The dreaded plateau

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My WL has been slowing down for a while now. I did lose 2lbs more recently but I notice 0.5lb has gone back on straight away so it might have been a scales fluke.

MFP tells me to eat 1500 calories a day to lose 1lb a week and I generally stick to this 6-7 days a week. If I do deviate a little I will try recoup it the next day or exercise more. I do not eat back my exercise calories

I am 5’5,
start weight 100kg
currently 81.5kg
Interim goal - 70kg
? final goal - 65kg

I am not as active as I could be I am time poor. Office desk job long hours, long drive

-I try to get steps in when I can
-gym twice a week - mixed weights and cardio
-Les Mills body balance once a week
-at home I try to do something during the week like squats, step ups (on a step), walking, stretches.. whatever I can do for 30 mins indoors
-try to swim once a week but often do not get time
-increase my NEET by moving around frequently. I get up every hour from my desk I also don’t sit down long in evenings I keep moving.

Dont eat simple carbs like bread or pasta. I do eat some rice. I try to eat protein and try not to eat too much sugar.

I’m not sure if my daily calories are correct? What kind of level of active am I?

I tried eating more, 1800 and this did not move my weight at all so dropped back down to 1500. Should I try less? I am starving if I do!

Thanks!
I don’t want to jinx it but 80.5kg now 🙈
I may no longer be in plateau! I am sure I will go back into one again at some point 😂

Ah there you go then!!

80.2! Weight loss is so bloody strange sometimes how can I lose nothing in weeks then 2kg in 3 days 😂

Because fat is only one component of scale weight!!!

It's a real test of patience sometimes but so important to have other progress markers, not just weight.

But you kept putting the work in, and kept moving in the right direction!! Well done.

I’m struggling with this exact thing. Ithink I need to start weighing daily. I’ve lost 21.7 kilos in nearly 12 months but I’ve been stuck since October. I’m doing well at the gym though and have noticed that I’m more toned.

Sadly for me I can’t eat as many as it says on the calculators, it’s pretty depressing. In the past I’ve had to have a 700-800 deficit to lose 1lb a week. I’d just keep going for now as my experience is you can stall for a while then it just kicks in again. Or eat maintenance for a week and then restart

That's frustrating @OrangesLemonsLimes. Sounds like you have done a brilliant job with your weight loss but do you track any other non-scale progress metrics? Like @Menora found, scale weight change is not necessarily about body fat, especially if you are training hard and can see visual proof of your body changing.

The scale is only one metric, and as you get leaner it's really helpful to monitor other things too.

Sorry not been back for a while. I was 81-82kg when I posted end of Nov, finally moved a little got down to 78.8kg but I am having to track and work out and restrict simple carbs however I am leaner, def measure your body I have lit had to throw out 2 bras this week which swamp me now