Plateau?! Eat more!

ashleyanh410

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to pass along a small SV of mine, it's not a lot but it's enough to convince me that eating more will really help you lose weight!

During my first couple weeks using MFP, I was eating about 20 calories under my BMR. (And of course, BMR is only a mere estimate, so who knows how much I was actually eating under my BMR.) During those first few weeks the scale didn't budge, AT ALL. I was getting frustrated and thanks to the awesome people on this forum, I learned that I may be eating too few calories. I upped my calories (by about 300 a day!) and in 2 weeks I've lost 2 pounds!

Considering I was at my last 10lb plateau, I'd say that's pretty awesome.

So if you have hit a plateau and are still really active, don't be afraid to eat more like I was! :happy:

Melzy71

Yep that is what I am doing. I am eating at maintenance for 3 days to give my body a break from dieting. Then I am going to go back down. I thought I would gain weight but no I already lost another 8 oz! This happens every time I lose 10 lbs. now I know what to do. Instead of giving up after months of not losing I will just eat at maintenance a few days and then go back to cal deficit seems to work for me.

weemawhit

Interesting! That's something I've been scared to do in the past. Thanks for the heads up.