When you plateau

I drink more water and don't stress.
Or switch up your exercises. Since you have a young child,
I would suggest jumping jacks, lunges, or squats.
Pick a muscle you don't usually enjoy working out and make that a focus.

I was told to drink plenty of water. Find your weight and divide by two = ounces you need per day.
Don't try to chug it, give yourself time.

Hope this helps!

I'm almost always just few calories under my BMR. I am home with my little one and always busy but I do fit in a walk here and there, cardio DVD in additional to once a week elliptical/treadmill at the gym.

What worked for you?

Sounds like you may not be eating enough. BMR is the rate you burn calories when you are in essentially a coma. Basically, the formulas workout to your BMR, plus your Activity Level, minus your desired loss. So if your BMR is say 1000, and your activity level is low, call it 1200. Then you shouldn't try and reduce anymore than your BMR level. That will be a 200 cal cut. People do cut more all the time, it's just not the healthiest way to do it.

Also, if you workout and those workouts aren't counted in your activity level, then those are bonus calories you could and probably should eat back. Super low calorie eating isn't the best way to do it. It works fast for a bit, but then most will hit plateaus doing it.

Now, on to your question...

There are SO MANY THINGS to adjust (here are some):

- Daily Activities (increase/decrease)
- Workout routine
- Sets/Reps
- Duration of workout
- Time of day you workout
- Cardio/Weightlifting split
- Calories
- Types of food
- Sleep/Rest (getting enough?)
- Supplements (increase/decrease)
- Meal numbers
- Meal times
- etc...


There was a guy who argued that the type of food doesn't matter for weight loss, only calories in vs calories out. But since food is based on weight (grams) there are some foods that are more calorie dense then others. So I do believe it plays a part in things. Sure, maybe the math isn't affected too much, but I still think eating a 1000 calories of healthy food is better than a 1000 calories of junk food. And I do believe that will help with weight loss. But that's just my opinion.

Anyway, hope that helps.