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Help! I hit a Plateau

Mel_pinkninja
Posts: 13 Member
Hey guys! Been on a steady weight loss journey (15lbs so far with a goal of dropping another 35lbs or more). But I have hit a plateau early in this journey. I’m still eating my vegetables, exercising and huge on protein with minimal carbs. Any ideas on what I should do to change things up?
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Do you use a food scale, weighing everything, and log religiously, no skipping, cheating, or forgetting? If not, start there.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10634517/you-dont-use-a-food-scale/p13 -
Thank you! Honestly I haven’t used a food scale. I estimate the size of my portions and use the app religiously. But a good thought, thank you! Will go search for one 😊3
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Mel_pinkninja wrote: »Thank you! Honestly I haven’t used a food scale. I estimate the size of my portions and use the app religiously. But a good thought, thank you! Will go search for one 😊
Cool. Tell us what you find out. It's always so interesting.2 -
Thanks for sharing the diet break articles. Insightful!0
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Digital food scale about $20 on Amazon. (Just saying, it's easy to buy.
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Thank you so much firstly for asking the question and then for all of the really helpful replies.
Looks like it's back to the scales I got too big for my boots for, thinking I didn't need them so much anymore.
Hope you're going well @Mel_pinkninja1 -
Been there, done that. Add carbs. Worked like a charm.5
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Check the amount of fats in your protein. I thought lowering carbs was all I needed to lose but found myself plateauing when I got complacent on fats1
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As others have said, weighing is essential - especially for hard to estimate things like pasta. NEVER use a cup or an entry on the website which says "average portion", "1/4 of recipe"(unless you also have that recipe). Also vary your exercise - different things on different days, try a new routine.
But I think the bottom line is your lack of food scale1 -
for me, less is more. no kidding. I eat all food groups.. I do moderate exercise. nothing stalls weight loss is a full assult on the body.. extreme exercise ... and extreme dieting with restriction of food groups.
eat more..,exercise less.. and you'll lose more.7 -
Thank you all for the great responses!0
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Definitely use the scale. humans are bad at guessing portions (especially if one hasn't measure at least once to have seen and felt what the portion was but even then).0
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I definitely understand. I'm not losing nearly enough either. Last month I only lost 5 pounds over the whole month. I work out an hour to two hours a day. I burn 500 -1000 active calories a day. I'm always under calorie budget, and I try to make it a deficit of 1000 calories. I am trying everything and nothing feels like its working. It's really discouraging.0
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