PLATEU at 24lbs lost. please give advice!!!
graceland723
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Hi everyone! - bare with me, i want to share as much info as I can with you.
This is my first time posting on any type of discussion board, so I'm hoping to get some feedback from people who have been where I am now.
Some background info- I am a 20 year old girl, 5'9 and my heaviest weight was around 230lbs.
I have been on diets since I was 13 and weight watchers did nothing for me. The most amount of weight I had ever lost was around 12lbs, and then I would get frustrated and binge eat my way back to my previous weight, sometimes gaining more than I lost in the first place.
So this past march of 2014 I buckled down and something clicked in my head, I was able to push past the 12lb mark and am now down 24lbs!!! While I am so happy, I am currently at 202lbs, which I havent weight in about 2 years, I see no physical difference, no one has noticed except for my parents and my best friend ( all of whom know I have been trying to lose weight). I am not going to get discouraged, I am just motivated to keep going until I see a difference in myself.
Now I have not lost any weight in 2 weeks, and the last time I lost anything it was just a pound.
My eating habits before weight loss consisted of fast food, fried food, lots and lots and lots of processed food ( bread, chips, TONS of candy and sugar) like an abnormal amount of unhealthy foods, im honestly not sure how I wasnt over 300lbs.
Since march, now 4 months in, my diet has consisted of :
fruits, steamed veggies, greek yogurt, grilled white meat chicken and white meat turkey, nuts and salads. If I do have any bread ( maybe once or twice a week) it is whole grain or a whole wheat english muffin with penut butter for breakfast. If I have any "fast" food" it is subway, I get whole grain bread with grilled chicken and veggies.
On occasion I eat out with my friends and try to go for health options, and once in a while I will treat myself to something sweet.
Nothing so extreme that it should be hindering weight loss. I go to the gym 3 times a week, do 25mins of cardio and about 30 minutes of strength training ( legs, arms, back, glutes).
With such an extreme change I didn't expect my weight loss to stop so fast. I understand that its more important that the number on the scale go down than for me to actually see the difference right now, but its very frustrating when I'm working so hard and I cant get under that 200lb mark. I want it so badly. please give advice on how to get past a plateu, or if theres any diet plans like keto or paleo that I should be trying because I am not very familiar with either.
Sorry for the long post- Dont hesitate to share anything that you know!
Thank you so much!!!! :flowerforyou:
This is my first time posting on any type of discussion board, so I'm hoping to get some feedback from people who have been where I am now.
Some background info- I am a 20 year old girl, 5'9 and my heaviest weight was around 230lbs.
I have been on diets since I was 13 and weight watchers did nothing for me. The most amount of weight I had ever lost was around 12lbs, and then I would get frustrated and binge eat my way back to my previous weight, sometimes gaining more than I lost in the first place.
So this past march of 2014 I buckled down and something clicked in my head, I was able to push past the 12lb mark and am now down 24lbs!!! While I am so happy, I am currently at 202lbs, which I havent weight in about 2 years, I see no physical difference, no one has noticed except for my parents and my best friend ( all of whom know I have been trying to lose weight). I am not going to get discouraged, I am just motivated to keep going until I see a difference in myself.
Now I have not lost any weight in 2 weeks, and the last time I lost anything it was just a pound.
My eating habits before weight loss consisted of fast food, fried food, lots and lots and lots of processed food ( bread, chips, TONS of candy and sugar) like an abnormal amount of unhealthy foods, im honestly not sure how I wasnt over 300lbs.
Since march, now 4 months in, my diet has consisted of :
fruits, steamed veggies, greek yogurt, grilled white meat chicken and white meat turkey, nuts and salads. If I do have any bread ( maybe once or twice a week) it is whole grain or a whole wheat english muffin with penut butter for breakfast. If I have any "fast" food" it is subway, I get whole grain bread with grilled chicken and veggies.
On occasion I eat out with my friends and try to go for health options, and once in a while I will treat myself to something sweet.
Nothing so extreme that it should be hindering weight loss. I go to the gym 3 times a week, do 25mins of cardio and about 30 minutes of strength training ( legs, arms, back, glutes).
With such an extreme change I didn't expect my weight loss to stop so fast. I understand that its more important that the number on the scale go down than for me to actually see the difference right now, but its very frustrating when I'm working so hard and I cant get under that 200lb mark. I want it so badly. please give advice on how to get past a plateu, or if theres any diet plans like keto or paleo that I should be trying because I am not very familiar with either.
Sorry for the long post- Dont hesitate to share anything that you know!
Thank you so much!!!! :flowerforyou:
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Open your diary for personalized advice, but you're probably underestimating your food &/or overestimating your burns. Log everything you eat & drink accurately & honestly. Weigh everything you eat—even packaged foods.
Read the Sexypants post: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants0 -
Plateaus are very normal and happen to everyone , its very frustrating I know but you have to work through them. Sometimes our body just don't drop the weight for whatever reason , as long as you stay focused on your goal , eat healthy , and stay active you will be just fine....... Good Luck0
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