Weight loss plateau...

ahawkes7090
ahawkes7090 Posts: 4 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
So I started the year off at around 230 lbs and drastically cut my calories down to 1850 ish per day. I also started working out 5-6 days a week. My weight loss has basically stopped at 200 lbs. I can’t seem to break under that mark.

I do a fairly intense 1 hour of weights plus 10 mins on a bike and 2 km walk on my lunch break.

Do I need to increase my metabolism to kick start my weight loss again? I plan on increasing my cals every 2-3 weeks by around 150-250 cals to find my maintenance levels.

I am 30 years old 6’1 for reference. Currently eating 200g + of protein 100 or so carbs the rest fat. Hardest part is knowing how much to eat. Anyone have any ideas???

Thanks

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  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    How long has it been since you lost weight?

    How do you measure your portions?
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    There is no need to increase your metabolism. If you’re in a true plateau (no losses in at least a month), you’re likely eating more than you think and will need to tighten up your logging.
  • lakinapook
    lakinapook Posts: 14 Member
    Are you a man? A six foot one inch man at 200 pounds is probably pretty close to goal weight and the last five or ten moves very slowly.
  • ahawkes7090
    ahawkes7090 Posts: 4 Member
    Hey! I am a man! I track pretty strictly have a good food scale too.

    I should mention that I never weighted trained before the beginning of the year either so I was hoping some might just be muscle replacing fat?
  • ahawkes7090
    ahawkes7090 Posts: 4 Member
    Been hovering at 200 for almost 2 months with 5-6 workouts per week
  • RAinWA
    RAinWA Posts: 1,980 Member
    I took a quick look at your diary and it doesn't look like you are weighing all your solids - lots of cups, tablespoons, etc.

    I'd start with tightening up your logging.

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