Metabolic confusion

young_peg67

Has anyone tried using metabolic confusion to keep from hitting a plateau?

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young_peg67

Aren’t we all?😃

kam26001

Are you in a caloric deficit and your weight loss has plateaued? I would stay the course and be patient. If you lose 0.3 lbs over the next three weeks, it's still a trend in the right direction. You just have to be patient and accept the small wins. Even just maintenance should be seen as a win, not a time for desperate measures. "Metabolic confusion" as a strategy for weight loss sounds bunk and I would disregard any "experts" who back this idea. They're trying to get their piece of the pie using non-mainsteam woo science on frustrated weight loss seekers.

Fatty_Nuff

Some athletes do calorie cycling and carb cycling. Supposedly to train muscle cells to use fuel more efficiently. But the premise of "metabolic confusion" for weight loss is not a scientific thing. Just woo.

TeaBea

I agree - metabolic confusion for weight loss is a myth. The best thing you can do to help from hitting a plateau is measuring your calorie intake as accurately as possible. https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1234699/logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide/p1

What many people perceive as a plateau can sometime be water retention. Weight loss won't be linear. You are looking for a downward trend over time. https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10702290/the-importance-of-this-phrase-weight-loss-is-not-linear