Plateau!

LizzT77

I've plateaued on my weight and still 20 pounds away from my goal weight! Need friends and motivation who are in this same yucky situation! Help!

madhatter2013

How long ago did you stop losing?

malibu927

We need more information.

What are your stats?
How long have you been at this and how much have you lost?
How long has it been since you lost weight?
How are you measuring your food intake?
How are you determining your calories burned through exercise, and how much of those do you eat back?

LizzT77

I stopped losing weight about 10 months ago and starting gaining and have been stuck at 145 since October. Actually I went up in weight about 15 pounds when I completey gave up running and switched to crossfit. Trust me, it's not muscle, it's fat! I can show you pictures. So now I started running again about 1 month ago and still not seeing a difference. I weighed 175, was down at 123 beginning of last year, and now I'm at 145 since October and just staying there.

ninerbuff

It's not a plateau if it's not been 6 weeks or more of no weight movement WHILE being consistent with diet and exercise. If any diet gets disrupted by inconsistency, it's more of a stall. And the usual culprits are less attention to counting of calories and eating more than you're thinking, less physical activity than usual, or the body adapting to current physical activity. Easiest changes are being honest with yourself about your intake and increasing intensity of your physical activity.

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Sued0nim

LizzT77 wrote: »

I stopped losing weight about 10 months ago and starting gaining and have been stuck at 145 since October. Actually I went up in weight about 15 pounds when I completey gave up running and switched to crossfit. Trust me, it's not muscle, it's fat! I can show you pictures. So now I started running again about 1 month ago and still not seeing a difference. I weighed 175, was down at 123 beginning of last year, and now I'm at 145 since October and just staying there.

So you're eating too much

Refocus on your calorie control

How are you measuring what you consume?

LunaInverse

Switch it up. If you exercise in the morning, try doing it at night instead. If you usually have a big breakfast, try having a big dinner or lunch and a small breakfast instead. There are little tweaks you can do, that don't really require you changing your routine all that much- just moving around your current routine

malibu927

LizzT77 wrote: »

I stopped losing weight about 10 months ago and starting gaining and have been stuck at 145 since October. Actually I went up in weight about 15 pounds when I completey gave up running and switched to crossfit. Trust me, it's not muscle, it's fat! I can show you pictures. So now I started running again about 1 month ago and still not seeing a difference. I weighed 175, was down at 123 beginning of last year, and now I'm at 145 since October and just staying there.

Then you're eating as much as/more than you burn. Eat in a calorie deficit and you'll lose weight.

These threads will help you out:
community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1296011/calorie-counting-101

ninerbuff

LizzT77 wrote: »

I stopped losing weight about 10 months ago and starting gaining and have been stuck at 145 since October. Actually I went up in weight about 15 pounds when I completey gave up running and switched to crossfit. Trust me, it's not muscle, it's fat! I can show you pictures. So now I started running again about 1 month ago and still not seeing a difference. I weighed 175, was down at 123 beginning of last year, and now I'm at 145 since October and just staying there.

You're not burning as much as you think CFing then. Dependent on how much/long you ran vs CF, the difference could be substantial. So it sounds like you're eating more than you need to.

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Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

LizzT77

I was thinking the same thing about eating more than I need to. They had me switch to paleo/clean eating and I think that's what did it. They said if I eat clean I don't need to count calories.

strong_curves

LizzT77 wrote: »

I was thinking the same thing about eating more than I need to. They had me switch to paleo/clean eating and I think that's what did it. They said if I eat clean I don't need to count calories.

That's not true, unfortunately you had to find out the hard way.

LizzT77

The very hard way!

jeffpettis

LizzT77 wrote: »

I was thinking the same thing about eating more than I need to. They had me switch to paleo/clean eating and I think that's what did it. They said if I eat clean I don't need to count calories.

LOL! I don't know who "they" are but apparently "they" are confused. It doesn't matter what you eat, if you eat more than your body requires to maintain your current weight you will gain weight. Doesn't matter if it is all twinkies or lettuce. Eat what you want but track it and eat in a calorie deficit and you will lose weight.

...and don't listen to nutrition advice from "they" anymore.

LizzT77

Yea! I've lost 50 pounds before doing it my way and in a healthy way. Guess I got caught up with "what's in" right now. Going back to what worked for me!

jeffpettis

If you lost 50 pounds already I would say you have it pretty much figured out, just keep doing what worked.

LizzT77

Thanks, Jeff!!

Liftng4Lis

LizzT77 wrote: »

The very hard way!

Oh honey, go back to what you were doing before, as you had it down!