To think I’ll be stuck at 16 stone forever

If I were you, I'd stop eating breakfast and lunch. Intermittent fasting.

You’ve reached a bit of a stall - happens to me every three or four months: I would have a week eating a bit a more, then come back to 1550 but make sure your protein is at 100grams a day.
I’ve been at this for 17 months and lost 50lbs a reset is often the only thing that gets it all
moving again. Well done on your loss so far

So don't weigh yourself tomorrow and celebrate getting into the 15s as a way of motivating yourself to continue!

Hi, what fats do you cook your food with, oil etc? There are lots of hidden calories in oil, so as an alternative use a low calorie spray.
what drinks do you have? Is everything diet or sugar free?
do you drink lager? I can no longer drink it as it puts so much weight on me.
I also don’t eat bread …. Only low carb wraps.
It’s really hard….. especially as we get older

Absolutely agree.

I think people who lose easily on a calorie deficit do t appreciate it doesn’t work like that for everyone.

I have to avoid nearly all carbs to lose any weight since hitting 40.

im in the situation where I need almost no carbs and 6-700 calorie a day deficit to lose weight but any slip for even a few days and it piles on.

o agree with those suggesting a bigger breakfast and smaller evening meal. Also have a look at fasting (eg 16:8) as that has worked well for me

Regardless of the weight loss I would continue with the weights. Even without a PT or a gym. They bring so many benefits to your health

I could have written this. I am 50 and the weight just doesnt shift. I eat really healthy, track calories, gym 3/4 times a week - weights/ circuits, run once a week around 8k, walk daily between 8k and 18k steps daily. Sleep well. And in the last 2 months I have managed to lose about 5 pounds - this is about the same 5 pounds I put on in 1 weekend (and I didnt go crazy!) I only have to look at a glass of wine to put on the weight.
Like you I know I have lost a few cm's but not loads but everyone keeps saying stay away from the scales but I know weighing over 13 stone is not good for me. Am going to up my step count, maybe walk faster! Like you am just stuck. What worked before definitely doesnt at this age. Any over 50's found what does?

Maybe try focusing on other areas of health and see where that gets you? Are you sleeping well? Are you making good choices for gut health?

Have you had your thyroid checked? It’s a simple blood test to check you thyroid stimulating hormone level, it might be worth ruling it out at least.

You need to divorce the exercise from the weight, the exercise will not be making a difference to your weight. Great to do for your health of course.

Sure, try that then.

Stop eating " lots of lovely sourdough ", it's just bread...if I ate lots of bread I'd put weight on.

But do you track your calories, OP?!!!! 🙄😂

It's frustrating that people aren't listening to you.

Can I ask how long you've been at 16 stone? If it's been a while, your body might've settled at a new higher set point and the weight will be harder and take longer to shift. You might also have developed insulin resistance. It's a sod to deal with.

How often are you weighing yourself too? If it's daily, drop it to a week. There's a reason Joe Wicks calls it "The Sad Step" – we give far too much power over to the numbers on it. If your clothes fit better and your fitness is improving, focus on those for now and less on what the scale tells you.

Well done on the weight loss so far! I’m sure you’re tracking your calories really accurately. When I was 19 stone I couldn’t lose any weight unless I ate below 1400 calories a day. Science would say otherwise but this truly demonstrates the chronic nature of obesity/insulin resistance/other factors at play.

I’ve lost 5 stone with mounjaro - not saying you need to go down the injection route but it was the only way of stabilising and sorting my metabolism effectively enough to let go of the weight. Eating 1600 calories a day so more than I would have previously too!

No way i could eat all those carbs and still lose weight.
You still get a load of 'carbs' even without bread and pasta etc, you really don't need to add them on "for cardio".

Not sure if anyone has said this as I haven’t read all the replies but if you are exercising (which it sounds like you are) you could be gaining muscle as you loose fat. Muscle weighs more than fat so you might find you hit a certain weight and stay there for a while until you stop gaining as much muscle and carry on loosing fat. Ignore the scales, one pint of water weighs one pound, so if you have a big wee before weighing yourself the scales will show a loss. If you drink a pint of water then get on the scales it will show a gain.
concentrate on how your clothes feel and your body looks, don’t worry about the scales and keep doing what you are doing

Well done OP - you’ve lost 13lbs and built a great fitness routine.
why don’t you focus on body composition and get your PT to do a body comp analysis once a month? Your plateau sounds like you’re laying down some muscle - which is heavier than fat - and your body shape is changing for the better so you’re losing body fat. You won’t necessarily see that on the scales for a while, but the body comp should show you fat percentage dropping and lean muscle mass going up.

Don’t be disheartened. The rate of change on the scales does slow after the initial big drop with weight loss, but if you stay the course it will work. It’s only been 17 weeks of so this year and you’ve made a lot of progress.