When your body can't lose anymore?

SarahofTwins

Okay I'm wondering if my body has reached it's final place of staying at a certain weight. These past few weeks have been a pound up and down. I've zig zagged my calories and changed up my exercises to get off plateaus before but it seems different now. I know I've had a cheat meal or two here but nothing too crazy. I'm about 9-10 pounds away from my 120 goal.

My question is...When do you know you can't lose anymore weight?...


(Not sure if I can get there but I will keep on trying)

godroxmysox

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Jamcnair

How tall are you and what weight are you at, if you don't mind answering?

SarahofTwins

How tall are you and what weight are you at, if you don't mind answering?

I'm 5'4 at 129 now...usually its been going from 128 - 130.

Jamcnair

Never mind...just read your signature...I am 5.4 1/2 and got down to 120. It took a while though. You have to keep going even when the scale isn't moving. Maybe up your time or intensity of workouts. Might need to up calories some. Are you toning too or just doing cardio?

kneeki

Well, the limit you should be concerned with is how much body fat can you lose until your body begins to lose muscle. How much are you eating, and what is your exercise like?

SarahofTwins

My exercises are like this:

Monday - Saturday ...Running around 4.8 - 5mph for about 30-40mins...then I also incorporate some Dance Central for fun, then some exercise tv which has dancing and cardio burn for about 15 more mins.

I eat around 1100 -1400 cals...I know I had about 1600 this past weekend and now back down to 1100 yesterday...figured it might help.

Any advice on what I should change up? And I drink plenty of water from 9-10cups daily...maybe I should have more lol

Jamcnair

I'm thinking maybe you need more calories?

Keegansmum6

I'm thinking maybe you need more calories?

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kneeki

If I were you:

Eat 1800 calories a day, at a 50:30:20 split. (carbs:protein:fat), and change up your exercise to heavy weight training.

I mean heavy. For each day, (3 to 5 times a week) lift for an hour at least. Each set starts comfortably light, then a work up to your max. Mix up the days, something like Day 1: Upper body, Day 2: Lower, Day 3 & 4: Rest, Day 5: Upper body, Day 6: Lower.

SarahofTwins

If I were you:

Eat 1800 calories a day, at a 50:30:20 split. (carbs:protein:fat), and change up your exercise to heavy weight training.

I mean heavy. For each day, (3 to 5 times a week) lift for an hour at least. Each set starts comfortably light, then a work up to your max. Mix up the days, something like Day 1: Upper body, Day 2: Lower, Day 3 & 4: Rest, Day 5: Upper body, Day 6: Lower.

1800 calories? Ah thats a lot lol...I will try it out and do some lifting this time. I saw some of the Jillian's 30DS 2 and I know she does lifting in that one.

kneeki

It's worth a shot for a few weeks at least. Keep us updated. =]

MissTomGettingThin

I'm thinking maybe you need more calories?

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