[luja]

This may be an obvious thing that I am slow to discover, but, do you find that you hit plateaus at places where your weight had stabilized at some point? It makes sense that it would I guess - it's "familar." I wonder then if the the strength of the plateau correlates with the length of time at that weight....

[Lilion]

YES! I did notice that but thought I must be imagining it. But I have said "My body likes being a size 20...it was this size for so long I think it's used to it!" I am under that now, but it seems like every lb is a struggle, more than it was at least. I think my fat cells now think they have squatters rights, they've been here so long, and it's harder and harder to evict them.

[CatherineM]

Don't get me started on plateaus. I have had several nasty ones. I'm in one now where I'm playing with the same 10 pounds over and over and over again. I'm really tired of it. I have always believed that my fat has periods where it figures out that I am trying to kill it, and it fights back.

[toofatforu]

yes i hate plateaus. this last one was rough and i fell off the wagon for 3 whole days staight but am glad to report i am once again OP.

[Torister]

I have read that you can plateau at weights that you maintained at for a longer period of time. It kind of makes sense even though you want to throw the scale out the window when you are going through it.

[luja]

The fat cells are digging in their little heels screaming - NO you can't make me GO!!

[maeminglea]

I have struggled with plateaus in all my weight loss attempts. What's weird is that I don't really do anything different when I start lossing weight again. I know I just gotta stick with the plan (even for a month) and then the weight will slowly start decreasing again.

[Get n healthy]

I have read a lot lately about your body having a weight or size that IT is comfortable with. There is a range that your body likes to be in. Mine seems to be the 245 to 270 range. I know that is a big range, but that has to be the answer since that is where i have stayed 90% of my life. It NEVER fails, once i get to the top of the range, i can eat sweets all day and it takes a LONG time to creep up to about 270, which is great, but not so great in the opposite direction. Once i get down to the 240, it takes an act of congress to get me below that, and every pound below that is a fight. I can eat next to nothing, exercising all day and just barely creep below 240. It CAN be done, but my goodness, i know when i get there this time, i will stick there for at least a month, i am prepared for it though.