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Plateau!

cinfaro
cinfaro Posts: 131 Member
edited January 13 in Health and Weight Loss
Lost 68 lbs ;) Went from a size 18 pants to a size 8 pants/6 dress!!!! Yeah ME!!! however I been at a plateau since November! I am going out of my MIND!!!! Nothing works!! Getting frustrated! I think this is the part when people give up! I am NOT!!! HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • refinedredbird
    refinedredbird Posts: 208 Member
    Hey great job on the 68lbs! That's amazing! Okay, I have not hit really a plateau yet, but this is some advice I have read on the subject:

    -If you are working out similarly every day, maybe try to change it up to keep your body guessing
    -Weight lifting can help in losing inches and can help lose weight
    -I am not sure how many calories you eat now, but sometimes eating more calories can speed up weight loss
    -I believe there are some people who reach a plateau also fast for certain periods of time to get going again
    -Focus on what you are eating, not just how much and eat more protein rich foods

    I am sure you will start losing again soon!
  • cedarghost
    cedarghost Posts: 621 Member
    From your profile pic, it looks like you don't have much to lose. If so, have you changed your deficit to reflect that? Maybe take a break and eat at maintenance for a while then cut at a smaller deficit (250 a day or so).
  • cinfaro
    cinfaro Posts: 131 Member
    From your profile pic, it looks like you don't have much to lose. If so, have you changed your deficit to reflect that? Maybe take a break and eat at maintenance for a while then cut at a smaller deficit (250 a day or so).

    i want to loose another 15-17 to be at my goal weight. It seems like it is the hardest. Thanks for the tip. I am going to try that :)
  • cinfaro
    cinfaro Posts: 131 Member
    Hey great job on the 68lbs! That's amazing! Okay, I have not hit really a plateau yet, but this is some advice I have read on the subject:

    -If you are working out similarly every day, maybe try to change it up to keep your body guessing
    -Weight lifting can help in losing inches and can help lose weight
    -I am not sure how many calories you eat now, but sometimes eating more calories can speed up weight loss
    -I believe there are some people who reach a plateau also fast for certain periods of time to get going again
    -Focus on what you are eating, not just how much and eat more protein rich foods

    I am sure you will start losing again soon!

    Thanks for the kind words and great tips!!!
  • shutterbug282
    shutterbug282 Posts: 588 Member
    Bump! :)
  • Run4UrHealth
    Run4UrHealth Posts: 348 Member
    I can't see your diary but how I overcame my 3-month plateau was to keep my sodium below 2300mg and change up my work-out to give my body a little something different.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    I would suggest setting your weekly goal to 0.5 to 1lb/week at the most, and eat back cals burned from exercise. The less you have to lose the smaller your deficit should be.
  • cinfaro
    cinfaro Posts: 131 Member
    I can't see your diary but how I overcame my 3-month plateau was to keep my sodium below 2300mg and change up my work-out to give my body a little something different.

    I will definitly watch my sodium. thank you.
  • jlapey
    jlapey Posts: 1,850 Member
    Starting a weight lifting program broke the plateau for me. I don't know what you did to get where you are, good job though, but perhaps to need to adjust your calories or intensify/change your exercise program.
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