Cant break plateau?

jersey_54
jersey_54 Posts: 278 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I got one more month to cut and then Id have to bulk again and I cant seem to cut anymore, have already cut 18 pounds and wanna cut 6 more. Ive already lowered calories by 200 from last week and it still isnt working. Any tips?

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  • kimmiebrito
    kimmiebrito Posts: 40 Member
    edited July 2015
    Do a high carb day. It'll confuse your body since you've been in a deficit, and, therefore, kick up your metabolism.
  • jersey_54
    jersey_54 Posts: 278 Member
    kimmiebrito wrote: »
    Do a high carb day. It'll confuse your body since you've been in a deficit, and, therefore, kick up your metabolism.

    Already did, but it was rest day. Should I do it again?
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,597 Member
    jersey_54 wrote: »
    I got one more month to cut and then Id have to bulk again and I cant seem to cut anymore, have already cut 18 pounds and wanna cut 6 more. Ive already lowered calories by 200 from last week and it still isnt working. Any tips?

    Yes ... be patient. Give it another week or two.

  • jersey_54
    jersey_54 Posts: 278 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    jersey_54 wrote: »
    I got one more month to cut and then Id have to bulk again and I cant seem to cut anymore, have already cut 18 pounds and wanna cut 6 more. Ive already lowered calories by 200 from last week and it still isnt working. Any tips?

    Yes ... be patient. Give it another week or two.

    Last year when I hit plateau, one weeks usually did wonder but yea thats what I was thinking. But instead, I gained 1 more pound this week lol
  • kimmiebrito
    kimmiebrito Posts: 40 Member
    jersey_54 wrote: »
    kimmiebrito wrote: »
    Do a high carb day. It'll confuse your body since you've been in a deficit, and, therefore, kick up your metabolism.

    Already did, but it was rest day. Should I do it again?

    Really? I usually do high carb day on a high intensity day like legs or back
  • kimmiebrito
    kimmiebrito Posts: 40 Member
    Wait do you carb cycle?
  • jersey_54
    jersey_54 Posts: 278 Member
    kimmiebrito wrote: »
    Wait do you carb cycle?

    Nope. Its hard to do it because then I overdo my cals lol Its first time Ive gone as less as 2000 cals and still cant break plateau.
  • jersey_54
    jersey_54 Posts: 278 Member
    kimmiebrito wrote: »
    jersey_54 wrote: »
    kimmiebrito wrote: »
    Do a high carb day. It'll confuse your body since you've been in a deficit, and, therefore, kick up your metabolism.

    Already did, but it was rest day. Should I do it again?

    Really? I usually do high carb day on a high intensity day like legs or back

    So Should I do it on lifting days? Never did it on lifting days, I usually just carb up on rest days to spike a metabolism up a lil
  • WaterBunnie
    WaterBunnie Posts: 1,371 Member
    I've been hovering around the same weight for about a month despite being within or under calories and exercising daily. I'm thinking of having a week at maintenance calories to reset my metabolism. It's worked before.
  • kimmiebrito
    kimmiebrito Posts: 40 Member
    Well that's the point of hi carb days -- to go over your calories! You should be over maintenance level on those days haha. And I'm not sure if it would make a difference, I lift heavy on high carb days just because I have more energy and can get a better workout in.
  • jersey_54
    jersey_54 Posts: 278 Member
    kimmiebrito wrote: »
    Well that's the point of hi carb days -- to go over your calories! You should be over maintenance level on those days haha. And I'm not sure if it would make a difference, I lift heavy on high carb days just because I have more energy and can get a better workout in.

    Yea when I IIFYM, I can switch it up because then I dont do over cals and still carb cycle lol but cant risk it with only one month to go ha but Ill try. I lift heavy during to preserve as much muscles as possible lol but recently Ive been stuck on this plateu from like month now, I break it, gain it back and then break it again and then aim for lower weight lol and only got month left now
  • jersey_54
    jersey_54 Posts: 278 Member
    WaterBunnie wrote: »
    I've been hovering around the same weight for about a month despite being within or under calories and exercising daily. I'm thinking of having a week at maintenance calories to reset my metabolism. It's worked before.

    Never did that but yea I should prolly do it next week lol
  • kimmiebrito
    kimmiebrito Posts: 40 Member
    WaterBunnie wrote: »
    I've been hovering around the same weight for about a month despite being within or under calories and exercising daily. I'm thinking of having a week at maintenance calories to reset my metabolism. It's worked before.
    This sounds good.

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