My plans to break out of my almost 6 month plateau

salutations561
salutations561 Posts: 3 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I realized from reading these threads that eating 1200 calories or lower a day is not going to break out of my plateau, I am not eating enough and I have plateau for almost 6 months.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/865024-1200-and-why-it-won-t-work

So, I increased my daily calories to 1500 so that I can eat back my calories (minus deficit) on my exercise days. I calculated 1884 as an average from TDEE (lightly active 1771 + moderate active 1996)/2. Then I calculated 20% deficit which is 1507 and even that to 1500. Carbs and protein set to 40% and fat to 20%. I hope this puts me on the right track. I started a few days and patience enough to see my result. I will be logging measurements every 2 weeks, my goal is to reach 21 or 22% body fat.
Here are my stats:
Age 44
Height 5'4"
Weight 131
Body Fat 26.5 (Fat 2 Fit)

Does this sound about right?

I think the eating part is the hardest to wrap my head around. I'm also reading some of the pinned post and they are helpful.

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  • Alta2000
    Alta2000 Posts: 655 Member
    Yes it does. Try also to make some changes to your exercise to jolt the system. Do some HITT, do some weights, even with machines, or cans/bottles at home, walk a few miles. Just something different.
  • SavvyGurl0528
    SavvyGurl0528 Posts: 228 Member
    Salutations, I recently did the same thing. I had been following "In place of a road map" for a couple of months, and decided to take the plunge. I am having a difficult time wrapping my head around eating that much, but boy, am I enjoying it. I gained a few pounds, but saw this morning that I had dropped one, so maybe this will work. I'm confident, but pretty nervous. Good luck!
  • Alta2000
    Alta2000 Posts: 655 Member
    You have to think about it as a lifestyle change, not exercise, otherwise you will fall back and gain, as all diets do at the end. Learn to improve what you eat. Just by logging the foods that you eat, you will learn a lot about where hidden calories are. I had been shocked many times by the excessive amount of calories in the food at some restaurants, and I have to say that McDonalds is one of the most healthy compared to others. change your dietary input for the whole family. Teach your kids to eat healthy. Take long walks, even one lap around your subdivision (Central FL, so I assume you are).
  • slynnalex
    slynnalex Posts: 38 Member
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