Why you have stopped losing weight, and how to break the plateau

Before you change anything, check whether you have actually stopped losing weight or just hit a normal flat patch. Bodyweight bounces around with water, food and salt, so a week or two without movement is usually noise, not a plateau.

It is also common to be losing fat and gaining muscle at the same time, which keeps the scale still while your body is genuinely changing. A body composition scan tells you which is happening. Give it three to four weeks before you call it a real stall.

The most common reason is simple: as you lose weight, you need less energy, so the deficit that was working slowly shrinks to nothing. What got you here stops being enough to get you further.

The other usual suspects are portions and snacking creeping up over time, moving a little less day to day, and poor sleep or high stress, all of which quietly stall fat loss.

Start with honesty on food, because small untracked extras add up. Keep protein high so you stay full and protect muscle. Add a little more movement or a strength session, and fix your sleep, which has a bigger effect on hunger and progress than most people expect.

Change one or two things, hold them for a few weeks, and let the results catch up. You rarely need a dramatic overhaul.

The instinct at a plateau is to cut calories hard. Resist it. Very low intake costs you muscle, drags your energy down, and sets up the rebound almost everyone experiences.

Sustainable beats aggressive every time. A modest, consistent approach keeps the muscle that keeps your metabolism working for you.

An InBody 380 scan at any V2 branch confirms whether you have truly stalled or are quietly recomposing, so you adjust based on facts, not the scale's mood. A coach can spot what is holding you up and tweak the plan.

Plateaus are normal, and they break. Measure honestly, adjust small, stay consistent, and train where it counts.