Major Plateau

[HealthyVibes 24]

Hi! I had my surgery in September last year and have lost 69 pounds, but my weight hasn't budged since February! Its frustrating.
The last 3 months, I have been struggling with fatigue and have been sick off and on due to my autoimmune disease, so I haven't had the energy to workout.
But somehow, I have been losing inches because I'm fitting into smaller sized clothes. How is this possible? Has anyone had this experience of losing inches, but not weight without working out? And any advice on how to break this plateau is greatly appreciated!

[pintsizedmallrat 470]

At the stage you're at, especially since your loss has slowed, you are possibly losing inches due to your skin tightening up a little; I was SUPER saggy when I reached my goal weight, and I have been more or less maintaining and while I haven't lost much, I have gone down two pants sizes because my skin is shrinking back.

[HealthyVibes 24]

Interesting! I thought maybe it was swelling from the surgery, but that doesn't make sense this long after. I never considered my skin tightening. Thank you!

[catwoman7 10,918]

I didn't notice any skin tightening (I wish, though!), but I do know fat seems to re-distribute during or after weight loss. I looked pretty gaunt (and frankly, kind of awful) when I hit my lowest weight, but I looked a lot better a few months later, even though I hadn't gained any weight (yet...I unfortunately did during year 3, which is common). My face didn't look so drawn anymore and I just looked better - healthier. I think things just kind of moved around. So that might be what's going on with you, too.

[HealthyVibes 24]

1 hour ago, catwoman7 said:

I didn't notice any skin tightening (I wish, though!), but I do know fat seems to re-distribute during or after weight loss. I looked pretty gaunt (and frankly, kind of awful) when I hit my lowest weight, but I looked a lot better a few months later, even though I hadn't gained any weight (yet...I unfortunately did during year 3, which is common). My face didn't look so drawn anymore and I just looked better - healthier. I think things just kind of moved around. So that might be what's going on with you, too.

Thank you so much!

[pintsizedmallrat 470]

Your whole body composition kind of shifts around as it gets used to your new size and dimensions. I always compared it to feeling like going through puberty again, every day some new surprise, some good some bad!

[MsTeeTee 71]

Mmm interesting. This is good info to know.

[MsTeeTee 71]

Mmm interesting. This is good info to know.