Strength training for plateau

candymycandy
candymycandy Posts: 11 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Sorry to make another plateau post!

Just wondering if anyone's had any success with upping strength training to break a plateau?

I have pcos and started my lifestyle change 2 1/2 years ago. I've lost nearly 70lbs (CW 216) but want to lose at least another 40. I've had plateaus before but this time round I've not lost in 2 months. I've literally tried all the tips to bust it but to no avail. So this week I'm upping my calories and doing more weights/strength than cardio after reading something about it.

Any help much appreciated! Is my body just sick of being on a diet?!

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  • Will_Thrust_For_Candy
    Will_Thrust_For_Candy Posts: 6,109 Member
    Has anything in your diet changed? Are you weighing and measuring faithfully?

    How much are you currently eating?

    Have you done any strength training prior to this?
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    No this simply makes no sense. Strength training isn't a weight loss tool. Sure, it can help, in the context of a calorie deficit, but you wouldn't "up your strength" training to break a weight loss plateau. Why do you strength train?
  • candymycandy
    candymycandy Posts: 11 Member
    Yeah I currently strength train, to tone and build muscle. I just wondered if it would help decrease body fat?

    I'm always accurate with Mfp because I know it's silly not to be. I'm currently trying 1800-2000 cals using a calculation based on tdee and bmr. Previous to that I was on 1400-1600 (prior to plateau) and recently I tried 1200 for a week which lost me a pound.

    I'm basically desperate so trying everything! No change in diet aside from a period of low carb (which also didn't help) and more clean eating to try and break the plateau.

    I think it's a combo of pcos and my body being sick of a calorie deficit so thought a shake up of my exercise routine might help? Tried adjusting my cardio routine which also hasn't helped :(
  • Will_Thrust_For_Candy
    Will_Thrust_For_Candy Posts: 6,109 Member
    How long have you been on 1800-2000? And how long did you do 1400-1600 and were you losing while using that intake?

    I'm assuming since you are using a TDEE method that you aren't eating exercise calories back?

    How long have you been strength training and what program are you doing?

    What are your stats? Height, weight, age?

    Also, from what I understand, carbs play a big part in losing with pcos. I'm wondering if since you have lost such a great huge amount of weight already that perhaps just the deficit was enough and now you have to pay closer attention to WHAT you are consuming.

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