How quick until you hit a plateau?

shellyburger · April 2017

So I'm only about 4 weeks into working out (4x a week now as opposed to no activity before) and mindful eating (now 90% healthy as opposed to 30% before) but it seems I have already hit a plateau? Is this normal or is there something I should be doing differently? Any suggestions or advice is greatly appreciated!

kaizaku · April 2017

16 weeks + to reach plateue. Building muscle, water retention can cause weight gain. Healthy? If you not counting calories no matter how healthy the food is then that is a problem.

lasvegasconcertgirl · April 2017

Differs from person to person and behavior to behavior. I just (very impatiently) waited it out.

malibu927 · April 2017

A plateau is at least 4-6 weeks without movement on the scale and generally means you're eating at maintenance. If you aren't counting calories, start now, and make sure you log everything as accurately as possible.

lorrpb · April 2017

Well, you haven't really hit a plateau in 4 weeks because a plateau is 4-6 weeks of no weight change, which isn't your case, AND nothing else has changed, which isn't your case because you started working out.
It took me 2 1/2 years to lose 150 lbs and I never once had a plateau. I had losses every month, but not necessarily every week and certainly not every day. Some days were up, others down, but in the end I had a net loss.

Ready2Rock206 · April 2017

I have never personally seen a plateau that wasn't actually a logging issue. Are you eating at a deficit? Using accurate entries? Using the recipe builder? Using a food scale for ALL solids and measuring cups/spoons for all liquids? Work on your logging accuracy and your "plateau" will likely disappear.

Chadxx · April 2017

It depends on how quickly you aren't eating at a calorie deficit. I have gone from 328 to 187 and still haven't hit one.

inertiastrength · April 2017

I've never hit a plateau in the 80lbs I've lost. You need to adjust your intake according to your new tdee and cut from that figure.. should eliminate the plateau issue

Muscleflex79 · April 2017

sounds like you need to count calories....eating healthy 90% of the time says nothing about a deficit

bbell1985 · April 2017

Well, mindful eating is great. You haven't really hit a plateau. But if you don't lose in the next couple weeks, might want to start adding those calories up...with this app.