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How do you break a plateau?

designsbymlg
designsbymlg Posts: 16
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I lost 10 pounds in 2 weeks and then 0 the following 2 weeks. I'm hitting my calorie goal every day, but the scale just won't budge anymore. I still have another 10 pounds to lose. Any suggestions?

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  • designsbymlg
    designsbymlg Posts: 16
    Well, I woke up this morning, weighed in and the scale moved 1.2 lbs, FINALLY! Hopefully the plateau is behind me. =)
  • mallory3411
    mallory3411 Posts: 839 Member
    Change what you're doing. Cycle calories... change up your workouts, etc. Usually helps to break plateaus. Also try changing the amount of calories you eat. Eat at maintanence for a week or two and than drop down again.
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    Two weeks is too short of a time period to make any reasonable conclusions about whether or not you're "stuck".

    Don't change anything.
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    Two weeks is too short of a time period to make any reasonable conclusions about whether or not you're "stuck".

    Don't change anything.
  • robbiejay1971
    robbiejay1971 Posts: 33
    Mine broke a few weeks ago when I was sent away to work and I spent a week in a hotel with fried breakfasts. I was amazed to see the weight loss start again once I got home. I work away 1 week in 4 now and it keeps giving my metabolism a good kick!
  • minkakross
    minkakross Posts: 687 Member
    I don't count it as a plateau unless it last for 4 weeks, then I change something, either my exercise routine, my calorie intake maybe I just add a cheat day.
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