Tips for breaking through a plateau

beth0277

I've logged in close to 90 days in a row now. I've had a decent loss, averaging 1.5 pounds per week, but the last 2 weeks I haven't budged. I haven't changed anything and am still very careful measuring. With working out, I average a 700-1000 calorie deficit per day while eating 1500 calories. I thought my plateau was due to my tom but it shouldn't last thing long. Any tips for breaking through the plateau? I still have 50 pounds to lose so I definitely am not too close to my goal.

JeromeBarry1

Drink more water. Just for a week, but drink an extra liter of water each day.

CaladriaNapea

How are you measuring your caloric intake? How are you measuring your caloric output?

Also, two weeks isn't that long--sometimes my body bounces around higher than I feel it should because of TOM, travel, higher sodium from eating out, or just because my body can be weird sometimes. Give it a couple more weeks to know if you really have hit a plateau.

cerise_noir

Two weeks isn't a plateau. A plateau is usually at least 6 weeks.

Have you increased/added exercise? Had more sodium than usual? Are you going to the bathroom as regularly as usual? Are you drinking sufficient water/fluids?

You mention the weight not being TOM related, but what about ovulation?

Have you changed the batteries in your scale recently?

If you're not using a food scale, now's the time to start. Cups/spoons are for liquids only.

beth0277

JeromeBarry1 wrote: »

Drink more water. Just for a week, but drink an extra liter of water each day.

I tried to up it this week but will definitely keep trying!

CaladriaNapea wrote: »

How are you measuring your caloric intake? How are you measuring your caloric output?

Also, two weeks isn't that long--sometimes my body bounces around higher than I feel it should because of TOM, travel, higher sodium from eating out, or just because my body can be weird sometimes. Give it a couple more weeks to know if you really have hit a plateau.

Calorie intake is measured using a digital scale. Outtake is using my Fitbit that monitors my heart rate. I understand there are flaws possible with any method, but I feel pretty good about my methods.

ashjongfit

Two weeks isn't a plateau. Just keep doing as you are and in another 4-6 weeks if nothing has changed then its a plateau.

Add in some moderate paced walking in addition to anything else your doing, I find that always helps me without making me too hungry.

SCoil123

As others have stated 2 weeks is not a plateau. There will be weeks where you don't lose, in my experience, more frequently as you get closer to goal. I plateaued for 4months at one point even but have started losing very slowly again.

If your logging is as accurate as possible and you are not retaining water as a result of hormones or new exercise than keep going and the scale will move again.

amtyrell

2 weeks is nothing relax weight loss often happens in spurts

kimny72

beth0277 wrote: »

I've logged in close to 90 days in a row now. I've had a decent loss, averaging 1.5 pounds per week, but the last 2 weeks I haven't budged. I haven't changed anything and am still very careful measuring. With working out, I average a 700-1000 calorie deficit per day while eating 1500 calories. I thought my plateau was due to my tom but it shouldn't last thing long. Any tips for breaking through the plateau? I still have 50 pounds to lose so I definitely am not too close to my goal.

A 2 week stall is perfectly normal, esp since you have been losing at a fairly rapid pace. What you were doing was working so don't change anything.

slaite1

kimny72 wrote: »

beth0277 wrote: »

I've logged in close to 90 days in a row now. I've had a decent loss, averaging 1.5 pounds per week, but the last 2 weeks I haven't budged. I haven't changed anything and am still very careful measuring. With working out, I average a 700-1000 calorie deficit per day while eating 1500 calories. I thought my plateau was due to my tom but it shouldn't last thing long. Any tips for breaking through the plateau? I still have 50 pounds to lose so I definitely am not too close to my goal.

A 2 week stall is perfectly normal, esp since you have been losing at a fairly rapid pace. What you were doing was working so don't change anything.

My weight goes up for a whole week before my period, and sometimes stays up for days after. Combines that with salty food and being slightly less active, and sometimes I go almost a full cycle with no loss because of ONE period. Then whoosh! The loss catches up. Weight loss is kind of cool. Have patience! This will happen often during your loss

Seffell

Be patient.

ninerbuff

Not a plateau. Small stall. Just continue. Sometimes it takes a couple of weeks just for the body to work it out itself.

A plateau is 6 weeks or more of no weight movement IF one has been consistent DAILY for those 6 weeks. If there was any change in eating/drinking, exercise, etc., it's NOT a plateau. In fact plateaus are pretty rare if one followed everything to a T.

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