06/03/2026
You’re being “good.”
Meals look healthy.
Workouts are done.
Steps are decent.
But the scale… isn’t moving.
Welcome to the fat loss plateau.
And here’s the honest truth:
Being “good” isn’t the same as being in a calorie deficit.
So let’s check it 👇
Common reasons fat loss stalls:
• Your body has adapted
As you lose weight, your body simply needs less energy than it did before.
• Little extras are creeping in
Nothing dramatic — just small things adding up.
• Tracking isn’t quite as tight as you think
Are you logging everything?
– sauces
– teas & coffees
– that biscuit with it
– the handful while cooking
It all counts.
Also… I very rarely work with a client whose scale weight drops every single week.
Sometimes it holds.
Sometimes it even goes up.
Then it drops again.
That’s normal.
Fat loss isn’t a straight line.
Before cutting calories further, try this:
1️⃣ Are you actually in a calorie deficit?
Be honest. Track and measure everything first.
Stay consistent for 2–3 weeks before making changes.
2️⃣ If nothing moves after that, then adjust:
• reduce calories by around 100 per day
• increase daily steps by 1k+
• check protein is around 100g+
And most importantly — be patient.
If you’ve genuinely been in a calorie deficit for 3+ weeks, your body will be losing fat.
If it’s not showing on the scale yet, it often shows somewhere else first:
• how you feel
• how your clothes fit
• how your body looks
You’ll know.
Save this for the next time the scale stalls
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