Please - any help at all for an 8-week plateau

Hi everyone,

I'm posting today because my mental health is at an all-time low that began after 7 weeks of my weight loss being completely stalled. I am open to any and all advice anyone could provide, because I genuinely cannot see what I'm doing wrong and it's driving my control-freak brain insane (resting heart rate has rocketed from below 50 to over 60 in one week, haven't slept more than 4 hours a night either since I've started freaking out about nearly 60 days with no weight loss).

Here's a rundown about me, and I'm being as detailed as possible in the hopes that someone could find something:

• I'm a 5'4 F, weight has been between 127.4 and 128.4 for about 60 days with a few exceptions of it going up to 129-130. Goal weight is 122 (BMI of 21 per doctor's recommendations following hyperlipidemia diagnosis early this year). Total weight lost: 8 lbs in 4 months, which was on track for my TDEE and calculated calorie intake.
• I'm a health nut so I haven't eaten out since March (before my weight loss journey), haven't had junk food in years, and I eat very few processed foods (like unsweetened almond milk, whole grain bread, etc)
• No drinks aside from water and plain tea in about 10 years
• No grazing or snacking at all. Strict OMAD/IF. Have never had a cheat meal or day.
• I weigh everything I eat using the USDA database, down to 0.1g of seasoning. No oil, sugar, or dairy in my cooking. I do consume healthy fats from things like avocado and salmon, which I eat almost everyday.
• The only food I don't make myself is the 5 meals/week I get from a nutritionist-headed meal prep service that doesn't use oil at all in their cooking (they specifically cater to people who require low fat or heart healthy diets). They provide calories/macros.
• I've eaten 1100-1300 calories a day without exception since June. I go for a brisk walk 5 times a week but am otherwise sedentary.
• No change in measurements in 8 weeks, no change in diet/lifestyle/exercise in last 6 months.
• All blood tests have come back normal aside from aforementioned hyperlipidemia from almost a year ago

I tried a 48 hour water fast a little over 2 weeks ago, actually GAINED 3 lbs from it (127.8 to 130.8 lbs) and just returned to my same weight a few days after that. Still the same 128.4 since then.

I'm open to any advice you all have to offer. I'm just so stressed now, and have been crying to sleep every night for the last 5 nights. My weight this morning was 129, and I now have an upwards weight gain trend for the past month.

Is there any possibility 1200 (or very close to it) is my new maintenance? Or even below it, since I've been slowly gaining? (Lowest weight was 126, which I maintained for a week back in September). Can't think of a scientific explanation, as I don't believe in the starvation myth or anything like that.

Please send help > <

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