I am sooo tired of this plateau!

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  • ArmandoG28
    ArmandoG28 Posts: 283 Member
    ELIPTICAL is the biggest liar on burned calories ! jog and if you can t walk fast at an incline . eat youre burned clories also .. hope it help[s
  • chuisle
    chuisle Posts: 1,052 Member
    Are you doing any weight lifting? Increasing muscle mass may actually help you reach your goal. Have you changed the TYPE of cardio you're doing? After a while your body builds up muscle memory and begins to get a lot more efficient at what you're doing. A new workout DVD may be what you need to break the awful plateau!

    I am doing some weight lifting!! And I stick to the elliptical usually because I seem to burn the most calories on that! I go to the Gym 6 days a week too. Thank you for the tips!!

    Weight lifting is not about burning cals (though it certainly does).

    You need to be thinking about BODY RECOMPOSITION! When you only have a few pounds to lose it's very difficult. Don't think so much about weight as body fat. Two women with the same weight and different body fat percentages look very differently. See here: http://www.leighpeele.com/body-fat-pictures-and-percentages

    My advice to lift heavy, eat clean (and more!) and understand that changing your body at this point isn't about cutting calories or doing more time on the elliptical. Quite the opposite in fact.
  • SwimKitty
    SwimKitty Posts: 122 Member
    Lots of good info here:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/501511-great-read-on-plateau-ing?error_user_id=13274230&error_username=SwimKitty&hl=great+read+on+plateau-ing

    Good luck!
  • down_ell_beez
    down_ell_beez Posts: 23 Member
    You should switch up your exercise routine. The body, atleast mine, once it gets comfortable doing an exercise doesn't seem to burn lbs from it. Just switch the cardio. If you always to elliptical, try going for a run outside, or swimming laps in the pool. Mix in sprint/jogs, try a set of tabata's with pushups, situps, and air squats. Just get creative to keep the body guessing. Just my 2 cents.
  • mcrim5
    mcrim5 Posts: 18 Member
    Hey girl, not only is eating enough very important... but eating the right things. Try to shop on the outsides of the grocery store so that you are buying less processed items. Also, alot of people think that calorie counting is what is going to make you lose weight, which is right to an extent.... you should also look at sugars, fats, carbs ect. ALWAYS look at the nutritional content before you buy. Do you have a heart rate monitor? I have found by personal experience that the training machines tell me that I am burning more calories then I am actually burning. Might be something to look into. I hope this helps a little, and I wish you luck in pushing through this plateau :)
  • tulip07
    tulip07 Posts: 167 Member
    It has been a couple months now that I have been stuck at 136, and I can not seem to get the scale to budge! I want to get down to 130 in the worst way. I have changed my eating. I upped my cardio from 10 minutes to 25 6 days a week. And I'm taking CLA. I don't know what I am doing wrong that I can't shed a pound! My diary if open if anyone would like to view it to tell me if I'm eating anything horribly bad for me. I'd love some tips, pointers, or advice. I came across SparkPeople.com and saw that they can make you a personalized nutrition chart and training chart to get you to where you want to be but I'm skeptical. Thanks!!

    I recommend trying the 1st cycle of the 17 Day diet. That really help the scale move for me.. Since you only have 6lbs to lose this will surely help. :)

    ^^ This. Since the principle of the 17 day diet is eating clean and cutting out processed food, eating lean protein, veggies, fruit, yogurt, healty fats and drinking green tea (and going low-carb) for the first cycle (which is the first 17 days), I have not seen ANYONE who has not lost weight on the first cycle.

    Good luck! Also teaches you what other people are talking about when they say "eating clean" :)
  • CourtneyB610
    CourtneyB610 Posts: 384
    Check your sodium and potassium. You don't want to have too much or too little of either as they regulate your body's water. Increase your protein. Stop doing the cardio OR eat more calories. And strength train at least twice a week.

    I'm addicted to cardio.. so I'll up my calories!! :)) And I'm strength training now!
  • CourtneyB610
    CourtneyB610 Posts: 384
    Sometimes your diet and exercise routine could use a shake-up. Increase your calories by 100-200 per day, eat lots of protein in the morning, and when you're at the gym do your routine backwards. Sounds silly, but it works!

    I'm def. uping my calories, and the backwards idea is really good!!! Lol I'll do that today!!!
  • CourtneyB610
    CourtneyB610 Posts: 384
    ELIPTICAL is the biggest liar on burned calories ! jog and if you can t walk fast at an incline . eat youre burned clories also .. hope it help[s

    How is it a liar. :( I love it! Lol..
  • CourtneyB610
    CourtneyB610 Posts: 384
    Are you doing any weight lifting? Increasing muscle mass may actually help you reach your goal. Have you changed the TYPE of cardio you're doing? After a while your body builds up muscle memory and begins to get a lot more efficient at what you're doing. A new workout DVD may be what you need to break the awful plateau!

    I am doing some weight lifting!! And I stick to the elliptical usually because I seem to burn the most calories on that! I go to the Gym 6 days a week too. Thank you for the tips!!

    Weight lifting is not about burning cals (though it certainly does).

    You need to be thinking about BODY RECOMPOSITION! When you only have a few pounds to lose it's very difficult. Don't think so much about weight as body fat. Two women with the same weight and different body fat percentages look very differently. See here: http://www.leighpeele.com/body-fat-pictures-and-percentages

    My advice to lift heavy, eat clean (and more!) and understand that changing your body at this point isn't about cutting calories or doing more time on the elliptical. Quite the opposite in fact.

    I'm going grocery shopping this evening to get clean foods!!! :)))
  • CourtneyB610
    CourtneyB610 Posts: 384
    Lots of good info here:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/501511-great-read-on-plateau-ing?error_user_id=13274230&error_username=SwimKitty&hl=great+read+on+plateau-ing

    Good luck!


    Thanks!!!! :)
  • CourtneyB610
    CourtneyB610 Posts: 384
    You should switch up your exercise routine. The body, atleast mine, once it gets comfortable doing an exercise doesn't seem to burn lbs from it. Just switch the cardio. If you always to elliptical, try going for a run outside, or swimming laps in the pool. Mix in sprint/jogs, try a set of tabata's with pushups, situps, and air squats. Just get creative to keep the body guessing. Just my 2 cents.

    I'm switching it up when I go to the gym later!! My parents have a pool as well, and my gym doesn't have one.. so I'll def. be using that alot this summer! Lol. And I appreciate your 2 cents!
  • CourtneyB610
    CourtneyB610 Posts: 384
    Hey girl, not only is eating enough very important... but eating the right things. Try to shop on the outsides of the grocery store so that you are buying less processed items. Also, alot of people think that calorie counting is what is going to make you lose weight, which is right to an extent.... you should also look at sugars, fats, carbs ect. ALWAYS look at the nutritional content before you buy. Do you have a heart rate monitor? I have found by personal experience that the training machines tell me that I am burning more calories then I am actually burning. Might be something to look into. I hope this helps a little, and I wish you luck in pushing through this plateau :)

    There's actually a place about 20 min. from where I live.. it's called Sorgel Orchards.. they grow everythinggggg and make everything there! Tons of fresh veggies and fruits and what not. I'm stopping there this weekend!! :) And I don't have a HRM. I think I'lll be investing in one of those too lol because a couple people have asked me that! And it does help thanks!!!
  • CourtneyB610
    CourtneyB610 Posts: 384
    It has been a couple months now that I have been stuck at 136, and I can not seem to get the scale to budge! I want to get down to 130 in the worst way. I have changed my eating. I upped my cardio from 10 minutes to 25 6 days a week. And I'm taking CLA. I don't know what I am doing wrong that I can't shed a pound! My diary if open if anyone would like to view it to tell me if I'm eating anything horribly bad for me. I'd love some tips, pointers, or advice. I came across SparkPeople.com and saw that they can make you a personalized nutrition chart and training chart to get you to where you want to be but I'm skeptical. Thanks!!

    I recommend trying the 1st cycle of the 17 Day diet. That really help the scale move for me.. Since you only have 6lbs to lose this will surely help. :)

    ^^ This. Since the principle of the 17 day diet is eating clean and cutting out processed food, eating lean protein, veggies, fruit, yogurt, healty fats and drinking green tea (and going low-carb) for the first cycle (which is the first 17 days), I have not seen ANYONE who has not lost weight on the first cycle.

    Good luck! Also teaches you what other people are talking about when they say "eating clean" :)

    I have to find this book!!! Hahah
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