Tell me about your weight loss stall?

[Anonymous]

How long did it last, what did you do, when did the scale start moving again?


I track calories and some days even have a really low calorie day. I am definitely at >3500 calorie weekly deficit. Scale hasn't moved in 2-3 weeks.

[Anonymous]

Ok,
According to this

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK576400/

It seems I should eat more but keep weight under control while my body readjusts to my new level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How long did it last, what did you do, when did the scale start moving again?


I track calories and some days even have a really low calorie day. I am definitely at >3500 calorie weekly deficit. Scale hasn't moved in 2-3 weeks.

how often are you weighting yourself?

I recommend weighting yourself daily (first thing in the morning) and tracking the overall trend. Because weight fluctuates on a daily basis if you only weigh yourself once a week weight loss can get hidden by a totally normal fluctuation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok,
According to this

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK576400/

It seems I should eat more but keep weight under control while my body readjusts to my new level.

I'm not quite sure I understand the practical recommendations from this.

It sounds like what people should do if/when weight loss starts stalling is to make sure you're eating enough to avoid spiraling into huge increases in hunger and decreases in activity due to fatigue. So maybe when weight loss starts stalling, keep eating the same amount of calories but increase your physical activity, especially muscle-building activity?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How long did it last, what did you do, when did the scale start moving again?


I track calories and some days even have a really low calorie day. I am definitely at >3500 calorie weekly deficit. Scale hasn't moved in 2-3 weeks.

how often are you weighting yourself?

I recommend weighting yourself daily (first thing in the morning) and tracking the overall trend. Because weight fluctuates on a daily basis if you only weigh yourself once a week weight loss can get hidden by a totally normal fluctuation.

I agree with this and just discovered the happy scale app which is pretty awesome for tracking weight - utilizes milestones and smooths out the daily ups and downs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok,
According to this

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK576400/

It seems I should eat more but keep weight under control while my body readjusts to my new level.

I'm not quite sure I understand the practical recommendations from this.

It sounds like what people should do if/when weight loss starts stalling is to make sure you're eating enough to avoid spiraling into huge increases in hunger and decreases in activity due to fatigue. So maybe when weight loss starts stalling, keep eating the same amount of calories but increase your physical activity, especially muscle-building activity?

Add a little more to intake to reset hormonal level.

[Anonymous]

Sometimes fat loss can be masked by water retention. If you are really in a calorie deficit, you are losing fat. You might suddenly lose 2-3 lbs from one day to the next.

[Anonymous]

I’ve been there, OP. It’s a total motivation killer getting past those “metabolic set points”. After 20 years of dieting I’ve never figured it out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been there, OP. It’s a total motivation killer getting past those “metabolic set points”. After 20 years of dieting I’ve never figured it out.

There are no metabolic setpoints. Weight loss just is not linear. If the OP is in deficit she is losing fat. Another option is that her fatloss simply stalled because her calories are now too high and she needs to go down further or increase her activity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok,
According to this

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK576400/

It seems I should eat more but keep weight under control while my body readjusts to my new level.

I'm not quite sure I understand the practical recommendations from this.

It sounds like what people should do if/when weight loss starts stalling is to make sure you're eating enough to avoid spiraling into huge increases in hunger and decreases in activity due to fatigue. So maybe when weight loss starts stalling, keep eating the same amount of calories but increase your physical activity, especially muscle-building activity?

Add a little more to intake to reset hormonal level.

Can you explain what you mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok,
According to this

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK576400/

It seems I should eat more but keep weight under control while my body readjusts to my new level.

I'm not quite sure I understand the practical recommendations from this.

It sounds like what people should do if/when weight loss starts stalling is to make sure you're eating enough to avoid spiraling into huge increases in hunger and decreases in activity due to fatigue. So maybe when weight loss starts stalling, keep eating the same amount of calories but increase your physical activity, especially muscle-building activity?

Add a little more to intake to reset hormonal level.

Can you explain what you mean?

https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/9/3255#B24-nutrients-13-03255

Research saying better to eat more for more energy to to lift more/have higher run intensity than to have lesser workouts from less eating that causes slower metabolism.


So I am going to try and be really conservative with my calorie restriction, eat more carbs, and get stronger/faster.