Plateauing despite sufficient calorie intake?

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,990 Member
    I've been at the same weight for a few weeks and I'm becoming impatient. I have weighed myself every few days and there are small fluctuations but I attribute those to water weight. I have measured myself and I haven't lost any inches either.

    I'm 5'9" and I weigh 171 lbs. I net around 1550 per day. I eat my exercise calories (approx 400-500/day) so I get to eat around 1800-2100 calories per day - thanks to fat2fit radio I know how much I need to eat. I have a few cheat days every once in a while, but nothing more than 500 or so calories over my calorie budget, which I'm sure is compensated for by my modest overestimation of how much I eat and reasonable underestimation of how much I burn.

    I eat generally healthy foods, I'd say 80% natural/whole foods and 20% processed foods (although "processed" is a fairly vague term... I don't eat things like cheetos, but sometimes I do eat frozen meals and the like).

    I have a bodybugg that tracks my calories burned while I work out and I believe it is accurate, but as I mentioned above, I always underestimate the amount I burn by at least 50 to 100 calories just to be safe. My workouts vary from running, dancing, weight lifting, yoga, and spinning.

    I feel that I'm doing everything right. I'm eating enough, drinking water like crazy, exercising consistently, and sleeping plenty (9 hours per night). I have about 15 more pounds to lose and I'm going to go nuts if I don't start losing again soon. Please help!
    Up the intensity of each workout.

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  • ElPumaMex
    ElPumaMex Posts: 367 Member
    Thank you for opening your diary.
    I will download it and send you a message, hopefully the diary will reveal the reason for your plateau :wink:
  • Shayztar
    Shayztar Posts: 415 Member
    Bump. Reading ur post is similar to me now.
  • ExplorinLauren
    ExplorinLauren Posts: 991 Member
    I've read alot about calorie cycling too, and I would try that... here is a site ... http://www.shapefit.com/calorie-intake-calculator.html# Just enter your info, then click Zig Zag cycle... and it will break it down for you :) Good luck!
  • Specialkayrina
    Specialkayrina Posts: 242 Member
    Bump, same problem here :(
  • led6777
    led6777 Posts: 268
    My understanding is that my NET maintenance calories would be around 2100. Discussing calories consumed with no further analysis of calories burned is one-sided and definitely does not provide the whole picture.

    I have been eating back my exercise calories since the beginning and have lost almost 30 pounds so I know that it works for me.. not to mention I get weak and uncomfortably hungry if I don't eat them back. The concept of NOT eating your exercise calories back is silly in my opinion.

    If I were at maintenance I would probably be eating closer to 2300-2400 calories and exercising around 300 of them off.

    I won't argue with you on eating exercise calories since you're going to do what you want anyway.

    You did not mention in your first post that you have already lost 30 lbs and have been dieting for a while. I would do this:
    http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/the-full-diet-break.html

    Woah, I've never heard of something like this before. Super interesting. Thanks

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