Is weight loss plateau a myth??? I'm worried if not then i've hit mine :(

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  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    1200 is not enough for you, let alone if you are breastfeeding...
  • ZLARZ
    ZLARZ Posts: 63 Member
    I'm 5'7 weigh 164.6 this morning.
    Started at 185.4
  • Springfield1970
    Springfield1970 Posts: 1,945 Member
    Take it slower mama bear. There's more important things to take care of now, and you need to look after you and your baby.

    You will lose the weight. I put on 60 lbs when I was pregnant and did similar to you. My milk supply was awful and feeding was difficult. I wish I could have done it differently.....
  • ZLARZ
    ZLARZ Posts: 63 Member
    I'm not worried about supply. She's exclusive breastfed and we have 1000oz in deep freeze if we need it tho. Her health comes first so if and when I see a dip in supply I'll definitely make some changes. I think we're ok tho. I've been breastfeeding non stop for 4 years now between 2 little ones.
    I gained 90lbs with my first, lost all of it within 4 months. All from breastfeeding, stress, moving, etc. This time gained 85, lost 60 in 6 months and finally lost the remaining now by dieting and excercising.

    General consensus is that I'm not eating enough calories...? Is that why ive stalled? I don't want to add more. I'm fine running on the 1200 a day with one cheat meal a week.

  • faithsstaircase
    faithsstaircase Posts: 97 Member
    I was eating 1200 and not losing weight and bumped up to 1550 and started losing weight right away - and I'm not breastfeeding. I think you need to up your intake.
  • rgbmore
    rgbmore Posts: 85 Member
    This is a great article that helped me understand "plateaus"
    http://www.aworkoutroutine.com/weight-loss-plateau-myth-muscle-weighs-more-than-fat/
    and in kind, "starvation mode"
    http://www.aworkoutroutine.com/starvation-mode/

    I don't completely agree with EVERYTHING in those articles, but they helped me make sense of things.

    But as the other posters said, two weeks is too short of a time. Best of luck, you're doing great, and make sure to take care of yourself while breastfeeding. 1 lb a week, while not as exhilarating, would likely be better than the 20lbs in 6 weeks.
  • ZLARZ
    ZLARZ Posts: 63 Member
    Yea, I didn't intend to lose 3.5 lbs a week. Lol
    When I first got this app I put in all my info and set my goal to lose 2 lbs a week. I guess breastfeeding just bumped it to 3-3.5 lbs a week
  • DeadLift5
    DeadLift5 Posts: 16 Member
    Have you been doing the same exercises/workouts for the full 6 weeks prior?

    The brain is a powerful tool and when it recognizes a pattern with muscle movement it will naturally make you more efficient... This is great on an athletic level but not so much with losing weight.

    Plateaus do exist, but there could be several other reasons out there for the slow down.

    Try upping your intake slightly and changing your workout.

    Trial and error will teach you things about your body that no one on a forum can.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    ZLARZ wrote: »
    Yea, I didn't intend to lose 3.5 lbs a week. Lol
    When I first got this app I put in all my info and set my goal to lose 2 lbs a week. I guess breastfeeding just bumped it to 3-3.5 lbs a week

    That indicates that you are using 500-750 cals a day breast feeding.

    Your supply may be adequate but is the nutrition you are providing optimum when you are on so low a calory intake?

    Your baby comes first?

    Cheers, h.
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    Too much cardio. Start pumping iron! :)
  • ZLARZ
    ZLARZ Posts: 63 Member
    middlehaitch wrote: »
    ZLARZ wrote: »
    Yea, I didn't intend to lose 3.5 lbs a week. Lol
    When I first got this app I put in all my info and set my goal to lose 2 lbs a week. I guess breastfeeding just bumped it to 3-3.5 lbs a week

    That indicates that you are using 500-750 cals a day breast feeding.

    Your supply may be adequate but is the nutrition you are providing optimum when you are on so low a calory intake?

    Your baby comes first?

    Cheers, h.

    I'm not quite sure it's 500-750 cals for breastfeeding daily. I think you have your #s wrong. There is supposedly an exact method to finding out how many ypu use, and average is about 400oz daily. That being said, she is fine. I am very knowledgeable on the topic, as I hope to become a LC soon.
    Your body takes from you to give to baby 100% of the time, so she is definitely coming first even if not by my choice ;)
  • tripple7
    tripple7 Posts: 22 Member
    Maybe you should now up your training and try vigorous training. When you do your Zumba, you could wear some ankle and wrist weights start with the lightest weights you can find, then increase weights when you get used to the current weight. Instead of jogging try running or even jogging/running uphill. Or again try jogging whilst wearing ankle or wrist weights.
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