who had the longest/hardest?
parrotlover
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Ok people I got you to read this now here is the question!
What is the longest and most frustrating plateau you have had while working out and logging calories?
I need encouragement that I can get through this. :sad:
What is the longest and most frustrating plateau you have had while working out and logging calories?
I need encouragement that I can get through this. :sad:
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3 months !0
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I luckily never had one. I think I would have went nuts as well had I had one.0
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I luckily never had one. I think I would have went nuts as well had I had one.
This...it would be icky...The longest I have gone was 3 weeks but that was my own fault...the first of those 3 weeks was my birthday...:drinker:0 -
Over 3 months.... just kept at it and changed up my exercise routine. My body was too used to jogging, so I changed it up with in home DVDs and gym time and also upped my calories to mainentance for about a month, then went back down. PLEASE don't give up, just change up the routine a bit!
***also, I was training for a half marathon.... so my ONLY exercise was jogging. Didn't help.0 -
if your talking about losing weight i'd say get a kitchen scale and measuring cups if you don't already.
accuracy and consistence is the key for weight loss.
taking a week to eat at maintenance can help, if for no other reason than it refreshes you, and may therefore help you stay on task better.0 -
About a month...I thought I was doing everything right but I had gotten a little sloppy in my diet in that I started eyeballing most things again instead of weighing them out and measuring. As soon as I started weighing out pretty much everything agin I started losing agin.
9X of 10, a long plateau is due to getting a little lax in the diet...not weighing and measuring properly...sneaking little bites here and there...having cheat meals, etc.
Also keep in mind that as you lean out your calorie requirements are reduced...so if you haven't adjusted your intake down, your once 500 calorie deficit may now be a 250 calorie deficit...this of course leaves less room for error so even if eyeballing was working before, that closing of the gap is going to require greater precision on your part.0 -
if your talking about losing weight i'd say get a kitchen scale and measuring cups if you don't already.
accuracy and consistence is the key for weight loss.
taking a week to eat at maintenance can help, if for no other reason than it refreshes you, and may therefore help you stay on task better.0 -
thanks everyone! Funny how many responses i got when I put a "dirty" title to it! lol0
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if your talking about losing weight i'd say get a kitchen scale and measuring cups if you don't already.
accuracy and consistence is the key for weight loss.
taking a week to eat at maintenance can help, if for no other reason than it refreshes you, and may therefore help you stay on task better.
Absolutely. I got my no-frills kitchen scale at Target for a little less than $5 and it's made a tremendous impact. (Think of using it for things you can't visualize, like two ounces of deli meat, three ounces of steak, or one ounce of cheese -- typical portion sizes.)
Here's the link to the scale I have: http://www.target.com/p/taylor-mechanical-food-scale-white/-/A-13560443#prodSlot=medium_1_4&term=kitchen+scale0 -
I just broke mine of 4 weeks! I was stuck at 173 which was infuriating because I'm still "overweight" by a good 18 lbs, so 4 weeks felt like AN ETERNITY not to lose anything on the scale. It turns out I lost several inches that month, though!
My advice is to read a lot about TDEE & BMR, reevaluate what you are doing for exercise (potentially get a HRM if you do steady state cardio like running), reevaluate if you are really at a calorie deficit or not (use scales and don't guess), and also measure yourself in inches & be patient.0 -
almost 7 weeks on weight loss, but the inches were dropping so no biggie.
Moral of the story...measure, Measure, MEASURE!
If I would not have measured, I might have had a "what the hell am I doing this for" moment and quit.0 -
About a month but was all my fault, I got comfy and thought I didn't have to weigh my food I could just eyeball it. Once I went back to doing what had worked for 11 months, wow I was losing again.0
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Very disappointed.0
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Very disappointed.0
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