Helpful info on breaking plateaus from Jillian Michaels

Zsangel

I received Jillian's blog today and I feel it has come at exactly the right time for me... I fell off the wagon today but I will jump right back on tomorrow


Have a Weight Loss Plateau? Let Me Help
By Jillian Michaels

There is nothing more discouraging than stepping on the scale after a week of diligent dieting and grueling workouts and not seeing any drop in the number. The plateau is a common problem among dieters and can typically be waited out, but there are measures you can take to keep your metabolism fired up even as you reduce your caloric intake.

The best way to break a plateau is to keep your salt intake below 2,000 milligrams a day and drink lots of water. Make sure you're not eating any processed carbs, period. That's right — no chips, sugar, white flour, and so on. And hit the gym hard! The boost in exercise will make your body swell and hold fluids for a few days, but after a week you should see the benefits on the scale.

You can also try playing around with your caloric intake a bit, varying it from day to day throughout the week while keeping the same weekly total. The body can't slow its metabolism to adjust to a reduced caloric intake if the intake isn't fixed from one day to the next. For instance, to bust my plateau, I might have 1,200 calories on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and then eat 1,500 calories on Tuesday, 1,600 on Thursday, 1,400 on Saturday, and 1,700 on Sunday. Get it?

The plateau effect can sometimes simply be a matter of flagging resolve. If mixing up your caloric intake just isn't working, make sure you're not slipping up on your diet or slacking off in your workouts. I'm serious; it happens.

As with any program, there will be highs and lows, but stay with it. Your body is trying to adjust to the weight loss. Don't get scared or discouraged. Just be patient and know that you are worth it!

sexyprincess69

Thanks for the information. I feel the same way. I have been working hard on the 30 day shred for the past ten days and I have not notice a change in weight and inches. I will do as you suggest and see if anything happens

jeremymaritz

That's good advice...thanks for sharing!

Mairgheal

She's on very low calories by the looks of it, I would have imagined she'd need way more with her active lifestyle?
Unless she eats her exercise calories as well of course, but doesn't mention it?

Thanks for the info anyway!

Sweetlost

Good Info!! Thanks for sharing with us.

Zsangel

She's on very low calories by the looks of it, I would have imagined she'd need way more with her active lifestyle?
Unless she eats her exercise calories as well of course, but doesn't mention it?

Thanks for the info anyway!

I think that was an example, from what I've read, she's in maintenance mode (makes her sound like a robot =P though come to think of it, i'm not entirely sure she's not! lol) at the moment so she'd be eating a lot more than that

bevpulse

Thanks for sharing.