Lifting, cardio and cal deficit, but still on plateau...

bestbassist
bestbassist Posts: 177 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
As the topic states - I've been doing various training regimens and stayed on a calorie deficit but I haven't loss any more weight since November. I used to weigh 155-160 (up until 7 years ago) and I would kill to get back to that, but no matter what I do, I'm no longer dropping. I don't have any muscle definition either, nor can I gain strength. I pretty much stay on a plateau with everything. It took me a year to drop 40 pounds - from 255 - 215 but I still have a long ways to go.

At the advice of my former trainer, I periodically move my calories up and down to "confuse" my metabolism, as well as do HIIT and strength training (mostly free weights - not many machines). I've stayed on a mostly organic, white meat, fish, fruit and veggie diet. My bench and squats are pathetic but I'm really not concerned with winning any competitions any time soon. Honestly, I just want to to lose this pesky weight but even when I switch my workouts to 90% strength training, I don't look any different and my BMI is still just under 30% (down from around 32%).

I've been to a few different doctors and I don't have any thyroid issue or anything else that should hinder weight loss. I did have low testosterone but I've been supplementing for over a year. Losing weight and/or building muscle is allegedly "easier" for males, but that is not always the case. Anyone have any sound advice or thoughts? Just crappy genetics?

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  • iwantwow
    iwantwow Posts: 152 Member
    try upping your cal and stay on it for a week and see....i increase my intake from 1300 to between 1800-1900 and it broke my plateau ...also over workout might be the reason...try a notch down and see
  • Lupercalia
    Lupercalia Posts: 1,857 Member
    Perhaps you should open your diary so people commenting can see what you're eating/amounts.
  • ruwise
    ruwise Posts: 265 Member
    It is hard without seeing your diary but I'd up the calories for a little while and give your body a rest for a while. How many calories a day are you eating?
  • dkutnyak
    dkutnyak Posts: 13
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  • jzammetti
    jzammetti Posts: 1,956 Member
    I have e exact same issue - so a week ago I changed my caloric intake to maintenance and will keep it that way for 2 weeks then drop back to my reasonable deficit to see if it works.

    In the first week of eating at maintenance, I actually lost .5 a pound. Go figure...

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