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Platau, need help!!

coragoldoleary
coragoldoleary Posts: 8
edited February 12 in Motivation and Support
So, i started with MFP in sept and i have lost 27 lbs! I eat between 1200-1400 cals a day. for the past 3 weeks i have been at the same weight and plataued. Any advice? words of wisdom???

Much appreciated!

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  • AshTrixxy
    AshTrixxy Posts: 507 Member
    When I was doing Jenny Craig and hit a plateau, I mixed up my calorie intake for a day and I stepped up my exercise. Are you getting enough sleep?
  • JohnsElan
    JohnsElan Posts: 81
    Suggestions: Re-evaluate your calorie intake, Beware of "calorie creep" and "portion distortion". Maintain consistency in your workout regimen. http://www.builtlean.com/2012/05/22/weight-loss-plateau/
    Hope this helps.
  • NaomiJFoster
    NaomiJFoster Posts: 1,450 Member
    I hit my plateau at exactly the same place! 27 pounds. Then I got stuck. I gained and lost the same 3 pounds over and over and over for three solid months. It finally just broke through last week. I held steady at the lower weight for about a week. And then suddenly another pound was gone, and then another this week. I didn't really change anything, just sort of waited it out.
  • coragoldoleary
    coragoldoleary Posts: 8
    yeah!! i sleep a solid 8-9 hours every night!!! i guess I will start working out a bit more???? thanks!
  • coragoldoleary
    coragoldoleary Posts: 8
    Thanks, the article was very informative~
  • BornxVillain
    BornxVillain Posts: 79 Member
    Weirdly.. I hit my plateau at the same amount of weight lost as you. It's crazy how the body just stops responding when it feels like it. I hope everything clears up real soon, hit my first, painfully slow plateau today and am hoping I can nip it in the bum soon! Keep your head up, and never give up. :happy: :flowerforyou:
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    3 weeks is getting long.

    Do you weigh all your food? Typically, plateaus happen when you eat more than you think.
  • anniekin_skywalker
    anniekin_skywalker Posts: 10 Member
    Looks like 27 is the magic number! Thanks for the thread because there are some good tips here.
  • Breena_Bean5
    Breena_Bean5 Posts: 105 Member
    I'm working on the same thing. I'm gonna stop working out for a week and eat anywhere between 1500-1800 calories a day for a week, THEN, I'm switching it up to 1400-1600 calories a day and start a whole new workout routine. I think it's very important to keep your body guessing and less time for your body to adapt to a certain type of routine (ie exercise and calorie intake). My body adapts pretty well so I will be switching things up once a month. I hope this was helpful :wink:
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