At the wall...any unorthodox ways to break through?

cactus39

Since 3/11, Ive lost 42lbs. I actually stopped losing weight in late July. Im at a wall and I keep trying new things. Anyone try unorthodox ways to get through it? Maybe no carbs for a day or 2?? Something to shock my system??

janeinspain

The best thing is to pick something and stick with it, for more than 1-2 days. Low carb should do he trick, but do it for at least 1-2 weeks until you decide to give it up.

jgic2009

Any chance you've let portion sizes creep back up on you? Try weighing/measuring everything you eat for a week and see what happens.

You might also try changing your loss goal. For example, if it's at 2 lbs per week now, drop it down to 1.5.

mrmarius

try going to maintenence mode for a week or two and then try back losing, thats what i'm trying myself as i'm in a similiar position

fitnessgoddess17

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mhopp71

I have actually hit the carbs and ice cream hard when i've hit the wall. I let myself gain back 2 pounds then hit it hard again. The spike gets your matabolism going again. The other thing i did was started running. That has really started knocking off my last 15 lbs.

MassiveDelta

cut it off with a small hand saw.

*disclaimer - Im in no way a professional and my comments should not be taken as advice only as amusing commentary. Any harm caused by following through with suggestions I may have given will be the result and responsibility of those reading them.

sjcply

I have actually hit the carbs and ice cream hard when i've hit the wall. I let myself gain back 2 pounds then hit it hard again. The spike gets your matabolism going again. The other thing i did was started running. That has really started knocking off my last 15 lbs.

I agree with this.....I did the same thing. I ate high carb what I wanted for a week or two, then hit it hard back to my clean eating (it was hard at first to get back into the groove) I also started running and the weight has not stopped falling yet! :happy: I am just waiting to hit a plateau.....but I am 0.2lbs from my goal!

Good luck!!

halhix

When I went through my first round of weight loss a couple of years ago, any time that I would hit a wall I would take in more calories and change my workout routine (I guess it would be something like the muscle confusion that a lot of trainers espouse today) to burn more calories. I noticed that I would typically hit a wall between 15-20 lbs of weight loss. Are you measuring calories burnt during a typical day? Has something changed there?

cactus39

A little more info...

I am a runner. I started running when i started to lose weight. I also sprinkle in weight training. I always measure my portions. I was doing weight watchers which was a good starting tool, which I just cancelled and now i am doing MFP exclusively. Measuring food and doing exercise is not my issue. I need to really shock my system.

hellen72

If you run they try doing intervals or hill repeats

cactus39

If you run they try doing intervals or hill repeats

Ive heard to try this. I think I'll so that. Thanks!

cactus39

cut it off with a small hand saw.

Hmmm. You know, I havent tried that yet. I will tonight. Thanks for your help