Plateaus -Breaking with extra calories, but how many extra?
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Tilly1285
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Hi Everyone -
As the topic says, how many are too many to be used to break a plateau? What is a good rule of thumb if in fact eating extra calories is the correct way to beat a plateau?
Thanks for your input . . .
Tilly
As the topic says, how many are too many to be used to break a plateau? What is a good rule of thumb if in fact eating extra calories is the correct way to beat a plateau?
Thanks for your input . . .
Tilly
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A cheat day or calorie increase wouldn't be how I would recommend breaking a plateau. I know that some people swear by them, but there are a lot of things that I would look to first. If you've been at a calorie deficit for a long time, there's something to be said for taking a diet break for a week or two where you eat to your maintenance calorie level if you want.
Other than that:
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If you have been the standard yo-yo dieter with calorie levels at or near 1200 for a long period of time that plateau is probably due to metabolic suppression. So a "cheat meal" won't do. You will have to go through a metabolic reset. Then reduce calories to a healthier level.
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XavierNusum wrote: »If you have been the standard yo-yo dieter with calorie levels at or near 1200 for a long period of time that plateau is probably due to metabolic suppression. So a "cheat meal" won't do. You will have to go through a metabolic reset. Then reduce calories to a healthier level.
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No just no
reset? ...metabolic suppression...
Just start weighing all your food OP ALL of it
A plateau is nothing else than that you eat the same amount than you burn.
But questions how long is this plateau you are speaking off?
And please remember eating more calories is NOT leading to (more) weight loss or breaking plateau's
Most of the time when there is no medical issue or just fluctuations and a short period...it is because you eat more than you think
See this short video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY
And the whole Eat more and lose weight "movement" is just that people start something new...They eat more calories but are suddenly more accurate with weighing or their intake...because of that they created their deficit and lose weight...and think ooooo look i eat more and lose weight...well no...they got accurate and created their deficit again...that is when you lose weight!
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XavierNusum wrote: »If you have been the standard yo-yo dieter with calorie levels at or near 1200 for a long period of time that plateau is probably due to metabolic suppression. So a "cheat meal" won't do. You will have to go through a metabolic reset. Then reduce calories to a healthier level.
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No just no
reset? ...metabolic suppression...
Just start weighing all your food OP ALL of it
A plateau is nothing else than that you eat the same amount than you burn.
But questions how long is this plateau you are speaking off?
And please remember eating more calories is NOT leading to (more) weight loss or breaking plateau's
I've been at same weight level for a couple of weeks. Alway at or slightly below calorie goal everyday. It's just difficult to watch the sodium levels. It's in EVERYTHING it seems. So, there's possibly some water retention due to the salt. I want to lose that 2# every week, just like clockwork.0 -
XavierNusum wrote: »If you have been the standard yo-yo dieter with calorie levels at or near 1200 for a long period of time that plateau is probably due to metabolic suppression. So a "cheat meal" won't do. You will have to go through a metabolic reset. Then reduce calories to a healthier level.
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No just no
reset? ...metabolic suppression...
Just start weighing all your food OP ALL of it
A plateau is nothing else than that you eat the same amount than you burn.
But questions how long is this plateau you are speaking off?
And please remember eating more calories is NOT leading to (more) weight loss or breaking plateau's
I've been at same weight level for a couple of weeks. Alway at or slightly below calorie goal everyday. It's just difficult to watch the sodium levels. It's in EVERYTHING it seems. So, there's possibly some water retention due to the salt. I want to lose that 2# every week, just like clockwork.
A plateau is generally considered to be more like 6+ weeks without a loss. No one loses weight like clockwork. There are just too many things happening in our bodies for that to be possible. A couple of weeks could just be a natural stall that you can wait out. Give your body some time to catch up.
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Are you really weighing all your food on a food scale..in grams..no cups and spoons
Maybe opening your diary would help other members to support you0 -
As your size shrinks so does your ability to burn calories and research has found that these metabolic changes are evident up to three years after weight loss. I'm not sure about the eating more to break through a plateau, when I hit mine I kept my caloric goal but changed my macros, but your metabolism is changing as you lose weight.
Also, I don't believe that weight loss is a one size fits all so what works for some may not work for you. Just keep that in mind every time you ask for advice
I didn't change my calorie goal or work outs so technically my CICO was about the same, but changing my macros helped my body get over that hump. Now I'm on the downward slope of weight loss again 
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I would not consider 2 weeks a plateau. As you lose weight you're body is going to burn less. So at some point you may reach your maintenance level. Either tighten up your food log or cut your calories by 100-200 and see where that leads you. But adding calories to lose weight is NO BUENO.0
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As your size shrinks so does your ability to burn calories and research has found that these metabolic changes are evident up to three years after weight loss. I'm not sure about the eating more to break through a plateau, when I hit mine I kept my caloric goal but changed my macros, but your metabolism is changing as you lose weight.
Also, I don't believe that weight loss is a one size fits all so what works for some may not work for you. Just keep that in mind every time you ask for advice I didn't change my calorie goal or work outs so technically my CICO was about the same, but changing my macros helped my body get over that hump. Now I'm on the downward slope of weight loss again
How much do you change your macros
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Hi Everyone -
As the topic says, how many are too many to be used to break a plateau? What is a good rule of thumb if in fact eating extra calories is the correct way to beat a plateau?
Thanks for your input . . .
Tilly
Plateau is another way of saying you are eating at maintenance. If you not losing weight, you don't increase your calorie intake, you try to find the errors in your intake or you lower your calorie goal.
You only increase your calorie goal if you are losing but want to lose at a slower rate, but you still have to stay in a deficit.
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XavierNusum wrote: »If you have been the standard yo-yo dieter with calorie levels at or near 1200 for a long period of time that plateau is probably due to metabolic suppression. So a "cheat meal" won't do. You will have to go through a metabolic reset. Then reduce calories to a healthier level.
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This is not true.
Please read my reply to the original poster.
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XavierNusum wrote: »If you have been the standard yo-yo dieter with calorie levels at or near 1200 for a long period of time that plateau is probably due to metabolic suppression. So a "cheat meal" won't do. You will have to go through a metabolic reset. Then reduce calories to a healthier level.
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No just no
reset? ...metabolic suppression...
Just start weighing all your food OP ALL of it
A plateau is nothing else than that you eat the same amount than you burn.
But questions how long is this plateau you are speaking off?
And please remember eating more calories is NOT leading to (more) weight loss or breaking plateau's
I've been at same weight level for a couple of weeks. Alway at or slightly below calorie goal everyday. It's just difficult to watch the sodium levels. It's in EVERYTHING it seems. So, there's possibly some water retention due to the salt. I want to lose that 2# every week, just like clockwork.
A couple of weeks is not a plateau. Weight loss is not linear so you will not lose 2 pounds every week, just like clockwork. I suggest patience.0 -
The answer to no weight loss is never too eat more or change your macros or add [fill in the blank] to your diet. There are two possibilities: 1. You are stalked for à few weeks for essentially random reasons or 2. You are eating more than you think you are. It is likely 1, so just be patient. If things don't change, go to 2.0
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2 weeks is not a plateau
Weight loss is not linear
Tighten up your food logging
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Hi Everyone -
As the topic says, how many are too many to be used to break a plateau? What is a good rule of thumb if in fact eating extra calories is the correct way to beat a plateau?
Thanks for your input . . .
Tilly
Plateau is another way of saying you are eating at maintenance. If you not losing weight, you don't increase your calorie intake, you try to find the errors in your intake or you lower your calorie goal.
You only increase your calorie goal if you are losing but want to lose at a slower rate, but you still have to stay in a deficit.
So if someone is eating 1200 cal/day and exercising, but not losing they are at maintenance?
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