Have you ever hit a plateau? & How long....

Did it last?? this was a downfall for me in the past, hitting a stall/plateau and not knowing how to handle it. I think it lasted over 3 months, and then I stopped worrying about it, and a few months later I was pregnant, but.......... I want reality of how to face it, if it should happen yet again to me.
Share if you had one and how long did it last, what did you do to break it? or share if you've never had one ever, your pounds came off, you made it to goal and that was that?
Tell me of this journey if you have experienced this??
Thanks-Jbug

When I was losing weight the first time, my longest plateau was 7 weeks.  When I was losing my regain, my longest plateau was 3 weeks.  The first time, I was sure what I needed to do, I just rolled with it.  The second time, I increased my walking and added back about 100 calories to my 900 at that time.  It started moving again and I did not plateau anymore until I lost my initial regain.  My body has settled between 155 to 165, this is it happy place.  I would like to get down to 145 but I don't know if it would be worth it or if I would get anymore pleasure out of it.  I know what I can eat at my current weight and I know what to do if my weight starts to go up.  I always thought 145 would be my happy place, this is something I have pondered on for a long time.  I never reached my goal of 145, I got down to 151.  That was a lost of 155 pounds.  Even dealing with the regain and the relost, I can still say now that I have kept off 145 pounds on any given day.

Thanks Tess,

Yes it's ironic how the goals change over time. I originally 7yrs ago wanted more! but the reality of the regain and me being more realistic with the numbers has too help me hopefully come to a happy medium as they call it. the 1st goal is oneder-land of 199, & ultimately 190lbs. I can live with. Which would have me at a total of, losing roughly 165lbs. If at that time I cont. my efforts and lose more, I will just go with it? although I can't think of or worry about that right now. Thanks for sharing your experience with me!
Jbug

When I first had my surgery my doctor told me I should lose 150 lbs give or take a little.  I lost 155 lbs.  The surgery made that possible.  I have fought hard to keep that lost over the years.  I think back now and I believe what my doctor was trying to tell me is if I followed the "rules" I could take off the 150 lbs. plus whatever else I wanted to lose.  I think when I reached his goal, I stopped trying to lose and just started maintaining.  I do not know even if I lost to 145 lbs. if my body would allow me to maintain it or if I would constantly be fighting with it to hold that number.  My husband says that it is not about a number on the scale, it is how you feel about yourself as a person.  Right now I feel AWESOME!

I am so glad you asked this!  I am on a 2 week plateau and I am frustrated.  I am doing everything right and nothing is happening on the scale.  I going to cut 100 calories this week and see if it makes a difference.