STUCK!!!

Adah_m
Adah_m Posts: 216 Member
in Motivation and Support
I'm stuck. My first plateau after 100 lbs of loss... Stuck between 210-215. I've been here since March. Now I do log, but I use another app for logging because MFP app won't work on my phone, but I was religiously between 1200-1400 cals, then I read an article that I'm undereating and about "eat more to lose more." Upped my calories to 1800-2000 and lost like 2 lbs and bottomed out again. It's like my body refuses to go smaller. Now I'm a 14-16 and this is the size I was before I really gained. I was a 14 from puberty until senior year of high school, so it's like my body thinks it's the default setting. I've never seen myself thinner than this and I'm anxious for it.
I just finished the thirty day shred, and now I'm doing level 2 and 3 every morning. During the shred I lost 2 inches from hips, but no weight. I know inches are what matter, but I really want to get to ONEderland :smile:
I am lactose intolerant, and was suddenly breaking out in hives. Found out eliminating splenda (of all things) reduced the rashes, but I was still having occasional itchiness and red boils/welts on my back. It got the worst it's been yesterday after I had cheerios for breakfast with almond milk, and then pita chips with hummus with my salad for lunch. A friend suggested the more wheat I eat, the worse my skin gets. Yesterday I also felt lethargic and had stomach problems like I had had dairy.
Going to cut the wheat and see what happens....
Ideas? Think this could end the plateau?
ideas for exercise that could do it?

Thanks!!

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  • mwiechel
    mwiechel Posts: 77 Member
    It sounds like you could a have a possible gluten allergy too if your issues are getting worse from the cherrios and pita chips. Try cutting out gluten, or eating less of it. I would also add some weight lifting into your routine. If you need ideas of what to do message me and I can recommend some programs.
  • kniknaack
    kniknaack Posts: 32
    You could be allergic to gluten. It is found in wheat, flour etc...try going gluten free for a while and see what happens. As for the plateau, I've never been able to figure out how to get past that.
  • Melo1966
    Melo1966 Posts: 881 Member
    Try going with 1,700 calories and gluten free, switch to corn chex and tortilla chips.
  • Adah_m
    Adah_m Posts: 216 Member
    wow I hadn't even thought about how corn doesn't include gluten. Very smart. I think 1700 and going gluten free is a good plan.

    I'm going to up my workouts as well. For the one who inquired about lifting- if you've never done 30 day shred you might not know, but there is an incredible amount of strength training worked in with cardio in intervals. It's been effective, but maybe I need to kick it up a notch.
    Going to start P90X tomorrow morning, hoping that it can break the plateau. I only have 10-12 more lbs to go to reach my first big goal. Then I can face my last 50-60 lbs to my final goal.
    Wish me luck. Gluten and Dairy Free, 1700/day, and upping my workouts. :smile:

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