Getting passed a plateau!

Indiebd · April 2014

I've been paleo for roughly two and a half months and the weight didn't start coming off for the first two weeks then started shedding off. I only started using Myfitnesspal the last week, but I have lost a total of 27 pounds, I'm 23 pounds shy of my goal and I think I have plateaued. I normally start my day with exercise, biking about 10-20 miles at about 17-18 mph proceeded by 12oz organic unsweetened almond milk, 1 scoop of paleo protein powder, 8 strawberries and 1 to 1 and a half tablespoons raw almond butter. Normally I go to work and my lunch will consist of some sort of meat and veggie with some fat such as avocado or olive oil and dinner if I'm hungry pretty much same thing as lunch. I'm good about not doing sweets other than the occasional slice of paleo banana bread and the rest ends up being eaten by family and co-workers. I've been pretty strict paleo and am not ready to stop losing weight. Any ideas on whether I need to eat more or less, exercise more or less?? I'd be thrilled to hear any contributions. Thanks

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mattack · April 2014

I would have to know what you are doing as far as working out to help recommend anything.
Without knowing that I would recommend stronglifts 5x5 (great phone app) It will blow you thru a plateau

Branstin · April 2014

Are you tracking your food? Have you calculated your BMR and TDEE?

He are good sites to get started:

http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

SLLRunner · April 2014

I've been paleo for roughly two and a half months and the weight didn't start coming off for the first two weeks then started shedding off. I only started using Myfitnesspal the last week, but I have lost a total of 27 pounds, I'm 23 pounds shy of my goal and I think I have plateaued. I normally start my day with exercise, biking about 10-20 miles at about 17-18 mph proceeded by 12oz organic unsweetened almond milk, 1 scoop of paleo protein powder, 8 strawberries and 1 to 1 and a half tablespoons raw almond butter. Normally I go to work and my lunch will consist of some sort of meat and veggie with some fat such as avocado or olive oil and dinner if I'm hungry pretty much same thing as lunch. I'm good about not doing sweets other than the occasional slice of paleo banana bread and the rest ends up being eaten by family and co-workers. I've been pretty strict paleo and am not ready to stop losing weight. Any ideas on whether I need to eat more or less, exercise more or less?? I'd be thrilled to hear any contributions. Thanks

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You can do paleo all you want, but if you don't eat at a deficit you will not lose weight.

My guess is wtat you've hit is not a plateau, but an inaccuracy of calories consumed and/or exercise calories burned. You also could be retaining water.

Do you weigh all solid food, log everything you eat? Do you eat your pxercise calories, and if so where do you get the estimates from?

Indiebd · April 2014

Everyday I'm riding my bike and I burn approx. 800 calories according to loseit and myfitnesspal, some days I do more (about 1200). In addition 3-4 days a week I do pushups, situps, kneeling one arm row, dumbbells, and dumbbell shrugs. Then the other 3-4 days of the week I go for a run later at night (more for marathon training). My breakfast is pretty consistently the same thing and is 346 calories. My lunch, was some chicken, avocado and an apple which is 752 calories and that was my entire day. I didn't get hungry at all the rest of the day.

_Zardoz_ · April 2014

Everyday I'm riding my bike and I burn approx. 800 calories according to loseit and myfitnesspal, some days I do more (about 1200). In addition 3-4 days a week I do pushups, situps, kneeling one arm row, dumbbells, and dumbbell shrugs. Then the other 3-4 days of the week I go for a run later at night (more for marathon training). My breakfast is pretty consistently the same thing and is 346 calories. My lunch, was some chicken, avocado and an apple which is 752 calories and that was my entire day. I didn't get hungry at all the rest of the day.

So your a 21 year old male eating around 1000 -1200 calories. If you are actually eating that (which the majority of people who say that are in fact eating much more) you will lose weight you will also lose muscle and you will make yourself ill so I hope your health insurance is up to date.

If you want to lose weight healthily follow the link http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

SLLRunner · April 2014

Everyday I'm riding my bike and I burn approx. 800 calories according to loseit and myfitnesspal, some days I do more (about 1200). In addition 3-4 days a week I do pushups, situps, kneeling one arm row, dumbbells, and dumbbell shrugs. Then the other 3-4 days of the week I go for a run later at night (more for marathon training). My breakfast is pretty consistently the same thing and is 346 calories. My lunch, was some chicken, avocado and an apple which is 752 calories and that was my entire day. I didn't get hungry at all the rest of the day.

You didn't answer the questions about weighing food, so I presume you do not.

MFP and Lose it exercise calories, as well as exercise calories from gym machines, are way over-estimated. Cut all those exercise calories in half, eat them back, weigh your food, log, and make sure you are within your calorie limit, you you will get "past a plateau."

golferd · April 2014

Are you taking measurements? I am having similar results with paleo, and weight has not moved lower since 4-7. However, I am losing inches.

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