When your weight loss stalled what did you change

The1iceQueen

I started out at 162lbs. When I hit a plateau, I find I have to mix it up with different exercises. If I add more calories I don't budge at all. Previously, I've used elliptical/P90x/30 day shred/Insanity. This time I went with Jillian Michaels-Ripped in 30 and do it the first 30 mins or I do Body Revolution and do Jillian Michaels-Yoga Meltdown the other 30 mins, has worked like a charm. I was at 129 and dropped to 126 in 2 weeks. 8 more lbs to go. If I do the same thing for too long my body gets used to it and it's not a challenge for my body so it stays the same weight no matter how much I eat and exercise, I've eaten 2800 calories before everyday for a week and didn't budge and inch or weight on the scale, which I guess is kinda good because when I get to my goal I can stick with a routine and maintain it easily. I do however cheat a little bit and take konjac root capsules about 20 minutes before I eat any sweets so that I won't absorb all the sugar.

jimmyalice1984

Bump, I'm too sleepy to read it all now.......

JBearsMom21

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soniabogonia

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meeper123

I stopped going to extremes ate what was in my daily limit and ate normally i increased my workout and chilled over all

aguethler

I way upped my protien. I switched my macros to 40 carbs/30protien/30 protien. I don't always make it since when I have a really active day 30% protien is just more than I can eat, but I eat at least 115 of whatever unit they show per day now (I am 130lbs) and the scale has started moving again.

misspatrice562

good advice here . . . I will go through and read more later

SheShe_13

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themommie

I started out at 162lbs. When I hit a plateau, I find I have to mix it up with different exercises. If I add more calories I don't budge at all. Previously, I've used elliptical/P90x/30 day shred/Insanity. AThis time I went with Jillian Michaels-Ripped in 30 and do it the first 30 mins or I do Body Revolution and do Jillian Michaels-Yoga Meltdown the other 30 mins, has worked like a charm. I was at 129 and dropped to 126 in 2 weeks. 8 more lbs to go. If I do the same thing for too long my body gets
Rused to it and it's not a challenge for my body so it stays the same weight no domatter how much I eat and exercise, I've eaten 2800 calories before everyday for a week and didn't budge and inch or weight on the scale, which I guess is kinda good because when I get to my goal I can stick with a routine and maintain it easily. I do however cheat a little bit and take konjac root capsules about 20 minutes before I eat any sweets so that I won't absorb all the sugar.

this is exactly what I have found to help

marleniap

Cut all Pre packed foods and all processed foods.

^^this^^

Saramelie

Calories cycling (or zig-zag diet, if you google) seems to work for me, for now...

Richardson62617

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Rhozelyn

bumpity bump

shawn1112

I have been stuck myself for almost 3 months since i quit smoking. Last 3-4 weeks I have been doing strength training at the gym and drinking whey protein shakes, 1 in the morning and 1 after a workout. That hasnt helped me, I'm going to give it another week and move on to something else. From reading these 3 pages on this topic I think I will up my calories from 1620 to 1850-2000 per day and see what happens.

nuday813

BUMP for when that time comes

CubicalF13

I did a number of things:-

(1) bought a food scale, body tape measure and fat caliper of ebay and now use all of them frequently to try and keep an accurate measure of everything plus take photos often usually at the end of the week.
(2) increased daily calorie intact from 1200 to 1,660 <- after 20 percent deficit
(3) introduced 3 new meal sessions to my food diary making it 6 meals a day instead of the previous 3
(4) eat protein with every meal whether its a supplement or in food.
(5) drink 1-2litres water mixed with some lemon juice every so often in a week.
(6) Increased cardio sessions beyond 30 minutes to between 40-120 minutes and changed them up each day so they where not the same example-jogging, sprint training, swimming, mountain bike riding, HIITS and various exercise videos.
(7) Introduced more body weight and resistance band strength training exercises so that i targeted the whole body in one session instead of just one area.

My weekly routine is simple, interchange between strength and cardio for each day.
Example- mon/wed/fri=cardio, tues/thur/sat=strength, sun= either rest or light exercise(stretching, hiking or casual walk)

These are what i can remember so far. good luck.

kdb247

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soldiergrl_101

I took a look at my calories, and work out routine and saw what changed prior to the stall. For me it was keeping the calories consistently between 1200/1400 a day and uping the cardio length/intensity

acpgee

I tried both decreasing calories and increasing. Finally ended up taking a three week diet break, and ate at maintenance for a while. Gained a little at first, but by the end of three weeks was back at my lowest weight. When I dropped back down to a deficit again, the scale started moving, albeit slowly. I now take a one or two week break every 3 or 4 months. I think it is good for both the mind and metabolism.

tawanda6329

Upped my calories from 1,500 to 1,600. I was eating below my BMR.

zacharydeveaux

I didn't have much of a stall in my weight loss other than maybe my last 10lbs. I didn't change anything - just kept doing exactly what I was doing all along and waited patiently.

I can say that I made a push to log more accurately by creating more recipes / measuring some things out instead of 'ballparking' from existing MFP entries....so maybe that made the difference.

Phaedra2014

I changed my work outs and I paid closer attention to tracking what I ate. Other than that, I cultivated patience, rejoiced in the fact that I was losing inches even if not pounds and just did my best every day.

dakotababy

I purchased the Bodymedia Armband. In essence, I ate more. Way more. Tdee - 500 Calories per day.

smh1067

Honestly, I changed how I measured my progress. I started measuring inches, and in 6 weeks of not losing a single pound, I lost almost 15 inches. I might have given up if I hadn't started measuring. And I'm not a weight lifter or anything, just cardio and some light resistance band/exercise ball work.

After that, I upped my calories 200-300 and the weight started coming off with the inches. I'm back down with my calories now, but I think sometimes the body just needs a little break to catch up and adjust to the weight you've lost.

Sarahnade42x

1. Increased my calories (I was at 1200 previously...too few for me)
2. Increased my cardio intensity
3. Started lifting weights + doing more bodyweight exercises
4. Bought a Fitbit+Running app to keep myself moving all day

Mrs_Kettlebell

Great thread.

glenelliott5872

(1) more accuracy in weighing food

(2) accuracy in counting calories burned in exercise ( started to use a heart rate monitor)

(3) Update food target based on current weight ( I started weight loss at 110 kg and 2000 kcal per day and now I am at 86 kg and 1490 kcal per day.

(4)I calculated my RMR and was surprised how much lower my odd burnt per day.

(5) I measured my body fat with calipers and this helped me to calculate my target weight more sensibly

Wimkerkhoff

What has worked for me is tracking in MFP with a goal of 50g carbs per day - the rest coming from high protein (.8 - 1g per pound of body weight) and fat. This automatically forces you to eat the right stuff, feel satieted, and keeps cravings down.

Check out this Ketosis calculator to help figure out your macros for carb/protein/fat.

http://keto-calculator.ankerl.com/

Phaedra2014

Very helpful thread. Seems like the main thing that helped was increasing calories.