When your weight loss stalled what did you change

I started out at 162lbs. When I hit a plateau, I find I have to mix it up with different exercises. If I add more calories I don't budge at all. Previously, I've used elliptical/P90x/30 day shred/Insanity. This time I went with Jillian Michaels-Ripped in 30 and do it the first 30 mins or I do Body Revolution and do Jillian Michaels-Yoga Meltdown the other 30 mins, has worked like a charm. I was at 129 and dropped to 126 in 2 weeks. 8 more lbs to go. If I do the same thing for too long my body gets used to it and it's not a challenge for my body so it stays the same weight no matter how much I eat and exercise, I've eaten 2800 calories before everyday for a week and didn't budge and inch or weight on the scale, which I guess is kinda good because when I get to my goal I can stick with a routine and maintain it easily. I do however cheat a little bit and take konjac root capsules about 20 minutes before I eat any sweets so that I won't absorb all the sugar.

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I way upped my protien. I switched my macros to 40 carbs/30protien/30 protien. I don't always make it since when I have a really active day 30% protien is just more than I can eat, but I eat at least 115 of whatever unit they show per day now (I am 130lbs) and the scale has started moving again.

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Cut all Pre packed foods and all processed foods.

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I have been stuck myself for almost 3 months since i quit smoking. Last 3-4 weeks I have been doing strength training at the gym and drinking whey protein shakes, 1 in the morning and 1 after a workout. That hasnt helped me, I'm going to give it another week and move on to something else. From reading these 3 pages on this topic I think I will up my calories from 1620 to 1850-2000 per day and see what happens.

I did a number of things:-

(1) bought a food scale, body tape measure and fat caliper of ebay and now use all of them frequently to try and keep an accurate measure of everything plus take photos often usually at the end of the week.
(2) increased daily calorie intact from 1200 to 1,660 <- after 20 percent deficit
(3) introduced 3 new meal sessions to my food diary making it 6 meals a day instead of the previous 3
(4) eat protein with every meal whether its a supplement or in food.
(5) drink 1-2litres water mixed with some lemon juice every so often in a week.
(6) Increased cardio sessions beyond 30 minutes to between 40-120 minutes and changed them up each day so they where not the same example-jogging, sprint training, swimming, mountain bike riding, HIITS and various exercise videos.
(7) Introduced more body weight and resistance band strength training exercises so that i targeted the whole body in one session instead of just one area.

My weekly routine is simple, interchange between strength and cardio for each day.
Example- mon/wed/fri=cardio, tues/thur/sat=strength, sun= either rest or light exercise(stretching, hiking or casual walk)

These are what i can remember so far. good luck.

I took a look at my calories, and work out routine and saw what changed prior to the stall. For me it was keeping the calories consistently between 1200/1400 a day and uping the cardio length/intensity

Upped my calories from 1,500 to 1,600. I was eating below my BMR.

I changed my work outs and I paid closer attention to tracking what I ate. Other than that, I cultivated patience, rejoiced in the fact that I was losing inches even if not pounds and just did my best every day.

Honestly, I changed how I measured my progress. I started measuring inches, and in 6 weeks of not losing a single pound, I lost almost 15 inches. I might have given up if I hadn't started measuring. And I'm not a weight lifter or anything, just cardio and some light resistance band/exercise ball work.

After that, I upped my calories 200-300 and the weight started coming off with the inches. I'm back down with my calories now, but I think sometimes the body just needs a little break to catch up and adjust to the weight you've lost.

Great thread.

What has worked for me is tracking in MFP with a goal of 50g carbs per day - the rest coming from high protein (.8 - 1g per pound of body weight) and fat. This automatically forces you to eat the right stuff, feel satieted, and keeps cravings down.

Check out this Ketosis calculator to help figure out your macros for carb/protein/fat.

http://keto-calculator.ankerl.com/