizes. You could…

I think it is just early overwhelm & the unfamiliarity... Which is why I always tell people just starting out to make a few simple body weight exercises a part of their weekly routine. Especially women! I started at 200 lbs in August & I just decided that at the advanced age of 52 - LOL - I was only going to do what I…

The bigger the size the bigger the loss needed. Of course, some folks might be just on the border between two general sizes and roll back a little more quickly. Also, weight loss is not rational and you may lose in different places first. I went from 12s to 10s very quickly because I lose in my hips first. It feels like I…

It's the same for everyone at every age: create a deficit thru accurate food weighing & logging. Move more if you can find the time. 4-month-olds love a go in the stroller at just about anytime. Are you nursing? If yes you need to make sure you eat for adequate milk supply. I delivered my second daughter midway through 39.…

@sympha01 You win the forums today! Excellent thoughtful & fact filled response. Bravo!

Yeah, people love this idea that they're just fat shredding machines. Sorry buttercup, you can only metabolize so much stored fat at a time & your body is perfectly willing to shuttlecock perfectly good lean muscle under the stress of steep deficits. What's best is to find the right deficit for steadily maximizing fat loss…

If you are predisposed to type 2 diabetes, put a walking program in place! You've done great managing the weight side, but nothing can compensate for the activity side of the equation.

Correlation does not equal causality. I don't think you've got a dataset that proves very much more than weight loss is nonlinear and humans are impatient.

Just pick up where you are & off you go... These struggles will crop up from time to time. Be well. xo

I eat my walking calories. I have found the Fitbit calories pretty accurate overall. I watched it carefully at first & ended up making myself shorter than I really am on my stats to get it right where it needed to be.

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@chimaerandi Ate your weight in jalapeño poppers? YOU, I like! Calm down & let double the days you were away pass. What remains on the scale is the real deal. Totally worth it in my opinion. If our weight can fluctuate due to stress, sleep, pms, flu, sodium, air travel, food poisoning, etc I'm down with a fluctuation for…

Yes! That's the attitude! I'm back to check in on you. You've really gotten lots of great advice here. I'm not warm and fuzzy in writing, but rest assured I'm NOT judging you. This is what makes the forensics of weight loss so fascinating. This isn't just 'in your head' but your head is probably having something to do with…

So specifically what are we talking about here? What is your height? What is your age? What is the weight range at which you stall? Do you know your actual body fat percentage? This is all very vague. I understand you are exasperated. I detect some hyperbole but I get it, you've tried lots of approaches. You haven't yet…

I'm puzzled you could gain, or even maintain, at 1400 calories over such a long time. That makes me think you might be eating more than you realize. I would go very back to basics on the weighing/measuring/logging. You also don't mention your typical activity. If you were more active previously & now you're not doing those…

Your body will tell you if you go too far into deficit! I have trouble eating enough on my longest hiking days, like 14 or 15 miles & lots of climbing. I just can't pack or sit and eat enough on those days. I usually require a fourth meal the following day, either an extra breakfast or an extra lunch.

I second ahoy... If you're meeting baseline nutrient requirements, it's probably fine. You have a lot to lose. I personally wouldn't load up on stuff like cheesecake just to hit an arbitrary number if I weren't hungry at that current weight. Make sure you are weighing/measuring correctly. Sometimes new more nutrient &…

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@drmerc_oc That's the spirit chappy!

There are some body builder/ fitness model types who have been here for years. I don't think that far ahead. I enjoy this. I'm thinner and fitter than I've been in years. Why would I put an arbitrary time limit on that? Now the forum... I will have to leave the forum soon... every time I see some new yahoo make a post like…

I like to weigh every day. Always the same context: naked, first thing after toileting. If I drink a glass of water or coffee it's over until the next day... I personally like all the data. I take seven days data, throw out the highest number & the average I get is that week's weight. It shows a nice downward trend.…

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Wow! Great work!

Same here! I was 200 last August, now I'm 169. Feels great. You look beautiful! I'm going for about 30 more myself...

Terrific!

Bwaa ha haaaaa... Welcome to my world. I think about that quote that gets attributed to lots of famous people: 'Never complain, never explain.' A lot.

Jealousy plain and simple. Ignore & move on...

I think you've answered your own question with that brief personal history. This time, get rid of it for good.

True plateaus last longer than what you're describing.

Why is it frustrating? You are never one number. You will never be one number. As long as you are a living, breathing, ingesting & excreting living organism being one single fixed weight 'number' will never, ever happen. Change your thinking!