Longest plateau?
Jd1360
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Out of curiosity, what is the longest plateau you've ever had? Hope this will encourage some people as well as myself! :glasses:
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So far i have not had one. I have had times my weight loss slowed, but I just upped my calories and got going again.0
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6 months now.. NOT HAPPY!0
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About two weeks. Results starting to swing my way again.0
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I've been on one for about 2 months now, but I'm pretty sure it is my fault. I've gotten kinda lazy.
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I haven't lost a pound since the middle of March right now It's really starting to get to me. 0
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Oh no to some of you! I feel like there's a difference in maintenance and plateaus. I was "maintaining" for 2 months because I wasn't trying to actively lose. So I don't count that exactly. :laugh:0
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I plateaued for almost 1.5 years before I started gaining back 20 pounds. :frown:0
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Mine lasted for several months. I broke it with P90X.0
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goin on 3 years. Maybe I should just be happy @ 145 and give up on tryin to reach 135...0
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Probably about a month or two. It tends to happen when I lose focus even if I still think I'm doing everything the same. Just have to build the energy and motivation back each time.0
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Been 6 1/2 LONG months. Nothing I do, absolutely nothing, will get the scale to budge. So I just keep fighting and living the healthy lifestyle.0
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6 months--did Spike--lost 6lbs in 6 weeks, trained for a 1/2 Mary, regained the 6lbs--now, not actively trying to lose.
I guess I'm in denial!
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About 1.5 months. It blows big time, especially when you're doing all the right things and not eating anything that sounds REMOTELY good. But I will make it through...I won't give up. I have a size 12 in my closet I'm dying to wear!~2
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About 6 months.
I dropped my carbs from 150+ g to 70g back in November and I've lost 5 more lbs; that's what worked for me.
I love eating LCHF (low carb high fat).1 -
6 months now.. NOT HAPPY!
same here 6 months and I weigh everything. I finally started losing again when I dropped my carbs some and my calories,I know its all about calories in vs calories out but it helped me dropped the water weight I could not get rid of and lost a few lbs other than that. its slacked off again.I cant stay low carb long for some reason no matter how hard I try.0 -
For those of you who have had insanely long plateaus... try eating an extremely clean diet. No gluten, no carbs except for GREEN veggies (no beans or lentils!), no sugars (watch out for fruits like red apples, pineapples, and grapes. You're best bet is eating berries), and absolutely nothing processed. Read the labels on your food: no high fructose corn syrup, and if you can't pronounce it or you don't know what it is, don't eat it! Eat a lot of lean meats and fish, and stay away from red meat like beef.
Drink only water and teas with nothing added (except for lemon), and stay away from any form of salt. The sodium will just suck up the water and make you bloated.
As far as exercise goes, try doing a quick 10-15 minute work out as soon as you wake up, and before you eat anything! It'll boost your metabolism for the day. My suggestion: 30 sit-ups, 20 squats, 10 pushups, and 5 burpees, x3. If that's not an option, go run. Not hard, and not for distance, but just for 10 minutes. Then once the 10 minutes are up, turn around and walk back home. It's quick, easy, and it'll boost your metabolism! Eating 1 grapefruit every day, drinking lemon water, and adding cinnamon to anything you can will also boost your metabolism.
GOOD LUCK!0 -
tayreneebrown16 wrote: »For those of you who have had insanely long plateaus... try eating an extremely clean diet. No gluten, no carbs except for GREEN veggies (no beans or lentils!), no sugars (watch out for fruits like red apples, pineapples, and grapes. You're best bet is eating berries), and absolutely nothing processed. Read the labels on your food: no high fructose corn syrup, and if you can't pronounce it or you don't know what it is, don't eat it! Eat a lot of lean meats and fish, and stay away from red meat like beef.
Drink only water and teas with nothing added (except for lemon), and stay away from any form of salt. The sodium will just suck up the water and make you bloated.
As far as exercise goes, try doing a quick 10-15 minute work out as soon as you wake up, and before you eat anything! It'll boost your metabolism for the day. My suggestion: 30 sit-ups, 20 squats, 10 pushups, and 5 burpees, x3. If that's not an option, go run. Not hard, and not for distance, but just for 10 minutes. Then once the 10 minutes are up, turn around and walk back home. It's quick, easy, and it'll boost your metabolism! Eating 1 grapefruit every day, drinking lemon water, and adding cinnamon to anything you can will also boost your metabolism.
GOOD LUCK!
Wow. Just wow. Don't follow this. It's a bunch of woo straight out of women's magazines and dr oz. If you are at a plateau for months you are eating at maintenance and have to lower your calories a bit to start losing again.
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singingflutelady wrote: »
Wow. Just wow. Don't follow this. It's a bunch of woo straight out of women's magazines and dr oz. If you are at a plateau for months you are eating at maintenance and have to lower your calories a bit to start losing again.
I didn't get it from a magazine. I've used this multiple times in my life when I've plateaued. I've worked with nutirtionists on it, and personal trainers. It's worked for me, so I thought it might work for others as well. It's usually not as simple as lowering your calories, especially if it's been a really long plateau. It takes work and focus.1 -
singingflutelady wrote: »tayreneebrown16 wrote: »For those of you who have had insanely long plateaus... try eating an extremely clean diet. No gluten, no carbs except for GREEN veggies (no beans or lentils!), no sugars (watch out for fruits like red apples, pineapples, and grapes. You're best bet is eating berries), and absolutely nothing processed. Read the labels on your food: no high fructose corn syrup, and if you can't pronounce it or you don't know what it is, don't eat it! Eat a lot of lean meats and fish, and stay away from red meat like beef.
Drink only water and teas with nothing added (except for lemon), and stay away from any form of salt. The sodium will just suck up the water and make you bloated.
As far as exercise goes, try doing a quick 10-15 minute work out as soon as you wake up, and before you eat anything! It'll boost your metabolism for the day. My suggestion: 30 sit-ups, 20 squats, 10 pushups, and 5 burpees, x3. If that's not an option, go run. Not hard, and not for distance, but just for 10 minutes. Then once the 10 minutes are up, turn around and walk back home. It's quick, easy, and it'll boost your metabolism! Eating 1 grapefruit every day, drinking lemon water, and adding cinnamon to anything you can will also boost your metabolism.
GOOD LUCK!
Wow. Just wow. Don't follow this. It's a bunch of woo straight out of women's magazines and dr oz. If you are at a plateau for months you are eating at maintenance and have to lower your calories a bit to start losing again.
I've been wondering about this! I've been reading everywhere that if you're ever at a plateau dropping your carb intake significantly helps you get out of it. So it's not true? I understand calorie deficits but I don't get macro control to be honest. I understand the importance of nutrients but I just don't get macro control... Could you explain?
Sorry, I genuinely don't mean to derail this thread.0 -
I've been wondering about this! I've been reading everywhere that if you're ever at a plateau dropping your carb intake significantly helps you get out of it. So it's not true? I understand calorie deficits but I don't get macro control to be honest. I understand the importance of nutrients but I just don't get macro control... Could you explain?
Sorry, I genuinely don't mean to derail this thread.
Your macros are typically your carbs, protein, and fats. According to a bunch of health companies and official people you're not supposed to eat over a specific amount of carbs, fats, and proteins. I think the numbers are 45% carbs, 30% proteins, and 25% fats.
"Bad" carbs, like white flour, are the biggest contributors to weight gain aside from processed foods that have added sugars and high sodium levels.0 -
tayreneebrown16 wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »
Wow. Just wow. Don't follow this. It's a bunch of woo straight out of women's magazines and dr oz. If you are at a plateau for months you are eating at maintenance and have to lower your calories a bit to start losing again.
I didn't get it from a magazine. I've used this multiple times in my life when I've plateaued. I've worked with nutirtionists on it, and personal trainers. It's worked for me, so I thought it might work for others as well. It's usually not as simple as lowering your calories, especially if it's been a really long plateau. It takes work and focus.
Most of those things are not necessary and overly restrictive. I wouldn't go to a nutritionist (see a registered dietitian anyways not a nutritionist) or a trainer who recommended all those.
1. Gluten free is not necessary for people without celiac or gluten insensitivity. Gluten has no bearing on weight loss or gain
2. Why only green vegetables?
3. Legumes and beans are a great source of protein
4. Sugar doesn't cause weight gain either. Eating at a calorie surplus does
5. What's wrong with fruits other than berries?
6. You say absolutely nothing processed so that means you only eat raw green vegetables and berries since cooking is a form of processing.
7. Not being able to pronounce something doesn't mean it is bad.
8. Nothing wrong with red meat in moderation.
9. Drink whatever you want as long as it is in your calorie budget
10. You need sodium to live
11. Your little workout won't do much. It's better than nothing but it isn't a big calorie burner.
12. Grapefruit, lemon juice and cinnamon do not raise your metabolism.10 -
tayreneebrown16 wrote: »
I've been wondering about this! I've been reading everywhere that if you're ever at a plateau dropping your carb intake significantly helps you get out of it. So it's not true? I understand calorie deficits but I don't get macro control to be honest. I understand the importance of nutrients but I just don't get macro control... Could you explain?
Sorry, I genuinely don't mean to derail this thread.
Your macros are typically your carbs, protein, and fats. According to a bunch of health companies and official people you're not supposed to eat over a specific amount of carbs, fats, and proteins. I think the numbers are 45% carbs, 30% proteins, and 25% fats.
"Bad" carbs, like white flour, are the biggest contributors to weight gain aside from processed foods that have added sugars and high sodium levels.
Eating excess calories is the biggest contributor to weight gain not carbs or processed foods.5 -
A year. It turns out my fitbit started overestimating my exercise calories.0
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singingflutelady wrote: »tayreneebrown16 wrote: »For those of you who have had insanely long plateaus... try eating an extremely clean diet. No gluten, no carbs except for GREEN veggies (no beans or lentils!), no sugars (watch out for fruits like red apples, pineapples, and grapes. You're best bet is eating berries), and absolutely nothing processed. Read the labels on your food: no high fructose corn syrup, and if you can't pronounce it or you don't know what it is, don't eat it! Eat a lot of lean meats and fish, and stay away from red meat like beef.
Drink only water and teas with nothing added (except for lemon), and stay away from any form of salt. The sodium will just suck up the water and make you bloated.
As far as exercise goes, try doing a quick 10-15 minute work out as soon as you wake up, and before you eat anything! It'll boost your metabolism for the day. My suggestion: 30 sit-ups, 20 squats, 10 pushups, and 5 burpees, x3. If that's not an option, go run. Not hard, and not for distance, but just for 10 minutes. Then once the 10 minutes are up, turn around and walk back home. It's quick, easy, and it'll boost your metabolism! Eating 1 grapefruit every day, drinking lemon water, and adding cinnamon to anything you can will also boost your metabolism.
GOOD LUCK!
Wow. Just wow. Don't follow this. It's a bunch of woo straight out of women's magazines and dr oz. If you are at a plateau for months you are eating at maintenance and have to lower your calories a bit to start losing again.
I've been wondering about this! I've been reading everywhere that if you're ever at a plateau dropping your carb intake significantly helps you get out of it. So it's not true? I understand calorie deficits but I don't get macro control to be honest. I understand the importance of nutrients but I just don't get macro control... Could you explain?
Sorry, I genuinely don't mean to derail this thread.
Dropping your carb intake will drop water weight at first but if you keep your calories the same it will not cause fat loss.1 -
Mine usually last less than a week. I'm pretty sure it's because of retaining water cause the weight falls off quicker after I get out of it. I just keep counting my calories until it works it's self out. I also recalculate my maintenance calories every time I loss 2-5 pounds. It's as simple as calories in vs. calories out for me.
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After some weight loss your body adapts and your maintenance lowers a bit so that you have to eat less calories to continue losing weight.0
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Two months... But I wasn't measuring anything. I've changed that and I'm doing Les Mills Combat as well. We shall see what it does.0
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4 months! Running weighing food doing
heavy lifting cut carbs intake-lowered calories- upped calories- quit sugar long time ago- quit dairy started dairy increased fat decreased fat- upped fiber - pray - CICO kiss my *kitten*- now just feeling stronger- keep diary and stop wondering why not losing like all thoes "experts on MFP" but focus on eating healthy exercising and incorporating positive habits into lifestyle
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singingflutelady wrote: »
2. Why only green vegetables?
3. Legumes and beans are a great source of protein
4. Sugar doesn't cause weight gain either. Eating at a calorie surplus does
5. What's wrong with fruits other than berries?
6. You say absolutely nothing processed so that means you only eat raw green vegetables and berries since cooking is a form of processing.
7. Not being able to pronounce something doesn't mean it is bad.
8. Nothing wrong with red meat in moderation.
9. Drink whatever you want as long as it is in your calorie budget
10. You need sodium to live
11. Your little workout won't do much. It's better than nothing but it isn't a big calorie burner.
12. Grapefruit, lemon juice and cinnamon do not raise your metabolism.
Look, I'm just trying to help people who are struggling in the same way I struggle. These are all thing's I've tried before and they've really helped me. No one has to do ALL of this. They're just various tips and tricks to jumpstart weight loss after a long plateau.
2. Green vegetables are usually the healthiest. The least amount of sugars and the highest nutritional values. I know that all vegetables are nutritional, but maybe it's just the thing someone needs to get their body back in gear.
4. Added sugar is really horrible for you. It's addictive and your body doesn't really know what to do with it. Not 1 thing causes weight gain, but it's a factor to it. Natural sugar isn't bad, but too much of it isn't good either. Again, it may be the difference in someone's diet that helps.
5. Nothing is WRONG with them, but berries have the least amount of sugars. All fruit is good for you, but if you have to do something a little more extreme, knowing that berries is the best helps.
6. Processed as in: there's preservatives in it, it's individually wrapped, etc.. I'm not saying go all GMO free and organic. But no granola bars, protein bars, pudding cups etc.. And those things aren't all bad in general, but when you're trying to lose weight they're good to stay away from for a little while.
7. It's just a general and generic rule for people who are new at dieting and may be intimidated by having to read labels. It's not a life rule or anything.
8. No, there isn't anything wrong with it. But like I've said, all these things I've tried to say are just for a short period of time to try and get your body to lose the weight you want it to. And red meat is one of the "worst" when compared to others like tilapia, chicken breast, etc..
9. That's also a good rule for general weight maintenance or for starting out. But when you're on a plateau, sodas and juices aren't helping you. Cut it out for a week or so and see if it helps.
10. Yes you do. But many many things have hidden sodium as preservatives, and you can get natural salts from protein and such. So you don't need to add table salt to things. Once again, just cut it out for a short period of time to help you not retain water weight.
11. That's not supposed to be your only workout for the day. It's just an extra thing you can do to help. It's not too difficult but it'll get the job done of waking you help and helping your metabolism kickstart in the mornings. Plus, if you don't want to/can't workout every day, it's a nice thing to do on the "off" days for yourself.
12. They don't raise it. I'm sorry if I said that. What I meant, was that they make it work a little harder, thus burning some more calories. Plus they're good for you and they add flavor to your diet.
I never meant for any of this to be a "bootcamp" thing. It's just supposed to be helpful to someone who needs to go that extra mile to end their plateau. I've had to put a lot of work into getting my body out of it's plateau's during my weight loss journey, and these things have helped. They're not meant to be a life long or long term thing, just a week or 2 to help.
I'm sorry for all the upset I've caused. just trying to help.0 -
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