paleo vs. clean eating for plateaus?

erin6026

I eat clean about 85% of the time (I'm not perfect). I lost 10 pounds over the last 2 months, but have plateaued the last FOUR weeks. So frustrating! I'm wondering if I need to step it up in order to continue my progess.

Anyone eat clean then switch to paleo? I know cutting our grains and dairy could make a difference, though it would be tough!

Experience/advice appreciated. Thanks!!!

Hotbottom

Hi honey, I eat pretty clean ( Ok don't look at this week-end) but normally and I plateaued too. When that happens you have to change things up again. I've gone a bit scientic now.. and this is what I am working on now. I hope it helps
On the Jillian Micheals web site that your maintenance weight should be 12 x your present weight. E.G. I'm 127 lb x 12 = 1524 cals ( I should eat to maintain and exercise as well). To loose weight 1 lb of fat is 3500 cals. So to loose 1 lb of fat you need to have a deficite of 3500. THIS IS TRUE< I"VE TESTED THE FORMULA OUT!!! Last week for three days I ate 1200 cals and with my heart rate monitor, I've been loggig down each day how many cals each day I've burnt with exercise. For the 3 days with the cals burnt and the 324 deficit in cals eaten, I'm in deficit of 3,500 cals – and guess what: I've lost 1lb !!! Hope this helps you.
Loosing weight is basically a calculation. Just work the numbers, the clean eating will greatly benefit your health and give you great skin

emperorsdream

Have you been watching your carbohydrate, protein, fat ratios? Clean eating requires paying closer attention to these ratios, rather than calories. More protein than carbs is best, and very very healthy fats (no refined- cold pressed extra virgin only and some cannot be heated, like Olive OIl for instance). Sometimes the clean diet can result in too many carbohydrates, just out of difficulty in getting access to good clean meat and proteins. Also, your body may need a broader range of nutrients, a change in exercise, or a brief increase in calories if you have been having too little calories for your metabolism. It's important to stay just below your metabolism's caloric need, but not go too low or too high. Maybe considered recalculating your caloric intake.

I have a blog about clean eating, as I'm pretty activist about it. I hope it may help you.

Here it is: http://urbangranolamanifesto.blogspot.com/2011/01/all-killer-no-filler-experiments-in.html...

I have also learned a lot from body builders, who are very focused on their proper nutrition for physical efficiency. Some websites like this one: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/calculators.htm
have calculators to help you figure out your own physical needs for protein, nutrients etc. All of it plays a role in your body's homeostasis and metabolism.

Good luck!