Major Major plateau - 49 year old female

mizzpiggee65
mizzpiggee65 Posts: 4 Member
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Anyone experiencing major plateaus? I'm over 40 - pushing 50 actually. Okay to date I have lost approx. 40 lbs on my own. Don't get me wrong I am ecstatic! I started this wellness journey not for vanity (you can be fat and vain) but instead for health reasons. My family health history sucks and I refuse to go out like that. I started late 2014 right before New Years just marching on my wii board. Then I graduated to purchasing a bike, training for a 5k and now doing more interval, hiit training and recently starting insanity. I do love to eat and haven't had to give up the foods or quantities that I love. I did however stop eating a entire pizza several nights a week. But I love food and it loves me!. Any guidance for major major plateau - going on 2 mos. I wont stop working out because it's just good for me overall. I am stronger, the arthritis in my knee doesn't act up and I just feel better. Fall/Winter is here and it is dark, cold and my motivation inst' as strong but I will just continue to take it a day at a time and start bikini shopping in December!

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  • KLangleydoula
    KLangleydoula Posts: 1,494 Member
    Hi there! Congrats on your weight loss so far. Feel free to add me as a friend. I would be happy to share my story! :)
  • RaspberryTickleChicken
    RaspberryTickleChicken Posts: 629 Member
    Look into reducing carbs & sugar where you can & revving up the intensity of the exercise not duration.

    Best of luck to you!
  • tmbg1
    tmbg1 Posts: 1,433 Member
    I'm around the same age and plateauing as well! It is so frustrating. Usually ramping up workouts works....I just have to get myself to do it...that's the hard part.
  • knitapeace
    knitapeace Posts: 1,013 Member
    Hi there! I'm a similar age and story. I was just looking at my weight loss graph for the past year and I was around the same weight, yo-yoing back and forth over about 4 pounds, for six months. I think there were several reasons, including getting a little lax about weighing and measuring, but I also think that the body's inclination is toward stabilization. You have to lose weight at a deficit, but if your body adjusts its metabolism to meet your current calorie intake then you're suddenly no longer at a deficit. I actually found that taking a few brief breaks--eating closer to maintenance and doing only walking for a week--then getting back to the more intense exercise and calorie deficit really helped break the plateau. I just started losing again, slowly, slowly, this month.

    My greatest tools, however, were patience and consistency. I'm going to send you a friend request!

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