Does anyone know how to break the "plateau"??? Please help!

try drinking more water and if that still doesn't help, try at LEAST 2tbsp of apple cider vinegar per day for two days. you can take it straight like a shot (it's awful, but it's so awful, i sometimes choose to get it over with quickly like this - HAVE A WATER CHASER READY) or you can poach a chicken boob in it and it comes out tender as heck. another awful thing you can do is soak some raw zucchini chunks in it and they're disgusting, but you'll get your intake and the desire to snack really goes away.

just remember, you've already lost 13, so you KNOW what you're doing is working! unless the scale is creeping upwards, CONTINUE WHAT YOU'RE DOING! let your body adjust. especially if the 13 came off quickly. ebb and flow, girl. the less urgency you put on your weight loss, the more likely it'll become a healthy lifestyle rather than a "diet."

most of all, don't let it get you down. congrats on your 13! that's awesome!!!

1-2 weeks is not a plateau. Just stick closely to your calorie limit, and be sure to weigh and accurately record every bite you eat. Most likely it will resolve itself. Weight loss isn't linear, 1-2 weeks generally isn't anything to worry about yet. Changing your program every time you don't lose weight in the short term will make the long term more difficult.

Up your calorie intake

How many calories is the OP eating now? What will upping the calorie intake do?

try drinking more water and if that still doesn't help, try at LEAST 2tbsp of apple cider vinegar per day for two days. you can take it straight like a shot (it's awful, but it's so awful, i sometimes choose to get it over with quickly like this - HAVE A WATER CHASER READY) or you can poach a chicken boob in it and it comes out tender as heck. another awful thing you can do is soak some raw zucchini chunks in it and they're disgusting, but you'll get your intake and the desire to snack really goes away.

just remember, you've already lost 13, so you KNOW what you're doing is working! unless the scale is creeping upwards, CONTINUE WHAT YOU'RE DOING! let your body adjust. especially if the 13 came off quickly. ebb and flow, girl. the less urgency you put on your weight loss, the more likely it'll become a healthy lifestyle rather than a "diet."

most of all, don't let it get you down. congrats on your 13! that's awesome!!!

That makes a lot of sense! When I started to lose weight, I was mixing "Bragg Organic Apple Cider Vinegar" with the mother. Now thinking about it, I havent done that in a few weeks!! Wow. I will start doing that again. Thank you

Nope, sorry, it's not the Apple Cider Vinegar. If that were the key to weightloss don't you think someone would be making bank and no one would be overweight? Honestly, you will probably see a loss soon and thank the vinegar when really all you needed was patience. 1-2 weeks is nothing, it's not a plateau. I'm sure it's frustrating, but it's not a plateau. Make sure that you are being accurate in your logging (weigh and measure, etc.) and it will start to move again. You lost a lot of weight in a short amount of time, it's easy to get into the line of thought that "wow! I lost XX pounds in the first week! I'll get all of this off in XX weeks at that rate!". But, weightloss is almost always greatest at the beginning. Be patient, keep going, and you'll get there.

You probably are doing to much Cardio and your body is rebelling. If you're not up learning the barbell lifts, I'd switched to more of a body weight circuit program.

Lunges, Squats, Pull ups, Push ups, Planks

These exercises burn morn calories than Cardio and add muscle (which burns 7 times more calories at rest than 1 lb of fat). There's really no downside to bodyweight. It's basically impossible to get bulky.

Here's a link to the author who broke down the study:

http://suppversity.blogspot.com/2014/01/do-we-systematically-underestimate.html

For Mr. Average Joe with a body weight of 80kg, this would mean that his 30 minutes body weight workout doesn't consume 288kcal, but 576kcal and thus way more than 30min of jogging, which should cost him ~400kcal.

Bottom line: I guess I don't have to tell you that these results are very important. Not for you, obviously, because you as a SuppVersity reader know about the fallacy of working out to burn energy, but for all those Average Joes and specifically Janes out there who still believe that you'd lose weight by simply burning all the junk you eat off in the gym.

Cardio "addicts" would yet not be the only ones for whom these results - if they turn out to be substantial - would have huge consequences. The average "expert" on the panels we owe the wise dietary and exercise guidelines to, would probably also have to revise his opinion on the primary of "cardio" exercise for its "superior ability to help shed weight"... unfortunately, my gut tells me that I am the only one who even noticed the (future) publication of this paper in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning.



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I am so curious as to what does the 2tbsp of apple cider vinegar per day for two days do?

we do not have enough information to give you advice.

OP, how much are you currently eating and how often are you working out? What is your current weight and goal weight? How tall are you? These are all handy things to add to your question, so people have a good idea of what you're currently doing and can point you in the right direction. Also, open your diary so we can see what you're eating.

Some general things: sometimes you can be eating more than you think (though if you've lost 13lbs so far you obviously are doing something right) keep a close eye on your tracking, sometimes doing too much at the gym can increase water held by the muscles for repair and keep the scales up. If you are very close to goal your weight loss may slow a little, the last few lbs/kg can be so hard to get off.

Keep an eye on your fibre intake, make sure you're getting at least 25g-30g per day. Keep an eye on your sodium intake, too much sodium causes you to retain water.

Your cycle (ovulation/period) can cause weight loss to slow a little for a week or so too, not sure whether it's hormonal, bloat or water again, but a lot of women don't lose as much over those two times of the month (it sucks being a girl sometimes!!).

Keep at it, as I said you obviously are doing a lot right because you've lost this much, but have a look at those things I mentioned and see how you go

I wouldn't call 1-2 weeks a plateau to be honest. Weight loss isn't linear.

I'd say you should run your calorie numbers again and then measure and track everything you eat

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