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If you stall:
First of all, a stall is a long term plateau (a week or more if male, two weeks or more if female). If it's a day or two - relax.
Next, see my post above about adaptive thermogenesis.
Get a food scale and weigh everything you eat in grams and log it into a logging website or app to make sure you are actually eating at a deficit. I like Cronometer best but others use My Fitness Pal or Lose-It. If you eat in restaurants a lot, keep in mind that the calorie count on the menu is a minimum and the calories are likely higher. Don't eyeball, use spoons, cups, etc. That's a notoriously inaccurate way to measure.
Recalculate your TDEE (see above) and see if your current calorie input is still in a deficit. Readjust levels if needed. Try not to go below 1500/day for males or 1200/day for females. I'm talking long term average at those levels, not a day or two. If a deficit would take you below those levels on average, eat at that level and pump up your exercise to make a deficit. It's difficult to get enough nutrition if you go too low long term.
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