Help! Just started and I'm at a plateau!

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  • spbettez88
    spbettez88 Posts: 5
    Congrats on losing 8lbs, why do you think you are having a plateau?

    This. More info needed.

    When did you first start your diet?

    I started about a month ago
  • spbettez88
    spbettez88 Posts: 5
    So apparently I wasn't at a plateau because over night I lost weight thanks for the help guys I'm glad to know that I have a support system when doing this
  • igotabulletproofheart
    igotabulletproofheart Posts: 104 Member
    - Increase your calories
    - Decrease your calories
    - Change your macros
    - Change your workout routine
    - Consider intermittent fasting, even something as simple as the Leangains protocol (16:8) might help.
    - Take a break from the calorie counting, just for two or three days
    - Take a break from working out
    - Make your workouts more intense
    - Zig zag calories
    - Are you drinking enough water? bodybuilding's calulator: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/water_calculator.htm

    Start taking your measurements with a measuring tape. You might not be losing weight, but you might be losing inches.

    tl;dr CHANGE! CHANGE! CHANGE! Plateaus are your body's way of signaling the need for change.

    I once read that those on the weight loss (or gain) boat should change their workouts every 4-6 weeks to prevent a plateau. Personally, I've made an intricately detailed planned which requires me to change exercises after every 5-7lb loss.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    So apparently I wasn't at a plateau because over night I lost weight thanks for the help guys I'm glad to know that I have a support system when doing this
    This support thing works a lot better if you actually interact, answer questions and give relevent information.

    Just sayin'.

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