Need Help Breaking Year Long Plateau

Okay so, if you eat 1200 calories a day for 6 days a week that's 7,200 calories. Then you have one day of 5,000 calories, for a total weekly average calorie intake of 1,743 calories per day (7200 + 5000 divided by 7) and you haven't lost or gained in a year. Congratulations, you've found your maintenance level.

If I were you I would start eating 1,500 calories a day, and of course skip the weekly binge which will hopefully be easier because you're not starving. That would be 10,500 calories per week or a deficit of 1,700 calories which should result in a half pound loss per week.

Hi everyone! This is my first post ever here. I know people will get on me because my story kind of honestly makes me sound really stupid, but I've been stuck at a weight loss plateau for over a year and desperately need help.

I lost weight during the summer of 2010 before my freshman year of college, and I went from 205 pounds to around 175 in about three months. During my freshman year, I lost around ten more and was happiest around 165.

My problem is that I for some reason never thought to up my calories and have been eating at 1,200 (eating back exercise calories) since June 2010. Naturally I've felt deprived and struggled pretty badly with Bulimia as well. The Bulimia seems to be under control, but I'm worried I've completely ruined my metabolism but am afraid to up my calories after so many years at 1,200.

I'm really afraid that 1,200 has become my "maintenance" level somehow because whenever I do overeat I tend to gain. Can anyone give me advice/share stories of breaking plateaus by upping calories? Thanks so much!

*Also: I tend to eat really well and binge every 7 days or so, usually around 5,000 calories in a given day. I know it could be avoided if I just ate a little bit more each day, but I would still like your advice!

You've damaged your metabolism. Another poster factored in your cheat day and estimated your maintenance at 1700, unless you are extremely tiny there is no way that is a normal number for maintenance. Look up Layne Norton's video logs on metabolic damage.

Hi everyone! This is my first post ever here. I know people will get on me because my story kind of honestly makes me sound really stupid, but I've been stuck at a weight loss plateau for over a year and desperately need help.

I lost weight during the summer of 2010 before my freshman year of college, and I went from 205 pounds to around 175 in about three months. During my freshman year, I lost around ten more and was happiest around 165.

My problem is that I for some reason never thought to up my calories and have been eating at 1,200 (eating back exercise calories) since June 2010. Naturally I've felt deprived and struggled pretty badly with Bulimia as well. The Bulimia seems to be under control, but I'm worried I've completely ruined my metabolism but am afraid to up my calories after so many years at 1,200.

I'm really afraid that 1,200 has become my "maintenance" level somehow because whenever I do overeat I tend to gain. Can anyone give me advice/share stories of breaking plateaus by upping calories? Thanks so much!

*Also: I tend to eat really well and binge every 7 days or so, usually around 5,000 calories in a given day. I know it could be avoided if I just ate a little bit more each day, but I would still like your advice!

You've damaged your metabolism. Another poster factored in your cheat day and estimated your maintenance at 1700, unless you are extremely tiny there is no way that is a normal number for maintenance. Look up Layne Norton's video logs on metabolic damage.

Show your work. She said she's eating back exercise calories. So the actual consumption is more like an average of 1700 + exercise calories, whatever those are.

That'd be pretty close to maintenance for a 20 yr old, 5'5 165 lb female

Okay so, if you eat 1200 calories a day for 6 days a week that's 7,200 calories. Then you have one day of 5,000 calories, for a total weekly average calorie intake of 1,743 calories per day (7200 + 5000 divided by 7) and you haven't lost or gained in a year. Congratulations, you've found your maintenance level.

If I were you I would start eating 1,500 calories a day, and of course skip the weekly binge which will hopefully be easier because you're not starving. That would be 10,500 calories per week or a deficit of 1,700 calories which should result in a half pound loss per week.

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