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    If you think you've plateau'd - read this

    Posts: 1,304 Member
    edited January 31 in Health and Weight Loss
    :smile: Found this earlier over at bodybuilding.com - will probably be a good read for a lot of you.

    http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=146755363

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    • Posts: 188 Member
      That wasn't rocket science was it lol.... Good thread thanx for that :)
    • Posts: 353 Member
      Thanks for the link. It pretty much says it all, and now I'm particularly ashamed about my 6 weeks of the scale not budging last time I hung out here! We just need to stop kidding ourselves.

      The knock on the head with the common sense mallet is much appreciated! :-D
    • Posts: 1,304 Member
      No problem, it was a great read for me too. The guy who wrote it helped me get to where I am right now and he knows his stuff, it really puts it all in simple black and white, and shows it really is that simple.
    • Posts: 26,368 Member
      I disagree about the point where if you haven't lost weight in 3 weeks you need to look at what you're doing, honestly. For women it's not as simple, heck I've had 3 weeks 'plateaus' every month for 4 months.
    • Posts: 361 Member
      Mhm
    • Posts: 1,304 Member
      I disagree about the point where if you haven't lost weight in 3 weeks you need to look at what you're doing, honestly. For women it's not as simple, heck I've had 3 weeks 'plateaus' every month for 4 months.

      Pretty sure you didn't read it very well, then.
    • Posts: 999 Member
      So glad you posted this. It blows my mind when people saying they are at a plateau for MONTHS...wtf?



      weight loss is simple...very very simple
    • Posts: 1,304 Member
      So glad you posted this. It blows my mind when people saying they are at a plateau for MONTHS...wtf?

      Indeed :-P
    • Posts: 999 Member
      I guess its easier for some people to blame plateau than accept responsibility for it themselves....
    • Posts: 285 Member
      Thank you! This was very helpful.
    • Posts: 10,527 Member
      But, but, but...................starvation mode.:tongue:
    • Posts: 22,281 Member
      I really like HOW the calories were taken away. A little less oatmeal, a little less peanuts, a little less creamer. All non essential things and all things that would hardly be missed. I think it points to the importance of measuring and portion control.
    • Posts: 3,945 Member
      So glad you posted this. It blows my mind when people saying they are at a plateau for MONTHS...wtf?

      weight loss is simple...very very simple

      Not if you have certain medical issues. I have Hashimoto's thyroiditis and I also have Lyme disease. Both can make weightloss very slow and very difficult, even when exercising and eating well.
    • Posts: 1,633 Member
      Nuh. I'mma eat dis whole cake, then blame my husband for making me eat it. Log as 200ish cals.

      http://s1112.photobucket.com/albums/k498/englandrocks/?action=view&current=the-cake-is-a-lie.jpg
    • Posts: 53
      bump to read the link later
    • Posts: 14,025 Member
      show previous quotes

      Not if you have certain medical issues. I have Hashimoto's thyroiditis and I also have Lyme disease. Both can make weightloss very slow and very difficult, even when exercising and eating well.

      Yes, typically advice given is relevant only to people with no medical conditions that affect weight loss/metabolism.
    • Posts: 1,304 Member
      show previous quotes

      Not if you have certain medical issues. I have Hashimoto's thyroiditis and I also have Lyme disease. Both can make weightloss very slow and very difficult, even when exercising and eating well.

      If you read the first 3 words of the link, though,, you'd see... i just... don't even... forget it
    • Posts: 3,945 Member
      I read the post. I'm responding to a specific statement made here.
    • Posts: 999 Member
      show previous quotes

      Not if you have certain medical issues. I have Hashimoto's thyroiditis and I also have Lyme disease. Both can make weightloss very slow and very difficult, even when exercising and eating well.

      Well of course that changes things...im speaking for majority of people.
    • Posts: 69 Member
      Cool. Really reminds you of how simple it actually should be. Thanks for the link! I was contemplating another piece of toast this morning.. :P
    • Posts: 1,304 Member
      I read the post. I'm responding to a specific statement made here.

      But it was obvious what he meant without you having to point out medical conditions, lol.
    • Posts: 8,218 Member
      Good read.
    • Posts: 999 Member
      show previous quotes

      But it was obvious what he meant without you having to point out medical conditions, lol.

      must not have been hahaha!!!
    • Posts: 1,606 Member
      If you're on a plateau, it's just gluten.
    • Posts: 669 Member
      Thank you - this is refreshing. I get tired of seeing people say "if you've plateaued you should eat more food" - he's right, a plateau is because your maintenance adjusts as you lose weight and you need to adjust with it.
    • Posts: 1,606 Member
      Thank you - this is refreshing. I get tired of seeing people say "if you've plateaued you should eat more food" - he's right, a plateau is because your maintenance adjusts as you lose weight and you need to adjust with it.

      You mean other people lose weight when they eat less too? I thought it was just me!

      Has anyone also found the opposite is true? If you eat more, you gain weight?
    • Posts: 2,827 Member
      http://gettingstronger.org/2010/09/how-to-break-through-a-plateau/
    • Posts: 1,304 Member
      not sure if srs etoiles
    • Posts: 230
      bump for later
    • Posts: 2,827 Member
      not sure if srs etoiles

      Take what you want, leave the rest.

      “For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.”
      -H. L. Mencken
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