How did you cross your weight loss plateau?

BecomeBetterThanMyYesterMe
BecomeBetterThanMyYesterMe Posts: 114 Member
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I seem to be stuck at 72Kg for few months now!

Thank you.. :)

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  • jsafeacct
    jsafeacct Posts: 3 Member
    instead of 3 meals switch to 5 small meals every day to help kick start the metabolism again. Stick to things like tuna, oatmeal, and green tea. I know it sounds like a depressing diet but It helped me clear through a plateau in about a week. Also try to take in about a gallon of water a day, I used to alternate between water and green tea cause it helps the metabolism get going and keeps you full. Good luck and let me know what you come up with, every one is different and what works for me might not work for you.
  • sweetpea03b
    sweetpea03b Posts: 1,123 Member
    Just keep doing what you're doing. Weight loss isn't linear. If you're not already, maybe start weighing and measuring and really tighten down on your logging. Many times you will find things that you were under estimating. Also, if you are constantly doing the same exercises try switching it up or increase the intensity. Your body is a machine and it adapts so it doesn't have to work as hard. If you're always doing the same exercise at the same intensity, your body gets "good" at it and you burn less calories. Good luck... just hang in there!
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    If you have been stuck for a few months, you are at maintenance. First place to look is your logging. If you don't have a food scale, get one. Weigh and log all your food for a few weeks and make sure you are really eating at the level you think you are. Also double check that the entries you are choosing in the database are accurate. If you are logging accurately, you need to re-evaluate your calorie goal. If you are willing to give your stats, or even open your diary, you can get more specific advice.
  • BecomeBetterThanMyYesterMe
    BecomeBetterThanMyYesterMe Posts: 114 Member
    Thanks everyone. Let me try changing a few things.. Keeping fingers crossed.. :)
  • PhoenyxRose
    PhoenyxRose Posts: 70 Member
    I'm just now starting to get out of a plateau I've been in for the past couple of months by increasing my water intake and being extra careful about my calories (ie if I drink on the weekend and go over I'll go under 100 calories for the rest of the week until the average evens out). My thought on the water was that, since I'm chronically dehydrated, that my body just had enough for normal functions but not enough extra to break a lot of bonds in fat. So far I've lost 2lbs in a week and my mental clarity is sooooo much better and my fatigue is nearly gone. So if you don't drink a lot of water, trying upping it :)
  • radiosilents
    radiosilents Posts: 223 Member
    I had a plateau that lasted 3 months. However during that time I maintained my 100 pound weight loss, so I started to view it as practice for maintenance. I ended up meeting with w dietitian, who reminded me of some basics (eating balanced meals, basically) and also suggested that I stop eating my exercise calories – that was putting me eating at maintenance level, and not losing level. Since then I was able to break the plateau by almost ten pounds. Then, last week I hit a big hormone surge, PMS, and cravings from hell. I gained some weight but on the way back down. Patience and persistence. Trust the process.
  • LaNasha88
    LaNasha88 Posts: 2 Member
    I did egg fasting and it helped A LOT! I was stuck at the same weight forever and did this, then dropped pounds like crazy and continued to even after I went back to regular dieting (low carbs).
  • kgb6days
    kgb6days Posts: 880 Member
    I was stuck for months and was eating 1200-1500 calories/day. I started fasting 2-3 days/week. Broke through my plateau in an amazing way. Now before you say 'no wonder, not eating 2-3 days', let me explain. IF model I followed was 500 calories total on the fast days and up to 1800 calories on the non-fast days. I kept those 1800 calories to clean eating (meats, veggies, no processed foods, lots of water). Weight went away. I was amazed. If you do the math you'll find I was eating the same amount of calories a week, just dividing them up differently. had a lot of trouble getting in lots of calories on the non fast days - it takes a lot of food eating clean to get to that many calories. Many days I didn't make it because it was more than I could eat. Check it out - there are several groups on here.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    I just kept doing what I was doing. After 4 months of minimal losses, the weight started coming off like before.
  • AlciaMode
    AlciaMode Posts: 421 Member
    I got stuck about half way in. For months I could not get out of the 170s. I did not end up doing anything special. Just got a bit more honest about what and how much I was eating and eventually it started coming off again. Down to 154 now :)
  • BecomeBetterThanMyYesterMe
    BecomeBetterThanMyYesterMe Posts: 114 Member
    Thanks everyone! :) I thought to give Atkins diet - Phase 1 a go & drink loads of water. Hope it works. Keeping fingers crossed.. :)
  • crb426
    crb426 Posts: 661 Member
    I like to think of the slow weight-loss times as my body getting used to its new size. Not saying I don't try to tighten things up in terms of logging and exercising, etc, but it helps me to not freak out over the slow times.
  • BecomeBetterThanMyYesterMe
    BecomeBetterThanMyYesterMe Posts: 114 Member
    crb426 wrote: »
    I like to think of the slow weight-loss times as my body getting used to its new size. Not saying I don't try to tighten things up in terms of logging and exercising, etc, but it helps me to not freak out over the slow times.

    :) Yeah.. That's what I have been convincing myself with.. a time for the body to catch up with the new size. I'm happy with the weight loss. But, you know how it feels when the scale does not move for many months. ;)
  • twentytwelve12
    twentytwelve12 Posts: 245 Member
    I know the feeling. I've been stuck at a plateau for a couple of months. I've slowly broken it now though.
  • helenkaraven
    helenkaraven Posts: 27 Member
    i got stuck at plateau, so i changed up my exercise (from walking etc..... im not good at exercis lol) to swimming and had a weekend where i ate more! this seemed to kick my metabolism back in from its lower state and i immediately went back to losing approx 1.5 /2 lbs per week x
  • GaleHawkins
    GaleHawkins Posts: 8,159 Member
    AlciaMode wrote: »
    I got stuck about half way in. For months I could not get out of the 170s. I did not end up doing anything special. Just got a bit more honest about what and how much I was eating and eventually it started coming off again. Down to 154 now :)

    This is so typical at the midpoint or can be at any point. It is an awesome time to prove we know how to maintain until the body wants to give up some more fat. One friend lost down to the last 5 pounds and got stuck at that point so she stopped trying. Six months later she weighed and had lost the last five pounds.

    The body knows best sometimes and will not let us force a weight loss.
  • vixtris
    vixtris Posts: 688 Member
    If your weight loss is in a plateau for more than 4 weeks, I bet it is because you are actually maintaining. Your body doesnt't burn as many calories as it did when you were heavier. So, in order to break a plateau, you need to either eat less or move more. Be on point with your logging (use food scale especially), and a HRM is a great tool for getting a more accurate calorie burn when exercising. Also, be sure to keep hydrated to help wash out any water weight your body may be holding on to.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,976 Member
    jsafeacct wrote: »
    instead of 3 meals switch to 5 small meals every day to help kick start the metabolism again. Stick to things like tuna, oatmeal, and green tea. I know it sounds like a depressing diet but It helped me clear through a plateau in about a week. Also try to take in about a gallon of water a day, I used to alternate between water and green tea cause it helps the metabolism get going and keeps you full. Good luck and let me know what you come up with, every one is different and what works for me might not work for you.
    Not needed. Metabolism doesn't get "kickstarted" by eating more meals. The approach should be focusing on accuracy of intake first and increasing intensity of current physical activity.

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,976 Member
    sweetpea03b wrote: »
    Just keep doing what you're doing. Weight loss isn't linear. If you're not already, maybe start weighing and measuring and really tighten down on your logging. Many times you will find things that you were under estimating. Also, if you are constantly doing the same exercises try switching it up or increase the intensity. Your body is a machine and it adapts so it doesn't have to work as hard. If you're always doing the same exercise at the same intensity, your body gets "good" at it and you burn less calories. Good luck... just hang in there!
    THIS.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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  • ultrahoon
    ultrahoon Posts: 467 Member
    By accepting that it wasn't really a plateau, and that I just needed to tighten up my logging.
  • chrissiecastellano
    chrissiecastellano Posts: 26 Member
    Some of these tips are very helpful, thanks for sharing.
  • ereck44
    ereck44 Posts: 1,170 Member
    Plateaued for 15 months. To break through, drink more WATER. Decrease your calorie intake by 100 calories, change up your activity and be patient. Even after I changed those things, it was still another 3 months before I started dropping weight again. OP, don't do another fad diet. Trust me! I have lost a total of 53 pounds and kept them off x 4 years.
  • BecomeBetterThanMyYesterMe
    BecomeBetterThanMyYesterMe Posts: 114 Member
    GaleHawkins wrote: »
    AlciaMode wrote: »
    I got stuck about half way in. For months I could not get out of the 170s. I did not end up doing anything special. Just got a bit more honest about what and how much I was eating and eventually it started coming off again. Down to 154 now :)

    This is so typical at the midpoint or can be at any point. It is an awesome time to prove we know how to maintain until the body wants to give up some more fat. One friend lost down to the last 5 pounds and got stuck at that point so she stopped trying. Six months later she weighed and had lost the last five pounds.

    The body knows best sometimes and will not let us force a weight loss.


    Yeah, I guess body knows best. Thanks. :)
  • BecomeBetterThanMyYesterMe
    BecomeBetterThanMyYesterMe Posts: 114 Member
    I am on the 2nd week of Atkins diet & somehow the weight is reducing. I hope it's not just water weight.

    Anyways, thanks everyone for replying. :)
  • medlaura
    medlaura Posts: 282 Member
    Great tips!
  • girlwithcurls2
    girlwithcurls2 Posts: 2,281 Member
    PhoenyxRose wrote: »
    . My thought on the water was that, since I'm chronically dehydrated, that my body just had enough for normal functions but not enough extra to break a lot of bonds in fat

    Water breaks bonds in fat?

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