BEYOND frustrated

mamitc01
mamitc01 Posts: 43
edited September 21 in Health and Weight Loss
So I've been dealing with this awful plateau for the past month and a half!!! I was at 1200/day and got the idea that I might be in starvation mode and need more, or at least to flex my calories throughout the week, so I tried upping to 1400/day and eating half or most exercise calories (always making sure my deficit did not go below 1200). I do better with consistency... I wish I didn't have to play this game and could just continue with the exercise and diet plan that had been working well... until May :-/

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  • cobygrey
    cobygrey Posts: 270 Member
    BUMP
  • KZOsMommy
    KZOsMommy Posts: 854 Member
    I wish I had a good answer for you! I have been stuck here for a long while and working on figuring out how to change that. Keep at it! Slow and stead wins the race :wink:
  • fitandhealthy
    fitandhealthy Posts: 82 Member
    I agree with KZOsMom! Keep at it, don't worry what the scale says, and just keep going. This is a lifestyle change, eating right, exercising, keeping healthy. You are probably still losing inches and toning, etc. Keep going.:flowerforyou:
  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
    Have you measured? Have you ever tried to eat ALL your exercise calories?
  • cobygrey
    cobygrey Posts: 270 Member
    Grrr! I know what you mean. Keep at it!
  • glfprncs2
    glfprncs2 Posts: 625 Member
    You might also try zigzagging your calories. I stay at a 500-700 calorie deficit for about 4 days, but then on day 5 I eat to maintenance (which is a LOT of food to eat), then go back to my deficit for the next 4-5 days. I've also done zig-zagging with carbs as well...where I'll limit my carb intake (not I said limit, not eliminate) for a day or two, then go back to my normal 20 (fat)/ 40 (carb)/40 (protein) nutrition plan. Just like with exercise, I feel you have to keep the body guessing with nutrition as well.
  • mamitc01
    mamitc01 Posts: 43
    I totally get the "keep the body guessing" idea, but how do you track it?? I have such a hard time not eating my exercise calories or going over on some days and seeing the negative amount in RED! The things I love about MFP, I hate at the same time! The numeric countdowns are great for the days I do exactly what it says... but is there a way to manually enter my goals based on the day?
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