Plateau, eh?

boldaslove67
boldaslove67 Posts: 10 Member
in Motivation and Support
So I've been dieting for over a year now, most of my success was in the beginning where i finally dropped down to 150 from 179. I felt great, but when I hit 150 I haven't seem to get under it since then. It's been a few months of going up and down from 150-157 and I can't seem to get under it. Most days I do eat 1200+ but maybe it's because it's not always super healthy options? I try to exercise as best as I can but I'm still not able to get under this 150 mark. Someone had said I hit something like a plateau - which I've never heard of. Should I be eating MORE? Seems scary to me .. lol

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  • bsinno
    bsinno Posts: 344 Member
    i saw this the other day and found it to be very informative...

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/501511-great-read-on-plateau-ing?page=8#posts-7150335

    i too have hit a wall. after reading this, i know i need to start taking my work outs more seriously to break thru...GOOD LUCK!
  • C00lCountry
    C00lCountry Posts: 282
    My wife had a simaliar problem as well. We had to increase her calories some. If you are on a 500 deficit a day, why would it hurt to bump it up say 200 calories for a few weeks and see what happens?
  • cjack19
    cjack19 Posts: 158 Member
    bumping to read later :) I too am at a stupid plateau :(
  • NNAhuja
    NNAhuja Posts: 669 Member
    Great job with loosing what you have already.
    I can't see your diary but I'd suggest looking at what you are eating. Are your fat and sugars under the recommended values?
  • jenniejengin
    jenniejengin Posts: 784 Member
    bump
  • ranibauer
    ranibauer Posts: 73
    I have heard that upping your calories a bit for a few weeks will help. You only want to up your calories by 300 or so (just enough to maintain your current weight). Stick with this "maintinence" for a little while. Then reduce your calories again. A plateau is when your body is too used to what its been doing (low calorie). Get it used to higher calories again and when you go back down it should shock your body into losing more weight. Different workouts may help also! Add weight training?
  • basschick
    basschick Posts: 3,502 Member
    Just posted on this recently. This is what has worked for me.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/559771-breaking-through-the-plateau-what-worked-for-me
  • boldaslove67
    boldaslove67 Posts: 10 Member
    Thanks all! My sister in law is a dietician and she said to start using weighs. Apparently the more muscle mass you gain the more calories you burn! Looks like I'm gonna beef up hahah thanks again!

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