Why have I stopped losing weight?
401924
You've hit a plateu.  It will take some change to re-start your weight-loss.  I've been weight training and using nutritional supplemenst for 20 years.  I know, from personal experience what works and what doesn't.\n\nEmail me and I'll give you some suggestions.
673458
It might sound weird, but maybe you're not eating enough. You're doing a lot of exercise and burning a lot of calories, which is AWESOME. I know that in order for me to lose weight when I exercise a lot, I have to eat my activity points (on Weight Watchers). I've lost 50 pounds on it. I hit a plateau as soon as I lost 20 pounds as started exercising. I couldn't understand it...why am I exercising like crazy and not losing weight? I started eating my activity points and the weight just started dropping off. I mean, like, instantly. I lost about 8 pounds in two weeks once I started eating a little more each day that I worked out. I think it has to do with your body going into a starvation mode because it's losing so many calories. If you have any other questions about it, I suggest you check out the LJ forum that I post on. It's full of helpful weight loss tips. Here's the link... http://community.livejournal.com/_weightwatchers/ Good luck! :)
338761
You probably gained muscle weight.  Muscle weighs more than fat.  Unless you have been eating more of the wrong foods you probably are slimmer and less flabby.
446956
If you have recently lost a significant amount of weight, or have increased your exercising a lot, these may be a few causes, but I would talk to mom/guardian and go see the doctor if it doesn't come
171348
I am concerned, has the weight fallen off recently?  Do you need it for a sporting event or a place in movie or do you have anoxeira.  Are you in a healthy weight range.  Please see a doctor or fitness consultant before jumping onto a diet.\nPlease add further detail.
666993
ive lost quite a bit of wieght lately... all i did was swim a lot, do weights in the gym (always do light weights when u start and gradually build ur way up over the weeks), and i ate less and now im fit as f***
880564
No, I lost weight recently and never had that problem, if you are sore it is most likely from something else.
481026
Don't despair, you've done GREAT so far and stalling like this is perfectly normal.  It sounds like you've made all the dietary changes you can make, so I suggest you focus on keeping up your activity level and/or boosting your metabolism.  \n1) Keep up the exercise, and look for ways to incorporate more movement into your daily activities.  Every little bit helps.\n2) Green tea or green tea extract is believed to help the body burn more fat and carbs.  It's worth a try.\n3) Try not to stress out too much -- I suspect stress helps to keep us fat.  \n4) CONGRATULATE YOURSELF.  You've already added years to your life and vastly improved your quality of life.  Way to go!
169373
Weight doesn't just disappear.  It gradually, slowly fades away.  The exercise you did last week is just starting to affect your body this week.  It is all right to take brakes from your weight loss program.  Just don't over do it though.  Sometimes it is even better.  Your body doesn't feels so pressured and under duress.  It gives your body time to relax and digest (no pun intended) what it has been through.
974759
Did you suddenly get overweight? Be sensible...you gained slowly...so lose slowly...simply decrease your intake (or increase your exercise). Faddish diets fail as it seems great to lose a couple of quick pounds, but the end is a return to your heavier weight. Obviously your caloric intake has been too high for your activity, so decrease slowly...and the pounds will slide off...do it quickly and watch the old habits return with more weight. Diet Pills are nonsense...it is the eating habit...not a pill that will make a change.
446692
It's possible but it's VERY dangerous. Not to mention, diets that cause you to lose a large amount of weight in a short amount of time are damaging to your health, and you will most likely put the weight back on shortly after you lose it. My advice would be to eat healthy and exercise every day for the rest of your life, you will be healthy, and keep the weight off.
50201
Do you eat sugar?   If so, stop........the pounds will drop.  Are you active?  If not.......get active.  \n\nIf you do not see a difference in one week or even 2 days.  I'll eat my words.
717424
It sounds like you are pretty active, so my advice would be to try and reduce calories, depending on what your caloric intake is at.  About how many calories do you consume?  Try to get down to 1500 for weight loss.  That's the only advice I have.  I know it can be discouraging.  I started last January to improve my health and lost 25 pounds by May.  But now, 1 year later, I haven't lost the last 25 I need to be closer to my ideal (I started really heavy).  Good luck, keep up the good work, and remember your health is improving even when the weight isn't always where you want it!
594136
i understand.  been in that boat.  u gotta do something to re-start your metabolism.\nlots of different things can help.\n*drinking more water than u do already.\n*do a liquid diet for a couple of days.\n*up your exercise routine.\nbut what i did when i hit the weight loss slump, i became a vegetarian!
383281
Your body may be at a plateau.  Give it time to adjust.  Your body may be trying to play "catch up" with your loss and is "getting used to" your new weight.  Depending on how much you're exercising, you may actually not be eating enough.  Also, when you add exercise, you may see a gain the first 2 weeks or so and then you'll start seeing a loss, however, you'll see your clothes fitting differently.  If you attend meetings, talk to your leader. She can look at your food diary and see what you're doing & make suggestions.
37205
It really depends do you need to lose the weight or are you skinny now and still feel the need?  Some people even when they get down to a normal weight for them the still feel that they are not skinny enough, my suggestion would be to talk to you doctor and have him or her see if you need to lose weight.
399831
A few years ago, I lost 20 pounds simply by reducing my portion sizes.  There was a period where I felt hungry shortly after a meal but I would snack on "negative calorie foods" (those fruits and vegetables which supply fewer calories than your body expends in metabolizing them).  I felt much better about myself afterwards and have since been exercising which makes it easy to keep the weight off.