loosing weight and feeling great, then it happened

[too much of me 0]

I HAVE STOP LOOSING WEIGHT AFTER LOOSING GOOD FOR THE FIRST 3 MONTHS, NOW I HAVE CAME TO A SCREECHING HAULT. YES I REALLY AM FOLLOWING THE RULES SO WHAT IS HAPPENING? HAS THIS HAPPENED TO ANYONE ELSE? I HAVE LOST 30 POUNDS SINCE JUNE 26, 2007. YES I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR THE LOSS HOWEVER I AM REALLY LOOKING FOWARD TO LOOSING MORE. WHAT TO DO, FEELING SAD AND HOPE MY WEIGHT LOSS RIDE IS NOT OVER.......:faint:

[faybie 0]

Yes, this will happen several times until you reach your goal. When you stop loosing pounds its time to start measuring. Your body starts to compact to catch up to the weight loss. This is a very normal and necessary part of the process. Break out that measuring tape!

[ragdollx19 1]

Change something you are doing. Are you working out? If not, shame on you get moving! If you are try changing your workout up, the body adapts to doing the same thing over and over. Are you gaining muscle mass which weighs more than fat?

food, you can follow the rules and still eat like garbage or be eating worse than you realize. Try tracking your food intake for a few days on a site like sparkpeople.com. Maybe you arent getting enough calories? If you dont get enough your body goes into starvation mode.

Good luck! I had about a month worth of no weight loss at all around 3 months but the inches kept falling off.

[maryrose 2]

Same thing happened to me. I found that I was eating more "softer" foods and taking in more calories. I switched my oatmeal and milk Breakfast for 1 slice whole wheat toast with a little Peanut Butter. This slice of toast takes me most of the morning to eat and I am not looking for the mid-morning yogurt snack anymore.

The foods that are solid and take longer to eat actually work out better for me. This is something I am just discovering now.

Good luck!

PS: I like faybie's advice...I will check that out too. I never thought about the body compacting.

[Dibaby 0]

Over the years I've had MANY plataus like this. It is annoying but don't fret about it. Make sure you are making the right food choices. Maybe write down what your eating so that your accountable. Like the other person said..if you aren't exercising you are going to have to start. I don't know anyone that has been successful without exercising. Good luck..you'll get past this bump in the road.

[too much of me 0]

you guys are great! thanks for the fast replies.

My calorie in take is @ 800 a day and some days I

walk for a hour and some days I don't.

So I will continue to hang in there and step up my excercise

routine..

[TerriDoodle 6]

This is a really good article about what causes plateaus.

You don't say how long it's been since you've lost a pound or two...is it just a little stall or is it a true plateau? A week or two without losing is nothing to fret about... A true plateau can last for weeks or even months!!

[mbanja 1]

I am loosing weight SLOWLY, but you can really see the inches comming off. I second the tape measure! Even when I gain a pound or two I get my tape measure out and find that the inches are comming off still. Don't get down! It will happen for you. Have you had a fill yet? Maybe you are in need of a fill?

[LoserWannaB 0]

when you can move, move

that's my motto

and i'm sticking to it

and getting a tape measure

just as soon as i can remember to pick one up

[kland 0]

You might try upping your calorie intake a bit. I don't think 800 calories is enough and your body may have gone into starvation mode.

[TerriDoodle 6]

You might try upping your calorie intake a bit. I don't think 800 calories is enough and your body may have gone into starvation mode.

I agree that 800 is way too low. If you read the article I linked above it says this (in part):

Lowering calories too far…"It takes calories to burn calories"

There is an old adage, which says, "It takes calories to burn calories." This is true both internally and externally.

Internally, the body simply lowers its metabolic rate when it senses too large a decrease in food intake. This still allows the body to function correctly, but ultimately requires fewer calories (after considerable weight loss), which creates hunger and prevents fat loss. Externally, the body is tricked into less spontaneous physical activities, (i.e., you get lazy, tired and, therefore, move less and more economically).

Solution: Keep calories slightly below initial maintenance so metabolism and energy levels remain high during exercise and daily activities. A deficit greater than 20% of maintenance calories makes it much more difficult to maintain lean body mass

For example: My maintenance calories are about 2200/day. A 20% deficit means I should eat about 1760 calories a day to lose one pound per week, keep my metabolism revved up, and energy levels high.