plateau busting ideas needed

fbarz

Need some plateau busting ideas. These next 5 pounds are sticking like glue! ONEderland is seeming miles away, rather than right around the corner. Thanks in advance!

poustotah

Calorie cycling, carb cycling, increase protein, hard to tell if your diary is private.

Dtrmnd86

Go up and down with your calories. When I got stuck last year, I would do 1400 one day, 1600 the next, then 1500 then 1800 one day. And I found a cheat day would help as long as I could keep it in that one day and not continue it onto more days. Or maybe even an exercise you're never done before.

scriehl

I would say to bump up the intensity of your workouts. Join a gym class like spin or kickboxing if you haven't already. If you have a usual routine, change it up. This has always helped me in the past. Good luck to you!!

SeaChele77

Your diary is private so here is some general ideas:

- Change up the workout. (work out day, rest day, work out day.....so on)
- Don't do as much strength training, but don't get rid of it either.
- Incline walking and carry weights - double the calorie burn.

- Eat more macro nutrients (lots of green crunchy veggies)
- Add color to your meals; such as bell peppers
- Lower your sodium intake (less than 2000 per day)
- Reduce your dairy intake (read labels)
- Eat at least 1/2 your exercise calories

GOOD LUCK

laurad8911

jillian michaels said in an interview receently that the best plateau buster is to take 3 days in which you eat 10% more calories and DONT work out to trick your body into thinking it has more food and doesnt have to work anymore

fbarz

Thanks everyone. My diary is now public.
Love all the ideas. Gonna mix things up a bit (diet and exercise) an trick my body out of this funk. :happy:
I apprecite the feedback.

RoseBlanc

I've read that taking a couple days off from the gym & upping your calories by 10% is effective in busting a plateau.
So says Jillian Michaels, anyway!

RoseBlanc

jillian michaels said in an interview receently that the best plateau buster is to take 3 days in which you eat 10% more calories and DONT work out to trick your body into thinking it has more food and doesnt have to work anymore

Ha =[ beat me to it. lol.

Athena413

Are you doing strength training, cardio, or both? If you're only doing cardio, add strength training. It might initially cause you to gain a few pounds from added muscle mass, but the new muscle will BLAST through that fat!