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My weight is just STUCK. No matter what I change as far as diet and no matter how I vary my workouts I am permanently stuck at this weight. Now it's not a horrible thing..I am not overweight and I don't look terrible but now it is just kind of pissing me off more than anything! I want nothing more to achieve my fitness goals and am working so hard and just not seeing ANY results. My weight shot up after my cheat meal over the weekend which is normal but it hasn't come back down yet. I'm not sure what else to do. ANy suggestions?

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I know when I am very lean or trying to just lose a few pounds it is very difficult. What is your current weight and what is your goal weight? When you say your weight "shot up" from one cheat meal I wonder how much you have gained...Is it more then 5 lbs? Is it possible you have increased you sodium intake? This could lead to water retention. Is it possible you may be trying to lose more weight then is healthy for your body? If you decrease your caloric intake too much you may put your body into starvation mode...Try varying your intake over the next few days. I would try varying carbohydrate intake.
Sorry for all the questions!

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don't give up.

have you ever consulted a nutritionist or personal trainer?

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How often do you weigh yourself?
I used to be guilty of about 6 times a day (yes, every day over and over again). I cut it down to twice a day...then every day...then every other day. Now I weigh myself ONCE a week (or at least I'm trying to). I obsess over my weight sometimes and its very easy to become caught up in the number. I find the less I weigh myself the less anxious I feel about it. Especially because sometimes a cheat meal can take a couple days to dissapear from the scale.

Also, do you think your ideal weight is attainable AND maintainable? On my wedding day I was 116lbs (I'm 5'5") and estatic. Since then I haven't dropped below 120. It's taking me awhile, but I'm starting to realize that maybe 120 just isn't a maintainable weight for me. It's a 4lb difference and it won't kill me. I'm still athletic and in shape. My personal trainer even told me I don't need to lose weight...I just need to change the makeup of my body (less fat...more muscle).

I'm just sharing my experience because I think you might be in really good shape but getting too hung up the number (and if I'm wrong, I apologize- I don't mean to judge!!).

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Thanks ladies!

It's not even that I have a goal weight in mind. Right now I am 102. I am 5 ft tall. At my wedding I was 95lbs. I thought I looked a bit scrawny so worked really hard to put on some muscle over about 7 months. I gained around 9 lbs. With that came some body fat that I am trying to lose. I was down at about 100 feeling pretty good and then I went back up to 102 no matter what I did. I just can't seem to lose again. I want a lean and sculpted look and I want to fit into my old clothes. Now granted, this might not ever happen since the shape of my body has changed, right?


I'm currently working with a nutritionist and trainer and it seems like no matter what they change (and I totally follow their plans) I can't budge. It is just so frustrating.

Colleen, I do wonder if i am trying to go too low and my body is haulting me. But my fear now is that I am at such a restricted amount of food at 102 that if I start bumping up my caloric intake I will get bigger and even more uncomfortable, ya know?

Thoughts?

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You can only lose so much weight Lauren, and maybe your body is trying to tell you it's done. Eventually your body has to stop losing, or it'll just disappear. I'm thinking it's your body's way of saying No.

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I know you're worried about gaining weight...but how much are you eating now? Do you FEEL restricted/deprived? You don't want to live your life restritcting yourself.

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You can only lose so much weight Lauren, and maybe your body is trying to tell you it's done. Eventually your body has to stop losing, or it'll just disappear. I'm thinking it's your body's way of saying No.

ITA!

I also agree

I agree too. Lauren, you're tiny and look fabulous! I know it's hard but I think this has more to do with your mental stuff then actual body stuff (if that makes sense..)

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Maybe you're overtraining Lauren. I know you were adding the tabatas into your workouts and doing ALOT of them...maybe this change in your workout and the addition of the anaerobic exercises is putting you out of a fat burning zone.

Just a thought- I've had this problem in the past myself

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You can only lose so much weight Lauren, and maybe your body is trying to tell you it's done. Eventually your body has to stop losing, or it'll just disappear. I'm thinking it's your body's way of saying No.

ITA!

I also agree

I agree too. Lauren, you're tiny and look fabulous! I know it's hard but I think this has more to do with your mental stuff then actual body stuff (if that makes sense..)

I know youare totally right Diane. I am just having such a difficult time right now and am trying to feel better in anyway I can and it's just not happening yet. My nutritionist said to keep plugging along for right now...I am getting my thyroid checked in two weeks and we will see what that says. Sadly, I think it might be that my body is just done losing weight. I'm not sure how to achieve my fitness goals at this point since losing weight seems to be out of the question. Thanks for your support ladies.

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Im not going to an endocrinologist...i was going to myr egular doctor for the blood test...can you just skip that and go to an endo?


Thanks girls. I really appreciate your help

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It seems as if I am gaining now lol. Up another pound today. I am going to make an appointment with an endocrinologist just to rule out anything physiological.

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You are beating yourself up and feeling discouraged at weighing 102 pounds? Really?

Sorry....I just don't get it. Why do you want to be any less? It doesn't make sense. You're 5 feet tall. You are at the perfect model weight.

I don't mean to sound insensitive but without knowing you or anything about you just from reading that, it sounds like you have issues with weight..I don't think you're prob meant to any less than that...

I had a friend is HS who was obsessed with being under the 100 pound mark. she was 5'2". She was always about 99 pounds or so (
at one time 95). She had an obsession with the number. Everyone around her could see a girl who was a stick and had no fat on her but she obviously had body dysmorphic disorder.

My point is..don't get crazy over the number. Life is too short to be obsessed with 2 pounds in my opinion.

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Posted by LDrinkh20

It seems as if I am gaining now lol. Up another pound today. I am going to make an appointment with an endocrinologist just to rule out anything physiological.

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It seems as if I am gaining now lol. Up another pound today. I am going to make an appointment with an endocrinologist just to rule out anything physiological.

It's normal for your weight to fluctuate constantly throughout a week. I don't think you need an endocrinologist honestly...i think your body is telling you to relax and not be so restricted.

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It seems as if I am gaining now lol. Up another pound today. I am going to make an appointment with an endocrinologist just to rule out anything physiological.

It's normal for your weight to fluctuate constantly throughout a week. I don't think you need an endocrinologist honestly...i think your body is telling you to relax and not be so restricted.

Thanks for your reply. I am well aware that I am going through some isues and am seeking therapy for it. I hope your friend did.

I wouldnt have an issue with the number so much as many of my clothes have become snug. At 5 ft tall a small increase in weight makes a difference with how your clothes fit and like many, I don't have a fortune to go and buy new things. I also know that at 102 pounds I am not fat and am in no way saying that I am. I am just feeling uncomfortable. Hope you can understandt hat.

Also the reason I am seeking medical help is because I am having some other symptoms that could suggest a thyroid issue. If it was just this, I certainly wouldn't jump to that conclusion.

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One day, you might look back at the body you are unhappy with, and realize how good it looked. Enjoy it now, how healthy it is, how hard it is working for you, and how it can handle everything you demand of it.