Stall from Hell- 1 Pound from Goal

[AvaFern 3,516]

So, I'm not a big venter, at least on social media or chatrooms, but here we go. I am literally one pound from goal....one single pound from 129. I have bounced from 130-132.2 and every single number in between for the last month. I literally lost a pound in December, then dropped to 130, and then have hit every little ounce between 130 and 132.2 for the entire last month. I run 2-3 miles a day, I do boxing classes at night, I hit my 10,000 step goal almost every day on my FitBit, and my total calories are anywhere from 1200-1500, with which exercise nets me about 800ish.

I have had stalls in the past and I just kept keepin' on keepin' on. I increased my workouts, cleaned up my diet, and eventually the scale would drop. But this is literally one pound and despite working out everyday and carefully tracking my food on MyFitnessPal, I feel like the scale is playing this neverending game of Punked! It even bounced to 129 this morning, before settling at 131. I'm trying to find the humor in the fact that this time last year I was really happy to be under 200 pounds, and this time the year before I was struggling without a sleeve at around 215, so woe is me, I'm now stuck at 130, where I would have been beyond grateful to be for pretty much my entire adult life. So, to keep it in perspective, I can logically recognize that this isn't a big deal. I've been working out a lot, so potentially I'm retaining Water and building muscle. I lost a lot of weight after plastic surgery when I couldn't workout, so the muscle that I lost then is likely just coming back and this is why I'm not losing. It's one pound...really, who cares about one pound? ME!! Despite all of the rationalization in the world, I am very focused on that 129 number, especially since my stretch goal was 119.

Anybody else get stuck really close to a goal and have a trick to push me over the edge? If not, feel free to tell me to stop whining, be a big girl, and deal with the stall like all of the ones that came before it- with patience and grace, not frustration and fury, lol.

[katesuccess 990]

Oh crumb! That's rough @@AvaFern! SO sorry you're stuck like this, and I'd be whiny too - go for it! My last stall was long and awful too, and at a personal milestone for me which I think contributed emotionally to my prolonging stall. I"m not sure if what I did "worked" or if it was just coincidence, but here's what happened:

The Nut said I needed more calories and to do so for at least three weeks.

The counselor and RN said to stay low where I was and wait it out.

My "goal prize" felt like it was out there taunting me the whole time!

Finally I tried upping calories for two weeks, and gained two pounds. Not happy, so I dropped back to the lower rate (750 for me, even with daily intense exercise) and decided I was giving that number too damn much importance in my life and health. So still one pound from that milestone I went ahead and bought my prize (a heart rate monitor/gps device) and set it up.

The next day I passed my goal. (Serious happy dance time!!)

Maybe it was playing with calories to confuse my system, maybe it was letting go of the focus on the number a bit (never entirely of course!) and maybe just the time it took. Dunno - my experience is worth all of what you're paying for it - nada - but heck, maybe something to ponder anyway. Good luck to you - and know i'll be pulling for you!

Kate

[laurenella82 625]

... stop whining, be a big girl, and deal with the stall like all of the ones that came before it- with patience and grace, not frustration and fury, lol.

Are you unhappy at 131 or this a competition to beat the scale? I've not been sleeved yet but in the past I focused so much on the scale that I sabotaged myself. Either I was sick from not eating or I gave up and just went back to the bad habits.

Congrats on your success!!!!

[Rogofulm 2,440]

I'm with ya!!! I got to within one pound of goal for about five minutes. Since then I've bounced around 2-4 pounds above my goal for over a week. I also have a stretch goal that's four pounds below my stated goal, so this is killin' me! Okay, not really. I feel good at this weight, but I'm a numbers guy, and I'm sooooooo close! Like you, I'm determined to make it, and with that attitude, it's just a matter of time until we do. I've never "done" anything to break a stall, just kept on keepin' on. So let's just keep doing what got us this far, and when the time is right, we'll get the next drop, and then (eventually) the next one until we make it. Good luck!!! Just wanted to let you know you're not alone.....

Edited February 4, 2015 by Rogofulm

[AvaFern 3,516]

Thanks everyone for your support!

@katesuccess Good for you for beating your stall! I think you make a good point about tricking the body a little with some extra calories. Hopefully, I don't spend another month stuck here, lol.

@laurenella82 Oh it is all about the number, lol. I am mostly happy at 131, but I've always had it in my head that there is no way you can call a woman in the 120's fat, and certainly not a woman who is 119. 119 was always my goal, except I thought I would never get there and 129 seemed ridiculous enough at the time I set that back when I was 237. Now though the scale is taunting me, lol, so I must beat it!

@Rogofulm I am a numbers person too! It's good to know someone else appreciates the frustration of being so close to goal! Good luck on breaking through your last few pounds!