Platue

puttynadine · October 2021

If I hit a platue do I have a cheat meal to shock my body

Redordeadhead · October 2021

@bandandn and also @nadinebanda3048?

goal06082021 · October 2021

No, you trust the process.

First, know if you're actually in a plateau - zero change on the scale over 3 or more months. If it's just been a few days or even a couple of weeks, water and food in transit could be masking fat loss on the scale; stay the course and keep logging. If it has been a few months, though, congrats, you've found your maintenance calories for this weight. This can happen if you don't reassess your calorie budget as you lose; MFP will not automagically recalculate it for you, you have to go in to the guided setup and run it again. For every pound you lose, you need about 5 fewer calories per day to maintain your weight (give or take, assuming your activity level stays constant), so the gap between maintenance and your deficit shrinks little by little, just as you do.

If this weight you've been maintaining is not where you want to be, you need to change something up, but a "cheat meal" to "shock your body" isn't a thing. Cut your daily calories by one or two hundred to reduce your calories in, and/or add more movement to your day to increase your calories out (park further away, take the stairs, add new or more daily exercise to your routine - it doesn't need to be super intense), to get back to the point where you're taking in fewer calories than you burn each day, and you'll see the scale start moving again.

AnnPT77 · October 2021

No. Shocking one's body is not a thing, outside of actual electrocution.

A plateau is a lack of weight loss for many weeks, at a calorie intake level and general eating style that had previously been yielding good, steady loss beforehand (vs. tapering off), without a change in activity level, without any obvious factors that could cause water retention (new exercise, illness/injury, medications that cause water retention, among other things).

So-called cheat meals are maybe a solution to boredom, irritation with one's weight loss eating strategy, a long period of over-restriction that causes feelings of entitlement, self-perceived deprivation of desired foods/eating.

Better solution for those: Improved weight loss eating strategy.

Actual useful information about refeeds and diet breaks, when/why/how:

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10604863/of-refeeds-and-diet-breaks/p1

Jthanmyfitnesspal · October 2021

When I hit a platue I say "platooie!" and eat an entire large stuffed-crust meat-lover's pizza with a six of beer. The next day, the weight is magically gone!

OK, I'm in a silly mood. The above doesn't work at all. If I were to do that, the next day my weight would typically spike due to the salt in the pizza, the weight of the pizza in my system, and puffiness from the alcohol. (Assuming I didn't bring it all back up due to my delicate stomach. Not recommended!)

Dieting is a slow business. You have to pick a deficit you can live with and stick to it for however long it takes to attain a healthy weight. You can fit in some small splurges, so long as you stay in caloric deficit on average.

Best of luck!

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