How do you work through a weight loss plateau? Thank you!!

amanda

Hello Amanda,

Just trust the process, it really works. Hold your nerve. Try to not look for ways to break the stall. Your body needs the small rest to begin dropping again.

Thank you! How long did you plateau for? I just want to make sure I’m not for too long. Does that make sense?

Basically just keep calm and carry on.

But how far out from surgery are you, how much have you lost, and how long has the plateau lasted?

My surgery was 1/30/24, I’ve lost 48lbs since surgery and it’s been a week and I’m stuck at the same wait or up a few lbs.

Plateaus and regains are part of the journey for most of us. Weight loss is not linear - it's ups and downs and side to sides and all other possible bumps in the road. If you stick to your programme then you will lose - lots.

I totally understand your frustration - we all go through it. You'll be fine ?

Stalls tend to last 1-3 weeks and you’ll likely experience a few of them while you’re losing. They’re actually an important part of your weight loss. It’s the time when your body shuts down to reassess your new needs based on your weight loss. Your body works out what it needs now in regards to digestive hormones, metabolism, etc. When it’s done this & it’s ready to move forward again, your stall will break. Stick to your plan. Don’t make any additional changes other than what your plan requires - don’t stress your body more.

Thank you so much everyone!

15 hours ago, Afowler80 said:

Thank you! How long did you plateau for? I just want to make sure I’m not for too long. Does that make sense?

I had so many, they lasted from a few days to 3 weeks in the first year. The second year they lasted much longer, I had one lasting 3 months and I thought I had finished loosing. I stepped on the scale one morning and found that a whopping 5 pounds had fallen off me.

Just hold your nerve and follow your plan, good luck

So for me, I've had stalls last anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 weeks. I tend to gain 2-4 pounds during a stall and then drop like 5-6 pounds when it breaks. Once I see I'm in a stall, I stay off the scale. Normally I weigh myself 2-3 times per week. When I'm in a stall, I do it once per week, just to see when it breaks.

I stick with my diet, I change up my workout to "confuse" my body (if you do the same thing at the same time al the time, your body gets use to it and the exercises become less effective), and I focus on NSVs (Non Scale Victories) such as how I look, how my clothes fit, how my rings fit, if I've dropped inches, if I can fit into seats/booths better, etc...