I'm a reformed yo-yo dieter ... back and forth ... back and forth ... so I'm hoping someone can relate ...
When I start living healthier and dieting I do well with losing weight ... until I reach 220lbs! I don't know if the weight just stops (I know ... denial) ... or I'm so accustomed at that stage to let my "celebrating" of losing the weight ... revert me back to not only where I started but ... even higher ... I'm happy I've lost weight but the fear is creeping up ... of being stuck at 220 for the umpteenth time ... When do you know you have to step it up ... do you have a "stuck" weight???
P.S. Now that I've recognized it ... with 15lbs until ... I am trying to better prepare myself for this emotional & physical hurdle ...
Girlfriend... I'm right there with you. With me it is that I get close to goal and then I allow myself to "relax". I am doing better with WW because I think of it more as a lifestyle than a "diet". I found it helpful to have a pic of myself photoshopped to what my goal weight would be. It is hanging on my mirror in the bathroom. DH says she's hot!....lol
I think I'm at my stuck weight now. I have been around 194 (between 192 and 196, depending on the day!) for quite some time now, and can't seem to break through! I really want to be permanently below 190 before Thanksgiving, so I think I'm going to step it up. But yes, I definitely think this is my stuck weight.
I didn't seem to have one. I guess I was really lucky.
Sometimes the weightloss was slow and sometimes quick, but overall it took 3 years with some mini sticking points along the way (never for more than say 6 weeks though).
I am at my sticking point now, though! I wanted to lose a lil bit more but my body is saying no, no, no. Oh well.
I was stuck at 124 forever in my best condition, but it was more of a state of mind, because I was stubborn and wouldnt change my eating habits.
Now I just keep going up and up, until about a two months ago, now I am going down SLOWLY.
Right here. In the 182-185 range which I have been bouncing around between for the past two months. I am so ready to see the 170s! But I have just gotten out of control with my eating and wasted alot of valuable time. Grrr.
i kindof get mini- stuck points when i am trying to lose..it happens as soon as i get too sure of myself. i feel stuck at 153 because it keeps coming up on the scale when i screw up or am retaining water. it took me about 2 full weeks to recover from one night of pizza. i felt like i was losing hope...seeing 155 on the scale the morning after was frightening, but seeing it change little over the next week scared me even more. i finally made it back to 151. it feels good. but i cant get too sure of myself. i have to convince myself that it is important to stay within my calorie range.
The first time I lost weight I had a stuck point at 137-140 lbs. I was young and really wanted to get down to 125lbs. But I think my body was trying to tell me something.
So far I haven't really had a stuck point. But I'm also going at a really slow pace so... who knows? We'll see here. I have a month before the dreaded exam period begins, and I might be a little stuck then.
EDIT: Just wanted to add, this weight is the lowest I've been since the beginning of university. So I guess for a couple years I was "stuck" (maintaining) a 150lbs+ weight...
Last edited by Cats tongue; 11-03-2007 at 02:02 PM.
160. I don't call mine a "Stuck point" though, I call it a "self sabotage" point. Everytime and I mean Everytime i get to it I let myself celebrate or relax or I don't know what then I don't get below it. I totally understand OP, and I'd say focus on a number below your stuck point and don't even think about that 220. Just breeze past it without overthinking it. Thats what I'm going to try for this time. grrr....good luck
I swear, my "stuck weight" is about 5 lbs heavier than the lightest of my weight during the month. I like to weigh myself only ONCE a month to be consistent (2 days after the last day of TOM) but man, I hate telling people, yeah, I'm [my lowest weight] for only 1 week each month. Every time I weigh myself above that amount I tell myself it's "water". Sounds silly, doesn't it?
My "stuck weight" is 160-165lbs. I have been at this weight for a year now, but I know what it is though, I think my body is accustom to the amount of exercise I do and the food I eat, I need to shake things up a little. Now.. even at my weight I am a size 7 so I have been "comfortable" I have finally gotten to the point were I want to lose more weight now, like I REALLY want it, I dont just say it. I am doing a WHOLE NEW routine, and a whole new eatting plan, just take the next 2 months ( i hope) and just get it done, because I can obviously maintain lol.
Do You Have a "Stuck" Weight???
time ... When do you know you have to step it up ... do you have a "stuck" weight??? 
I guess I was really lucky. 
