Well after loosing 107 pounds since last Thanksgiving I have stalled for 8 days at 267-268 pounds. I've carefully counted my intake and seem to be at about 1000-1100 calories. About 70 grams of Protein too. A bit high in carbs at 100 or so. Being 6' tall and male that is a significant caloric shortfall and yet the scale bounces up and down between the 2 poundages.

Our community has a wonderful senior wellness center that I was recently able to join since turning 50. They have a lap pool, therapy pool, indoor AND outdoor track, all kinds of exercise equipment. I've been swimming 3 days a week for an hour and then walking and doing light exercise with a few of the machines 2 days a week.

I would not think that with the caloric shortfall that I could be building muscle as fast as I'm losing fat can I? I am not doing and serious weight training just walking and swimming and light weight training. It just doesn't seem feasible that I am not losing pounds. My diet has not varied by much for the last 4 months, counts are about the same but I went from losing about 3/4 pound a day to losing nothing.

An eight-day stall doesn't even register as a stall in my world.

I'm sure the scales will move again very soon!! Hang in...

Your body is taking time to catch up with the lost pounds. It has to adjust every once in awhile, sort of. With me, the stall times are when I lose inches instead. Once it has realigned itself, you will start losing pounds again.