Breaking Plateau

Hi there,
I would suggest increasing your calorie intake. Your friend isn't totally wrong - I think adding stregnth training would help too, but I don't believe the "after 15 min" thing.

If you're not eating enough calories to counter act your exercise, your body hangs on to the fat so you won't lose. Try going up to 1400 or 1460 calories a day and after a week, see if you have lost anything. Just a thought. Hope that helps!

Soooo I went from 187 to 179 in about 3 1/2 weeks. I do cardio about 5days a week (cycling, walking at 4.0 mph on an incline, elliptical ) caloric intake 1200 a day so i usually burn anywhere form 480 to 710 a day. On a motivated day I'll do like 1034 ( thats cycling and elliptical ( yes i know i'm overdoing it but cardio helps relieve stress) SO... i say all this to say .. I HAVE HIT A WALL. I HAVE BEEN BUSTIN MY BEHIND these last 2 WEEKS. YET I HAVE REMAINED THE SAME... (BOOOOOOOOOOO) ...Someone at work (WHO DOESN'T EVEN GYM) says "you should start doing strength training and only 15 mins of cardio because nothing burns after 15mins of cardio anyway." .... Umm I just wanna know how did you or do you break your plateau? What the sam ham am I doing wrong?

2 weeks isn't a plateau... weight loss isn't linear, especially when you are basing progress on scale weight. You'll have weeks where you lose nothing, weeks where you lose a lot (relatively speaking).

Give it more time, or if you insist on being plateaued, increase the intensity of your workouts.

I agree, not only with the increasing caloric intake but maybe even eating with more consistentcy. Some people dont eat breakfast or eat small meals throughout the day which doesnt allow your metabolism to kick into gear. If your not eating small amounts throughout the day, your body starts to think that its going into starvation mode.

Think: Balance, Moderation and Variety

You need more calories!

You sound VERY similar to me, where I started, etc. I am burning between 600-1300 calories a day. I have upped my caloric intake and what do you know? The weight is coming off again. Fill your calories with only good though. And if you are full from too much water, drink less. If you have a hard time finding things to fill the calorie bar with, try almonds, chia seeds(on/in ANYTHING!) and avocado is also a great way to up it quick!

Good Luck!

Definitely eat more (healthy) calories, that helped me break a plateau, and adding in strength training will help burn calories AND reshape your body and make it look firm and toned. You can just start with body weight exercises. Squats have done wonders for my whole lower body. Good luck!

Why do more calories = more weight loss? more calories = less deficit, and deficit = weight loss. More calories can often lead to better adherence... but if she's really eating what she's saying and logging accurately/honestly, etc, I fail to see how more cals will lead to more weight loss.

If she were super lean and/or had been doing 1200 cals for months then I might buy it, but at 5ish weeks and still with weight to lose, I have a hard time believing she has hosed her metabolism and that her hormones are all out of whack.

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Why do more calories = more weight loss? more calories = less deficit, and deficit = weight loss. More calories can often lead to better adherence... but if she's really eating what she's saying and logging accurately/honestly, etc, I fail to see how more cals will lead to more weight loss.

If she were super lean and/or had been doing 1200 cals for months then I might buy it, but at 5ish weeks and still with weight to lose, I have a hard time believing she has hosed her metabolism and that her hormones are all out of whack.

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She's netting 166-800 calories a day.
It's not healthy, period.

Why do more calories = more weight loss? more calories = less deficit, and deficit = weight loss. More calories can often lead to better adherence... but if she's really eating what she's saying and logging accurately/honestly, etc, I fail to see how more cals will lead to more weight loss.

If she were super lean and/or had been doing 1200 cals for months then I might buy it, but at 5ish weeks and still with weight to lose, I have a hard time believing she has hosed her metabolism and that her hormones are all out of whack.

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She's netting 166-800 calories a day.
It's not healthy, period.

First, did she say she's not eating back her exercise cals? I didn't see it so I assumed she was based on her intake and her burns.
Second, she didn't ask about begin healthy, she asked about weight loss and everyone said eat more cals, thus the inference is more cals = weight loss, which I don't get.

Sorry, I'm assuming she isn't since she said her caloric intake a day is 1200.
And you are right, people should not worry about their health, only dropping weight as fast as possible, my bad

Too true Jackson... More calories is not necessarily an answer... Two weeks of no loss is not a plateau after three weeks of steady losses... Its adjustment by the body and retention of fluid... 3500 calories deficit is not one pound of fat loss! It is the energy stored in a pound of fat. If you are not hydrating properly, if your nutrition is not good, your body has a more difficult time eliminating the pound of extra waste that it needs to eliminate for you to lose a pound. Inflammation and dehydration following a few weeks on a weight loss routine is perfectly normal, but not healthy; and the body will not show a weight loss for a while as a result. Make healthy food choices. Eat sufficient nutrients and hydrate, your body will adjust to changes and continue losing weight. Many people on this eat more bandwagon simply starting to provide nourishment to their bodies and assume that eating more = weight loss... Deficit of calories below TDEE leads to weight loss! Malnourishment is not the answer to becoming healthier! Eating more does not guarantee anything either... Be wise about the foods you consume. Maximize your nutrition! Keep below your TDEE at a number of calories equal to or slightly greater than what you want to lose at a specific pace and you will lose weight in a non-linear downward trend.

Hi thanks but whats TDEE

Total Daily Energy Expenditure - the number of calories your body uses in a day doing EVERYTHING - breathing, digesting food, pumping blood, working, chores, errands, exercise, etc etc etc.