longesttttttt plateau everrr! please help!

brerodriguez85
brerodriguez85 Posts: 15 Member
edited January 19 in Motivation and Support
hello. I started my journey in Sept. '12 and have lost 35lbs since. but currently I am STUCKKKKK and have been for 2 WHOLE MONTHS! I don't understand at all. I exercise pretty regularly and hardly ever go over my calorie intake. I usually eat roughly 1000 calories a day. so can anyone help me with this? I really need the help, advice, support, and motivation. I am still 20lbs away from my goal and I wanted to have this done by July of this year. please help..i don't want to give up but I feel myself losing all motivation every time I step onto the scale and see nothing has changed! thanks in advance.

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  • angieleighbyrd
    angieleighbyrd Posts: 989 Member
    up your calories....
  • EmilyEmpowered
    EmilyEmpowered Posts: 650 Member
    I have been stuck for over a year.












    I win longest plateau ever :flowerforyou:
  • ami5000psu
    ami5000psu Posts: 391 Member
    Try upping your calories, slowly, to a higher, healthier amount. At the very least eat your BMR. Good luck!

    Edit: Use this http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ to help.
  • Iron_Feline
    Iron_Feline Posts: 10,750 Member
    up your calories....

    ^^^^ This

    Read this

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/912920-in-place-of-a-road-map-3-2013

    I am 5'2 and eat 1600 a day - more on lifting days.
  • quirkytizzy
    quirkytizzy Posts: 4,052 Member
    1000 calories is not enough. 1000 calories with exercise will leave you with dangerous low calorie counts. You have to eat more to fuel your body, to propel you through workouts, to help your body repair the muscles in order to burn fat more effectively. Check out the road map link.
  • Crankstr
    Crankstr Posts: 3,958 Member
    up your calories....

    ^^^^ This

    Read this

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/912920-in-place-of-a-road-map-3-2013

    I am 5'2 and eat 1600 a day - more on lifting days.

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  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    eat
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
    I have been stuck for over a year.












    I win longest plateau ever :flowerforyou:
    Negative.

    I was stuck for 2 and a half.


    OP, you're not on a plateau.
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    You are not eating enough. Take the advice above.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    up your calories....

    ^^^^ This

    Read this

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/912920-in-place-of-a-road-map-3-2013

    I am 5'2 and eat 1600 a day - more on lifting days.

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  • metaphoria
    metaphoria Posts: 1,432 Member
    I have been stuck for over a year.












    I win longest plateau ever :flowerforyou:
    Negative.

    I was stuck for 2 and a half.


    OP, you're not on a plateau.

    That's not a knife, this is a knife! :tongue:



    It's about a year, here. Try not to let the panic get to you until the six month mark. Aside from upping calories, you can also be extra careful with measuring out food as people tend to underestimate portion sizes. And log your exercise accurately, since people tend to overestimated their times/calories burned.
  • brerodriguez85
    brerodriguez85 Posts: 15 Member
    thankyou everyone! for everyone else that said theyre also at a plateau...ive heard that the last 20 are the hardest to get rid of. but I am weighing in at 175 (that's still a big number) its seems that I would still be able to lose wt at a steady pace since im so over wt. I heard its harder when ur smaller to lose the wt. is this true?
  • Cait_Sidhe
    Cait_Sidhe Posts: 3,150 Member
    Yeah, my plateau lasted for 1 1/2 years. Your argument is invalid.

    I broke through mine by weighing my food and being more accurate with my logging.
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