I think i broke my plateau!!

shannonshock13 · February 2011

so i've been weighing myself and ive been stuck at 172.4 then .8 and then it looked like it went up to 174..... well last night after reading peoples posts about zig zagging or having 1 binge meal or whatever, i went out and got a pint of ben and jerrys FRO YO phish food and forced myself to eat the entire pint in one setting.

I had to eat the whole thing since i still had 500 cals left to eat and just eating half of the pint would just be like "hey i'm eating ice cream".

weighed myself this morning and 168!!!! YESSS YES YES. haha!! I hope this worked we shall see in the next few days

Hope everyone has an awesome saturday :flowerforyou:

lilmisslanna · February 2011

I have been reading about zig zagging too! Im going to try it today.. I have been stuck for the past 2 weeks.. ugh

Yay for you loss!! : )

shannonshock13 · February 2011

I hope it works for you!!!
:flowerforyou:

Kirstie_C26 · February 2011

lol thats awesome!!!! il have to keep this in mind for wen i hit my plateau

thanx for sharing

happy Sat n best wishes
Kirstie xx

katschi · February 2011

You should add it to your food diary with a note for future reference.

shannonshock13 · February 2011

You should add it to your food diary with a note for future reference.

did it

LisaZaugg1976 · February 2011

great job on breaking the plateau!!!

katschi · February 2011

You should add it to your food diary with a note for future reference.

did it

:happy:
I know a woman who sets aside one meal per month to do this. She's gone from 263 to 145 lbs.
She's very disciplined about it and never lets it go past her one meal allowance.

You're doing so well! Congratulations!

Yellowstone1983 · February 2011

Congratulations!!! I've been doing Insanity and keeping my calories between 1400-1800 then I got stuck at 140 [point something] for over 2 weeks.. I kept up with my exercise, but was so discouraged that I ate about 2400 calories a day for 4 or 5 days, went out to eat, had some cocktails, etc. And happy birthday to me, I woke up today and weighed 139.0 finally

Amazing how jump starting your metabolism really works

miabrown66 · February 2011

What is "zigzagging" exactly?

anna_b1 · February 2011

I think zigzagging means playing around with your daily calorie goals for a period. You know, eating above or below your limit for a while. Some have suggested it helps people break through plateaus as the OP has done.

OP, way to go! You must be thrilled!!!!

mc1217 · February 2011

it's when you're eating the same amount of calories per week, but not the same amount of calories per day. for instance, i try to eat a NET of 1200 calories each day (1200 x 7 days/week= 8400 calories total).

instead of my week looking like this:

monday: 1200
tuesday: 1200
wednesday: 1200
thursday: 1200
friday: 1200
saturday: 1200
sunday: 1200
=8,400

...it looks like this:

mon: 1200
tues: 1300
wed: 1400
thurs: 1000
fri: 1300
sat: 1200
sun: 1000
=8400

...if i did the math right lol

but about every 3 & 1/2-4 weeks, i have a cheat DAY. there is no limit on the number of calories i can eat on this day... not a cheat meal, but a whole day

i eat WHATEVER I WANT for that 1 day, & it works for me. keeps me sane! not for everyone, but it keeps me on track.

mmnichol · February 2011

bumping

chelsiburnett · February 2011

I didn't know they named it zigzagging, but this seems to work for me also! LOL! I was at my plateau two weeks ago and I started eating more and what do you know! I lost some more weight! I am glad there is now a name for it and happy it has worked for you! Congrats!

lenwie · February 2011

zigzagging i like the sound of that, makes sense really as keeps your metabolic system on its toes cos your getting a different intake each day :happy:

dawnkitchen · February 2011

wow- that's awesome! i'll have to keep this in mind for if I need it in the future! :] thanks for posting and awesome work!!

shannonshock13 · February 2011

thanks everyone, i am super stoked! Also glad that it's work for some of you!

I can get pretty repetitive with the way i eat and workout and most day i am a few hundred calories from netting 1200 (daily goal)
So i think having some days that are under and some that are over is a great idea!
:bigsmile:

sarahlauren18 · February 2011

I love this post because I always thought you had to starve yourself or deprive yourself of yummy food to lose weight !!! Completely wrong

Mirabilis · February 2011

I am finding that at 1 lb per week loss, there's lots of up and down but the down is never fast enough.

Am I plateaued atm? Maybe, but it's so hard to tell. If I look at where I was a month ago, I'm down about 4.5 pounds since then, but it feels like the scale hasn't moved in FOREVER. I have to keep looking at that Reports Tab at the top of this webpage to convince myself of that.

cooki3s · February 2011

Think i'm stuck at a plateau at the moment.. The weight seems to have come off some areas, but its just really stubborn around the midsection.. I don't know if its bloating or what. I want to try these suggestions, sounds like it just might work for me too.

barbsus1991 · February 2011

i do a version of the zig zag diet, it broke through my plateau stright away! i am ifor 1400 a day average so 9,800 a week. so one day il only have 800 but then the next i can have 1,800, then 1,200, then 800 and so on and so on, as long as my cals for the week add up to 9,800 =] its great because if you know your going out for a meal one evening you can make sure you set extra colories for that day and you don't have the guilt of going over your calories =]

I think i broke my plateau!!

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