I've had several stalling points in recent years. Definitely one was in the mid 190's and I stayed there for a while, just did enough to not gain to 200 again but not enough to lose anything. I've also had a stalling point of 170 which was my previous low about 7-8 years ago. I hit 170 and then it was like I felt I had accomplished so much (60 lb weight loss in 9 months) that I was content for that to be my ending weight. Of course I never really maintained it as I slowly creeped back to my old habits and the weight slowly came back on.

It was very exciting for me to finally see the 160's again in the last month. I haven't weighed this little since my college years (over 20 years ago). But with two big vacations in the last two months I think I will be in the 160s a little longer than I had hoped as I keep losing and gaining the same 2-3 pounds with each vacation. I hope to be close to 160 by the end of the summer.

Without a doubt this is a slow process and the only way to accomplish your goal is to stick with it and the weight loss will happen. I've only been losing a pound a week this entire year but so far that has amounted to over 25 pounds so far. It's a slow rate but I feel like I am not depriving myself and I will be better able to stay with the changes I have made in the future to maintain the weight.

Being 5"11, I would absolutely LOVE to be 180. That's actually 10 pounds past my ticker goal... Haha. I definitely understand the plateau, though. I HATE those points in weight loss more than anything, andu ltimately I'm pretty sure that's why I've never managed to succeed. Once things stop happening, all bets are off and suddenly I've dived right back into the ice cream, and the chips, and.... Yeah. NOT GOOD.

I think, honestly, that the worst thing for me is getting the ball rolling. I mean, I started exercising two nights ago using our WiiFit, and I've felt really good from the excercise. I wasn't so thrilled, however, when i got on the scale and still got to see the lovely 240 number. I know, I know. Two days is so not even a fair time span, but it's still frustrating. I've always been an instant-gratification sort of girl, so I have a hard time dealing with the fact that weight loss is a SLOW and not always STEADY process. In theory, though, that's why I have you guys. :D

well, I have been in the 180s for 2 years. My past high weight was the 160s! I can't believe I hated the 160s at one point. I was in the 160s in 2006. I gained 10 lbs this year and my high weight was 196-198--I said forget that! So I lost 10 lbs...I have been in the 180s so long...I wonder if I CAN GET OUT...but I am doing 3 plans. CAD, ADF, and Fast-5. I have been doing mostly fast-5. I plan to do ADF when I hit a plateau. Then on a day I just have to eat, CAD. I throw in regular eating days to keep my metabolism guessing.

Well today I put on a pair of jean shorts. Usually they are snug. Today I put them on without unbuttoning them! Wow. Lemon water is a really great tool. It makes me feel really good when I am doing fast-5.

you are so tall ninepaw, 180 would look great on you! I am grateful for all of your company! thanks everyone!

Hello everyone! Where is everybody? I used to frequent this forum years ago. I am now up, in the 180s! And yes, I dislike them....can't bring myself to say I hate them because it's my body, and it carries me everyday...but of course, I don't like being this weight and am at it again and hoping to be in the 160s or less for Christmas! :carrot: :snowglo:

The 180's are where I tend to settle at my "high weight" - and it's rough to get out of them. However, as incentive - I tend to breeze right through the 170's - maybe you will to. Now I'm trying to get back to the 150's . . . sigh . . Been stuck in the 160's for AGES now!
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