100 lb. Club - Do you get stuck at certain weights?

I'm terrified of 250 because I don't ever remember being below that... I can vaguely remember sticking at 251-253 in the past.

Is there anything to the idea that the body gets stuck at places where you've hung out in the past?

I think I'll faint with shock if I ever see 249.

Are you speaking about the body getting stuck at a certain number or the brain? Big difference.

Since it's most likely the brain, well that's good! You have control over this. Your past means nothing. What was past was past. This here is your NOW. What you do today and from here on in is what matters. You want to get below 250, well then go for it. Keep up with your healthy eating plan and you will get there and below. The only thing that can possibly stop you - is you. AND THAT IS NO LONGER AN OPTION.... Right? Right. :)

Are you speaking about the body getting stuck at a certain number or the brain? Big difference.

Since it's most likely the brain, well that's good! You have control over this. Your past means nothing. What was past was past. This here is your NOW. What you do today and from here on in is what matters. You want to get below 250, well then go for it. Keep up with your healthy eating plan and you will get there and below. The only thing that can possibly stop you - is you. AND THAT IS NO LONGER AN OPTION.... Right? Right. :)

Well, if I think rationally, I guess it's my brain getting stuck, although, it seems like my body getting stuck....

I want to be standing on the scale in the doctor's office and not have to give a subtle nod with my finger that means "you need to set the scale above 250"...

I get stuck at the following: 222, 206, 184, and 167. No idea why - but those are the numbers I like to hover near. I'm currently fighting the 222 now. Last time I dropped like 30 lbs I got stuck at 206 forever (then gave up and had to do it over again!). Just don't let "getting stuck" make you so obsessed with the scale moving that it moves in the wrong direction!

Yup, i have a tendancy to get stuck at certain numbers OVER AND OVER and then i get frustrated and gain, gain gain. I get stuck at 286, 250, and 193. Each time these numbers are where i have hit a month + plateau...UGH. The good news is that, that 193 is lower than the 250 and 286, so i KNOW i CAN get past it, it is just a matter of me winning, not letting the scale win. IT CAN BE DONE and you can do it. You are SO close to overcoming that #.

I maintained at 225-250 for a couple years so I'm currently within that zone and still losing. I think the trick, if there is one, is just to stay STRINGENTLY on plan and have no "off" days.

250 is my certain weight, and I'm nearing it... getting a little worried myself. I'd say put your head down, stay on plan, and come back up in a couple of weeks and then you won't have to worry about the 250's anymore! What about not getting on the scale for a couple of weeks? Maybe the mental aspect can't have power if you don't give it the satisfaction? Or worst case? You can show yourself you can maintain? Good luck, you can do this!

-Aimee

When I was around 13-15 years old my weight stayed around 159-164. Right now I'm around 175-174. i hope i don't have problems getting passed those numbers.

I was stuck at 262 for about 3 weeks.

I always get stuck at 240lb without fail. Generally after that I give up. Obviously I didn't this time as I'm now 218lb for the first time in over 10 years :)

In the past couple years, I have always gotten stuck around 230. I will waver between 231-234. But a few years ago, when I was smaller, I was stuck around 210. I guess we just have to stick it out, even if we plateau for longer than we would like. Better than the alternative of gaining.

my set weight is around 176. This time around I got stuck at 170 for about two months. Working on getting super far away from that number :)

I haven't been lower than 176 in about 5 years

250 is my certain weight, and I'm nearing it... getting a little worried myself. I'd say put your head down, stay on plan, and come back up in a couple of weeks and then you won't have to worry about the 250's anymore! What about not getting on the scale for a couple of weeks? Maybe the mental aspect can't have power if you don't give it the satisfaction? Or worst case? You can show yourself you can maintain? Good luck, you can do this!

-Aimee

Ok girly! I can get past if you can! Let's do it together. :D

I've been stuck at 195 for the last 2 weeks. I've also been sick, so maybe when I feel better I'll start losing again. good luck!

uber - I sure hope to get past it.. I hit 255 about 3 weeks ago, and then I went offff plan, for a week, got back on plan, got back to 255, went off plan again, and then this morning, 255... so I went for a 1 hour walk. We don't need to be in the 250's anymore.. I'd say we've both put in our time! I look forward to hearing that next week are NOT in the 250's anymore.. I'll follow you.. lead the way chicky! :)

-Aimee

I have an awful feeling I'm about to get stuck where I am now, at 223-224. I don't know why, something like a hunch. Time to start journalling food and upping the exercise, in general raising my awareness again and see what happens.

Oh, if it were only as simple as calorie deficit = pounds lost. It's such a complicated condition. The weight loss "plateau" is famous in infamy. Who knows what the reason is. It is one of the most frustratng things in the history of losing weight. Once I was stuck at just under 250lbs. I have pretty much the same schedule every day. I drove to Canada to have some dental work done, overate, but not much and went to the casino. And when I got back I had lost three lbs. And that broke that plateau. I have heard people saying that some kind of change in food or routine can sometimes break it. We all know that the human body eventually adjusts to any behavior that is repetitive. It seems to want to maintain the status quo. So we have to shake up things once in a while. So, hang in there. What? do you want to go back to where you were? :( No Way......:)

I was stuck for the longest time around 250, then broke through right after taking a cruise. I ate what I wanted on that cruise, so was sure I'd gained a ton. Instead I only gained the teeniest bit, then lost 4 lbs. the next week. I think sometimes the body needs to reset its internal "happy place" and reassure itself it's not starving. Whenever I hit a plateau, I just remind myself that it's only my body being persnickety, and keep on doing what I've been doing. A week or two later, my weight loss resumes.

I was stuck at 215. I stayed within 4lbs either side of it. I stayed there for months and then slowly over the summer my weight started to change...going the wrong way.I gained back a full 15lbs before I got it under control.I now have half of it back off and cant wait to see 215 again. I will get past it this time!

I'm stuck on 214....have been for about six weeks now...it's very frustrating and I'm trying to stay focused and some times I think I will never see 213 but I know somewhere in the back of my head it has to come off eventually if I stick to the plan and plod along. Maybe my body has to get use to the 40 pounds it's lost before embarking on the next 40...who knows? I'm patiently taking one day at a time.

I had a devil of a time getting past 160, because, as Robin mentioned, my brain got stuck there. That was my high school weight, the lowest number I remember weighing as a mostly grown person, and I spent a long time there this go around for whatever mental reasons.

Then again, I seem to hit a plateau every 30 pounds or so, though as I get closer to goal it's become more like 20 pounds, which is around the time I hit 160 (my last plateau was right around 180).

I have heard, but have so facts to back it up....that the body remembers weights we weighed in the past and it tries to hover there when it reaches it. Just keep on doing what you are doing, you will get past it, it may take some time and you may get frustrated, but it will be well worth it and you will be so happy you did. May the force be with you.

uber - I sure hope to get past it.. I hit 255 about 3 weeks ago, and then I went offff plan, for a week, got back on plan, got back to 255, went off plan again, and then this morning, 255... so I went for a 1 hour walk. We don't need to be in the 250's anymore.. I'd say we've both put in our time! I look forward to hearing that next week are NOT in the 250's anymore.. I'll follow you.. lead the way chicky! :)

-Aimee

See you in the 240s...:)

I haven't been below 235 lbs in my entire adult life (18+). However I don't think its my body getting stuck there, I think its me. Usually once I get to that "low," I become a little complacent and my mind begins to play that this-is-your-lowest-weight-ever game and then I probably begin to subconsciously sabotage myself and that's where things get problematic.