plateau after only 4 weeks????

sdoherty1000
sdoherty1000 Posts: 146 Member
edited September 23 in Health and Weight Loss
Is it normal to hit a brick wall so soon in the diet? If you have a minute spare, can you peak at my diary and make any recommendations. I drink water but usually forget to add it

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  • CarthagoDelendaEst
    CarthagoDelendaEst Posts: 154
    How long have you not lost weight for?
  • sabrads
    sabrads Posts: 152
    Hi,

    Can you turn on your sodium levels in your diary, it is one of the settings you can change - it could be that you are taking in too much sodium.

    Also are you measuring yourself as well as weighing yourself - if you are doing more exercise than normal and different ones then you could be losing fat but putting on muscle instead - you will weigh the same but as muscle is more dense, you could be thinner.

    If you have scales that measure body fat then check to see if your body fat % have changed.

    The number on the scales is not necessarily the whole picture.

    Steve
  • trudypickles
    trudypickles Posts: 51
    I had a quick glance at your diary, Maybe your not eating enough?? metabolism may have slowed down, Im no expert just a suggestion. What physical activity do you do, maybe increase both physical activity and food intake to boost your metabolism....good luck
  • slikvik55
    slikvik55 Posts: 2
    I have to say I was in EXACTLY the same boat. Lost a pound or so every week for about 4 weeks and then it just stopped! I stayed static for about another 4 weeks until this Sunday when I discovered I've now lost 4 pound.

    I was just about to give up because is seemed like a lost cause.

    Give it 4 weeks and see what happens.

    Good luck.
  • janesmith1
    janesmith1 Posts: 1,511 Member
    @sdoherty - I looked at your food diary. One day you ate about 837 cals, which is quite low, but then on another day you ate about 1700 cals, but in general you've been in the 1400 & under range which I find is working for me. However, I then turned to what you are eating - processed foods like diet pepsi, choccies, & sugary items,etc. I just do not know enough about nutrition to advise you, I mean those things you ate were well within your caloric range but your body may need more wholesome food choices.

    I wonder if you can change your beverages from the lower cal things, yet nutritionally deficient diet pepsis & choccies, to....hmmm. Check out my diary, I know you don't have Odwalla juices in the UK but there are juices that you might want to drink say 2 oz, instead of the things you're drinking, and maybe have a choccy bar every once in a while. You might also want to turn your sugar & protein things on your diary as protein is probably the most important thing to have.

    Try to find other things under 100 or 150 cals for snacks instead of choccy bars, like small bags of popcorn, soups, etc. More healthful choices may start your body working better. :)
  • Dom_m
    Dom_m Posts: 336 Member
    Last year I lost 12kg (about 26lb). I spent most of the time on a plateau, but I lost weight about every third week. It averaged out at 2lb / week, but most weeks there was no change and then suddenly there would be 5-7lb change all at once.

    Just keep going, or vary up your exercise a bit. Don't give up. If you keep going for 3-4 weeks with no change, then consider adjusting your levels, but above all don't give up!
  • Victorious_One
    Victorious_One Posts: 174 Member
    Just my two cents: your carb intake looks a little high to me on some days this past week, and your protein intake is a bit low. You want to strive to take in 75g of protein or more per day (60 g for women), which helps you feel fuller and helps build muscle.

    I got this information on daily intake from a nutrition website:

    "The recommendations are:
    45% to 65% of calories eaten should come from carbohydrates.
    20% to 35% of calories eaten should come from fat.
    10% to 35% of calories eaten should come from protein*.

    [We recommend] approximately 50% carbohydrates, 30% fat and 20% protein, all of which fall into the healthy ranges above. Because our members are striving to meet weight loss goals through calorie restriction, we also recommend a minimum level of protein—at least 60 grams daily for females and 75 grams daily for males. This requirement will help prevent muscle loss and promote feelings of fullness among dieters."

    Hope this helps!
  • sdoherty1000
    sdoherty1000 Posts: 146 Member
    thanks guys for your input, i have now started tracking sodium and protein in my diary.
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