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Plateau?

lmccallister
lmccallister Posts: 11 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi. I've been using MFP since November religiously. I cut my calorie intake to 1200 a day, and I started to working out (Cardio) 5 or 6 days a week. I usually eat the calories that I've burned in exercise. Since November, I've lost 20 pounds. I am 5' 5 and weigh 150 pounds. I was really excited to go from 170 to where I am now, but my goal is to get to 130. For the last month I have been "stuck" at 150. The scale is barely going up or down either way each week. As far as exercise goes, I'm up to running 3 miles, and am getting ready to run my first 5k in March. I'm still keeping my calories right at 1200 (except what I burn working out) and I still work out 5 or 6 days a week.
Am I doing something wrong? I'm starting to get a little discouraged that it feels like my body has just gotten comfy where it's at and refuses to go forward at all. I don't want to drop my calories below 1200 since I know that's the minumim I should take in anyway.
Any advice?

Thanks!
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