So Ummm.... any thoughts??

trs86

Right so here's the story, been really hooking in to my weight loss hard for about 6 weeks now. In the first 2 weeks, I lost about 2kg - I was really motivated and was eating good and drinking stacks of water and training heaps. since then I've been pretty much doing the same thing (occasionally splurging or going over my calorie goal) consistently eating under or only slightly over my daily calorie goal, I've continued to train 3-5 times per week (mostly cardio) but my weight has remained the same or higher... I haven't lost anything in the last 4 weeks!

can anyone enlighten me to why this is happening?? it really is a motivation killer, and i'm finding it really difficult to stay disciplined when there are no tangible results.

Can anyone provide suggestions or ways of being able to kick start my body into weight loss again??

please help!!

eschnitger

You have done something that is called "Plateau-ing". In fitness when you have early success you see the inches/pound/numbers go down rapidly because of the shock your body is going through. You have changed everything it was accustomed to, that is why you see results in those early time frames. Now, your body is trying to find a balance. You are exercising so you are putting on muscle, which effects the numbers on the scale.

2 things to try would be to get a body composition test, or a skin fold test. This will tell you your body fat percentage. Because the goal here is to replace the fat on your body with lean muscle. After all, muscle looks better, feels better, and burns more calories than fat. This will be a great goal, and motivation booster. Focus on your body composition, not just the scale.

Also incorporate some new elements into your workout. Intervals are fantastic. 30 seconds running hard, 30 seconds off. Variance is huge in workouts!!! It will kick start your body again! Try instead of lifting in sets and reps, try getting so many exercises in, in an alloted amount of time.

Hope this Helps!

schleppy

Do you best to switch up the type of exercise you're doing, or difficulty. If you do the same amount of cardio (on the same difficulty setting) your body will start to adapt to it pretty quickly. I found my weight loss started to taper off until I started really focusing on how much work it took to do my morning cardio. If you're breezing through it you need to ramp up the difficulty a notch.

Really take a hard look at what you're eating too. Try and replace any really "bad" carbs you're eating with proteins, whole wheat stuff, etc. Eating at or over your calorie limit set on this site and doing 3-5 workouts a week likely won't lead to any weight loss after a while.

It's hard work, but it's worthwhile! Just focus on how good you feel, not numbers, and push. You'll get there.