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Plateau at current dose, bump or hold?

Started by SarahK_Health · · 43 replies · 1,681 views
#1

I've been stalled for about three weeks now even though the scale had been moving nicely toward my 33 lb loss. Wondering if anyone else hit a wall like this and whether you chose to wait it out or move up a dose. Did holding longer eventually get things moving again, or was the bump what broke your plateau? Would love to hear how it played out for others before I decide what to do at my next check-in.

#2

Down 68 lbs on Trulicity I've stalled plenty of times, and the longer ones always broke on their own without me touching anything. At three weeks you're barely into normal stall territory, so I'd keep doing what you're doing and see what your check-in shows before changing course.

#3

Mine cleared around a similar stretch once I stopped weighing daily, actually. I was down about 24 lbs at the time and holding through it, and then the drop came in one big whoosh right after I'd almost given up watching the scale. Three weeks of quiet would be pretty normal for me at this point.

#4

Stalled right around 30 lbs down myself and it broke on its own after I stopped weighing daily for a bit. Three weeks feels forever but it's well within normal from what I've seen here. I'd hold and let your check-in be the decision point.

#5

I've had a few stalls like that over an 84 lb loss and every single one broke while I stayed put on my dose. For me the longer the quiet stretch, the bigger the drop that followed, so I'd be patient a bit longer before changing anything.

#6

I stalled around the three-week mark too and it broke on its own after another week or so of holding, so I'd give it a bit more time before changing anything. My stalls never lasted more than a month, and pushing up sooner just made the side effects worse for me without speeding anything up.

#7

Stalled at 34 down too and mine broke after about three weeks with a whoosh of two pounds overnight. I just kept eating normally and let it ride, and it worked out better than when I got impatient early on. Given how similar your timeline sounds, I'd wait for the check-in before touching anything.

#8

I hit a similar wall right around my 30 lb mark and it cleared itself after about two more weeks of holding. I've also noticed my losses tend to come in whooshes after quiet stretches, so the scale being still for three weeks doesn't always mean much for me.

#9

I stalled twice on my way to a 60 lb loss and both times the scale started dropping again without any dose change, once after nearly a month of nothing. During the second one I realized my clothes were still fitting looser even when the number was stuck, so that might be worth checking before your appointment. If it were me I'd wait this one out a little longer.

#10

At 3 lbs down myself so no big stall story yet, but the pattern here is consistent enough that I'd trust it: three weeks is nothing. My plan is to let the scale sit however it wants and only reconsider at my next check-in.

#11

I'm on Mounjaro 5mg and stalled around week six of my 15 lb loss, right about the same three-week mark you're describing. Mine broke on its own maybe ten days later without any change, so I'd give it until your check-in before deciding anything. Weighing the tape measure helped me too since the scale was lying to me the whole time.

#12

Same 23 lbs down here and my longest stall was right around three weeks too. I held my dose, kept tracking measurements instead, and it started moving again on its own about two weeks later. No regret waiting it out.

#13

I had a similar wall around 40 down that lasted almost a month, then the scale just started dropping again on its own. Every time I got impatient and changed something early on, it backfired, so I've learned to only touch my dose at scheduled check-ins. Three weeks would be a hold for me.

#14

At 23 lbs down I hit a similar three-week silence last fall and it broke on its own about a week after I stopped obsessing over the number. My tape measure kept creeping down the whole time, which kept me sane. I held my dose and I'm glad I did.

#15

I'm on Saxenda so my scale moves slower to begin with, but every stall I've had broke on its own while I just held my dose steady. Give it another week or two before changing anything, in my experience the whoosh shows up right when you stop expecting it.

#16

I had a multi-week stall around 50 lbs down and it broke on its own with no changes. Mine lasted closer to a month, so three weeks might just be the quiet before your next drop. If you can, keep the bump decision at your check-in like you planned.

#17

Only 9 lbs down so far so I can't speak to big stalls yet, but I had about ten days of nothing and it broke the same week I quit stepping on the scale every morning. Based on how these threads always seem to go, I'd give it another couple weeks of holding before changing anything.

#18

My stalls so far have all resolved on their own within two to three weeks of just holding steady, so at three weeks I'd probably wait one more before deciding anything. Early on I got impatient once and it didn't get me anywhere faster. Whooshes after quiet stretches have been the pattern for me too.

#19

I stalled right around the 30 lb mark too, close to where you are now, and nearly two weeks of nothing had me second-guessing everything. I held and started paying attention to how my clothes fit instead, and the scale caught up on its own shortly after. Whooshes seem to come out of nowhere once you stop staring at the number.

#20

Mine at 81 down came with a few of these pauses, and the one that lasted nearly a month finally dropped four pounds in a single week with zero changes on my end. I never bumped during a stall, only at planned check-ins when things were truly flat for a long stretch. Three weeks would have me riding it out personally.

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