I had a couple of different set points I noticed when I was gaining my weight over the years. I stayed around 160 easily for a long time, then 185 for a couple of years and lastly right in that same 200-210 range many of you are describing. Those seemed to be the very same points where I had "plateaus" when I was losing the weight. The best way I broke through them was to be patient and just let myself stabalize at those weights for a while. Refeed myself and let my metabolism kind of relax for a few weeks. Then I would shake it up again. Drop my calories (nothing hugely drastic) and maybe completely change what I did for workouts. It worked pretty well but can be frustrating because its a slow process.
My body loved 210lbs and it loves ~195lbs. I haven't been below 190 since high school, but I'm going to try not to get too frustrated with the set points below my current weight.
Uggh, I know how you feel! My body loves the "5's"... 205, 195, 185, 175... I will get stuck at a "5" for weeks and weeks! We all just have to stay focused and remember we are in this for the long run!
Yup. My body loves the 200 - 212 range. Size 16 is a comfy size for me. One day I'll be back down to a 10!
I have a plan on pushing through this range (I was at 209-215 range for 6 months then I gained back 10 over the last couple of months) and I will be very diligent about staying on plan!!
i've been stuck around 202 and 201 for at least a month now. I get excited to see 201 and the next day i'll be at 202 for about a week...then it teases me with 201 and right back. I've been 201 for a few days in a row so I'm hoping this is a sign that i'll start losing again! its so frustrating to keep seeing 200's when all i want is to see even just 199!
