hit my plateau what to do!!!

gomcrystal85
gomcrystal85 Posts: 4
edited September 25 in Introduce Yourself
i need help!!!

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  • AdamATGATT
    AdamATGATT Posts: 573 Member
    In the words of Johnny 5..."Need input!"

    We need more information about what you've been doing and how you've been eating to give you accurate responses.
  • aprylkemper
    aprylkemper Posts: 123 Member
    What have you been doing so far? How long have you been doing it? If you could provide more info about your eating and exercise program it will help people give advice :smile:
  • Newfiedan
    Newfiedan Posts: 1,517 Member
    Plateaus are caused by a few things:
    1) not eating enough
    2) not adjusting your cals properly
    3) not taking correct count of cals.
    4) body had adjusted

    Breaking through a plateau:
    1) zig zagging cals properly
    2) shocking the body with a cheat day
    3) changing workout routines.
  • AggieCass09
    AggieCass09 Posts: 1,867 Member
    probably eat more. check out my blog for more details on how this helped me (www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/aggiecass09)
  • kim_mc
    kim_mc Posts: 321 Member
    Me too!

    I asked the same thing a few weeks ago and this is what I was told:

    Increase my calories. I have slowly increased calories from 1250/day to 1500/day for a 1/2 lb weight loss per week. Then they told me to wait it out a few weeks to allow my body to adjust. That is killing me!!

    FINALLY this week the scale moved DOWN 0.6lbs. Nothing earth shattering but I hadn't seem it moving down in a long while.

    People also wanted to make sure I was eating back exercise cals which I usually eat back at least some of them.

    I guess it's a waiting game to see where I need to make adjustments......

    Hopefully some of that helps, although I know it's scary to eat more when trying to lose weight and not wanting to gain back any of those pounds you lost working so hard!
  • gomcrystal85
    gomcrystal85 Posts: 4
    well i count my calories once in a while ..... but i dont eat so much and i do exercise i hour a day i do 30 minutes cardio and pickup weights for another 30 minutes
  • kim_mc
    kim_mc Posts: 321 Member
    Maybe you should start logging everything you eat- you might be surprised at the numbers you get. that could also give you an idea of where you can improve. Maybe you aren't eating enough...
  • AdamATGATT
    AdamATGATT Posts: 573 Member
    well i count my calories once in a while ..... but i dont eat so much and i do exercise i hour a day i do 30 minutes cardio and pickup weights for another 30 minutes

    Tracking your calories once in a while? And don't eat much?

    If you're doing all of that, and you really want help to succeed in your goals, you need to:
    1) Start tracking your calories routinely. Track everything. If it goes in your mouth, log it.
    2) Start tracking your exercise routinely. Track everything. If you work up a sweat, log it.
    3) Pay attention to your net calories. Keep it above 1200 calories. www.shouldieatmyexercisecalories.com. Go there. Read. Be enlightened.
    4) Drink plenty of water. 8 or more 8 oz glasses a day. If you're working out as much as you say you are, you need to drink more. I suggest another 4 glasses, AT LEAST, per hour of exercise.
    5) Not only eat more, like others are saying, but EAT BETTER!
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