Plateau Blasters?????

TropicalFlowerz
TropicalFlowerz Posts: 1,990 Member
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What has worked for you??? I'm currently stuck at a # & I wanna kick it's butt!! My current level of fitness is pretty good,as in I can do an hour of cardio & not have a heart attack.,...but I gotta kick it up a notch! Any thoughts??

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  • zrjp9
    zrjp9 Posts: 86 Member
    Stay patient... how long have you been stuck?
  • TropicalFlowerz
    TropicalFlowerz Posts: 1,990 Member
    well, I've done really well this month,...but it's just that this # and me have been at war for a while ,...and I wanna see the 180's ASAP!
  • HeyGoRun
    HeyGoRun Posts: 550 Member
    these are somethings ive read on fitness mag:

    -You dont drink enough water, we should drink at least half our body weight and a bit more if you eat a lot of fiber.
    -You skimp on protein,depends on weight but most women should get 40-80g.
    -Your numbers are off, check your BMR
    -You sit at a desk all day?, need to get up more often
    -You work out regularly, makes you retain water (super hydration) here they advice to just keep doing your thing and staying off scale.
    -Your a stress case, cortisol problems causing slow metabolism

    weigh in monthly or longer to see a change. good luck!
  • TropicalFlowerz
    TropicalFlowerz Posts: 1,990 Member
    THANX!
  • socajam
    socajam Posts: 2,530 Member
    well, I've done really well this month,...but it's just that this # and me have been at war for a while ,...and I wanna see the 180's ASAP!

    I have been stuck in the 170s, I am 1 lb away from the 160s, hoping to get there before end July. I was also stuck in the 180s what seems like for every. Totally revamped what I was eating and reduce my sodium to 1500 mg, that helped a lot.
  • TropicalFlowerz
    TropicalFlowerz Posts: 1,990 Member
    I just read that!,...my plan is to keep sodium at 1500 or less,try a whole new work out (Hip Hop ABS),in addition to my walk/jogs,and add in this week yoga! Thanx ,guys I just needed to be heard,your the best!!
  • jenna715
    jenna715 Posts: 201
    these are somethings ive read on fitness mag:

    -You dont drink enough water, we should drink at least half our body weight and a bit more if you eat a lot of fiber.
    -You skimp on protein,depends on weight but most women should get 40-80g.
    -Your numbers are off, check your BMR
    -You sit at a desk all day?, need to get up more often
    -You work out regularly, makes you retain water (super hydration) here they advice to just keep doing your thing and staying off scale.
    -Your a stress case, cortisol problems causing slow metabolism

    weigh in monthly or longer to see a change. good luck!

    your first statement is a little vague... drink half our body weight? in what amount of time? I think you mean drink half your body weight in ounces per day... for instance if I weigh 148 lbs, I should be drinking 74 ounces of water per day.
  • Scaluni
    Scaluni Posts: 16 Member
    these are somethings ive read on fitness mag:

    -You dont drink enough water, we should drink at least half our body weight and a bit more if you eat a lot of fiber.
    -You skimp on protein,depends on weight but most women should get 40-80g.
    -Your numbers are off, check your BMR
    -You sit at a desk all day?, need to get up more often
    -You work out regularly, makes you retain water (super hydration) here they advice to just keep doing your thing and staying off scale.
    -Your a stress case, cortisol problems causing slow metabolism

    weigh in monthly or longer to see a change. good luck!

    your first statement is a little vague... drink half our body weight? in what amount of time? I think you mean drink half your body weight in ounces per day... for instance if I weigh 148 lbs, I should be drinking 74 ounces of water per day.

    I agree that this is far more likely. I weight ~240. As a result, that would put me at 120 lbs of water per day and there's no way that I'm able to do that. Even 120 oz is a lot!
  • grimendale
    grimendale Posts: 2,153 Member
    It might be time to reduce the amount you are looking to lose per week. When you approach your natural setpoint weight, it gets harder to lose. Having a smaller deficit can often get the numbers moving again. I dropped 90 lbs, then plateaued for six months. When I dropped my expected loss from 2 lbs/week to 1 lbs/week, the body fat started to come off again. You should probably also start tracking body measurements, if you aren't already. As you get closer to goal weight, fluctuations in water retention have a larger impact on the results. Using a tape measure can help identify when you are actually gaining weight, and when you are just retaining water. If you haven't already, invest in a food scale. If you are measuring with measureing spoons/cup or eyeballing, you might be eating more than you think, which has a more significant impact as you get closer to goal weight. Hope that helps.

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