Plateau? Need Help!

should be now! sorry!

Looking back over a few days, I don't see a lot of fresh veggies/fruits. The fact that there's even a category that basically is for stuff you know you shouldn't have is a little concerning. Sodium/Sugar/Fats seems to go overboard some days... then there are some days where it looks like you were eating one meal a day? 9am-12pm?

Skinny taste is fantastic and I've used a ton of their recipes, so no stress there.

You're drinking plenty of water, I would just consider getting something fresh in the diet at first glance.

Maybe switch up some training? lifting or more intense runs?

I agree with trog though. Lifting does amazing things. In my experiences weight lifting breaks plateaus very effectively if it is done right. Lift "heavy" and your body is forced to change..

Sugar, Sugar, Sugar.

Also, you want to have more calories earlier in the day, like breakfast and lunch, than at dinner. Dinner should be your lightest meal. Also your little indulgences should not happen in the evening but earlier in the day.

In addition how you are sleeping, how much, quality of, makes a huge impact.

Doesn't matter when you eat as long as you are under your calories for the day. you can eat all your calories in one sitting if you choose to. as long as your are at your calorie goal.

Plateau for a year and half now... My suggestions that obviously have not worked as I try to figure it out is to.. Change it up, Eats lots of fruits and vegetables, and watch that sodium I only looked back at a few days but there lots of sodium there

Plateau for a year and half now... My suggestions that obviously have not worked as I try to figure it out is to.. Change it up, Eats lots of fruits and vegetables, and watch that sodium I only looked back at a few days but there lots of sodium there

Essentially, with weight loss, there are so many different ways that can work for different people that it can be a bit confusing. Which way is best for you?.

Weight loss is all about eating less than your body needs, because for a time you have eaten more than your body needs. Your body will take stored fatty acids and lipids and burn them as fuel when you don't eat enough - but there's a catch, your body can't burn fat directly, the fatty acids have to be chained with other amino acids (proteins) in order to be burnt. If you don't eat enough protein while you are cutting calories, your body will *take* proteins from whatever source is available - your muscles.

If you are gaining and losing the same 5 or 10 pounds over and over, and not dropping, then your diet varies in much the same way. Every bite of food contributes to weight gain, even liquid calories. People who are in a coma are fed a liquid diet consisting of protein shake mix, carb powders, and fats(with vitamins and minerals of course). Some people with injuries or an inability to process nutrients through their intestinal system are fed vitamins, minerals, and carbs-fats-proteins intravenously. What I mean is that everything needs to be counted in your food diary, especially if you are having a lot of trouble losing weight.

I'm not sure how much weight you have to lose, and I couldn't even begin to guess, but your diary looks like you're eating in the neighborhood of 1200 calories. It looks like you eat out at restaurants here and there - which is cool, I do too - But one thing you should know is that the calorie counts you can find online or on a menu are *on average* off by 20%.

Some items tested by independent labs have found double or triple the calories in food ordered by secret shoppers and sent off. A 300 calorie salad can sometimes have over a thousand calories total if the cook makes it heavy on the dressing and heavy on the cheese..

I had an issue where I was staying close to 180 pounds for the last 3 weeks, and it was because I had been undervaluing the calories in my meals eaten out, I love chicken wings and beer. When I went back and adjusted the calorie counts up 20% for everything, my food journal painted a picture of eating around maintenance or somewhat over on calories for the week. After I ate green vegetables and lean protein to get back on track I saw a 3 pound loss the next day - down to 177

I don't want you to take "eating out is bad" or that some things are off limits, but you might want to limit your restaurant trips. High calorie, medium fat, and medium carb meal plans will work fine. And even the protein can be medium, if you don't work out on TOO crazy of a schedule.

If your current efforts are not showing you a loss of 1-2 lbs a week - WHILE EATING AT A DEFICIT, then your calorie counts are off. Most of us know that you can't outwork a crap diet. You gain a killer body from your kitchen, not your gym. Weight loss is 85% diet and 15% exercise.

Find a diet schedule that works for you, and if you'd like to read more about different ways to lose fat, I can point you in one direction only. This guy's blog seems to be devoted to finding out the truth behind different people's weight loss successes.

http://www.leangains.com/2010/10/top-ten-fasting-myths-debunked.html

I am giving out his Intermittent fasting a try, not because I believe in his hormonal research on fasted state this-or-that, but because it makes sense to me and it fits how I would normally eat, In eating on a 16/8 fast, I consume my daily calories between noon and 8pm, and then fast the rest of the time. It makes calorie counting a lot easier.

I have to close this with - we must all find what works for us, a diet schedule we can follow and a meal plan that is satisfying for us - we have to live with eating like this for forever, it's not just going to be a crash down to our goal weight and then eating like before. Intermittent Fasting works for me (so far), but may not be what works for you, some people can't go 4 hours before and after bed without eating..

Hi Emily I went back over around 10 days and it looks like at the beginning you were adding quick cals...but now you got over them lol!

But sodium is quite high right through the days that I checked out?

There is no quick fix for plateaus you can only juggle things about your body will learn as you teach it.

Keep up the good work watch the sodium and sugar, eat lots of protein to fill you up and add the exercise x

You look young, about 22? How tall are you? How much do you weigh?

I ask because it's possible you have your calories set unrealistically low. 1400 is not very much, unless you are really short or extremely overweight.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/3817-eat-more-to-weigh-less
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/804485-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

You look young, about 22? How tall are you? How much do you weigh?

I ask because it's possible you have your calories set unrealistically low. 1400 is not very much, unless you are really short or extremely overweight.

She's 5'1 and 23 years old looking to lose 40. Says it all up there ^^^