Question:
What is the longest plataue someone has experienced? Help, I am not overeating

I truly don't believe I am over eating but need to know how long plataues last. I am at 3 weeks!!!!!!!    — [Anonymous] (posted on May 8, 2001)

May 8, 2001
Don't panic. If you are not overeating then just stay true to course and this too shall pass. I have had several plateaus where I would not lose for weeks. It is very frustrating and it fills you full of self doubt but it always passes. Just stay off the scale if it drives you nuts. You know you are following the program so there is nothing to worry about. Logic should tell you that if you are not overeating, then your body will lose that weight. Sometimes the scale doesn't move for a long time because your body is trying to catch up with the loss in inches. So be patient, put a towel over the scale and relax. You are doing just fine. sherry mc donald
   — Sherry M.

May 8, 2001
How far out are you from surgery? Or, how close to goal? I am within maybe 15 pounds of goal weight and am stuck big time. Previously though, throughout my losing the weight, I had 3 to 4 week long plateaus, during which I was losing inches. So, don't despair, you'll probably drop in a couple of days.
   — Cindy H.

May 8, 2001
I am post-op 6 months and until today had not lost a pound in 7 weeks I had almost convinced myself this was it ...my weight loss days were over..I still need to lose 40-50 more pounds..I started at 260 and I am 184 today ...so hang in there The Plaute does break I started walking more and watching my carbs and drinking more water good luck ,,,,chin up
   — Kathleen M.

May 8, 2001
More water, protein and exercise break it for me everytime.
   — Lisa B.

May 10, 2001
Don't sweat it! I had a 3-week plateau at just 3 weeks post-op, then a 6 week one a few weeks later, then a 4-week one. And I am only 13.5 weeks post-op--you do the math. But every last time, when it finally ended, I lost enough wieght to get up to speed, and at 13 weeks have lost about 60 lbs--right on target. It seems that all of us lose in uneven patterns with "stall-out places" (at weights we once held in the past, especially...I have marked these former weights on my scales just to remind/warn/comfort myself.). Some of us have really dramatic, unbelievably long plateaus, but if we are doing the protein/water/exercise thing, it will eventually--and suddenly--get moving again, and we drop enough weight to make up for lost time in a very short period. I have lost as much as 12 lbs. in 3 days after the 6-week plateau! In fact, that is now my establshed pattern--no steady weight loss at ALL--just plateau, followed by rapid shrinking, then a week later another extended plateau...Hang in there!---Jesse, the plateau QUEEN
   — Jesse M.

December 20, 2004
I've just come off my longest plataue. Almost 2 years. I played around with 4lbs. Wouldn't gain-wouldn't lose. Finally one day I all of sudden dropped 5 lbs and have been slowly dropping again. I changed my eating habits. I'm not eating more or less than what I had been...just different. Try some new foods?
   — molly1226

December 20, 2004
I hit the first "plateau" after I had lost 30 pounds. After the first few months I was only losing one week out of every month. It was weird, but the weight did come off. I am now running between 125 and 130 (size 6-8) depending on the time of the month. I started at 250. (size 28-30) Everybody has their own pattern. Just hang in there, Good Luck
   — **willow**