Plateau NO MO! Broke that sucker :)

olivia3263
olivia3263 Posts: 263 Member
edited October 4 in Health and Weight Loss
This article changed my life: http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/the-full-diet-break.html

I took a 2 week break at maintenance level and then went back on a 250 calorie deficit and LOST (after almost 2 months stuck at my previous weight - 5'8 weigh in today 156.0) - and I lost eating 2200 - 2600 calories.

LOVING life today :)
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  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    that's great! If you don't mind me asking, how much did you lose?
  • farmgirlsuz
    farmgirlsuz Posts: 351 Member
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  • busterrocks
    busterrocks Posts: 35 Member
    That is awesome!!! I'm going to check out that article for if/when I hit a plateau. Congrats on the loss!
  • manderson27
    manderson27 Posts: 3,510 Member
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  • 2youngatheart
    2youngatheart Posts: 338 Member
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  • mynika
    mynika Posts: 312 Member
    congratulations!!! That is great I hate the plateaus
  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    ps thanks for the article, it made a lot of good points
  • olivia3263
    olivia3263 Posts: 263 Member
    that's great! If you don't mind me asking, how much did you lose?

    I had been fluctuating between 157.5 and 160 for about 2 months. I didn't weigh myself during the break because I didn't want to get discouraged if I had a gain and i knew with the increase in carbs it would probably be a little higher - holding onto water, etc.

    Last saturday I weighed in at 160.9, today I was 156.0. That puts my BMI at 23.7 - trying to get to BMI of 21.7 (143). I also want to get my Body fat checked because I have quite a bit of muscle. It's slow going at this point, but I'm so happy this diet break thing worked because it was so fun, and I like eating more :)
  • russellma
    russellma Posts: 284 Member
    Thanks for this... I will definitely remember this the next time I get stuck!
  • sd101483
    sd101483 Posts: 419 Member
    Bump to read later. I've been on a plateau for 5 months having tried, what I feel, to be damn near everything - except this. Not like it's gonna hurt! :)
  • rosied915
    rosied915 Posts: 799 Member
    GREAT ARTICLE!!!

    I could feel myself de-stressing as I was reading it.....

    I actually have been doing this since the 18th of this month for a vacation. Yesterday, I "jumped" back on board.
    I weigh in on Thursdays so we shall see......
  • Ifly4free
    Ifly4free Posts: 203 Member
    Thanks for the post. Great article. Bookmarked it for future reference!



    Tracy
  • avaloneternal
    avaloneternal Posts: 216
    Thank you!! Gonna give this a try :)
  • Jennyzfit
    Jennyzfit Posts: 175 Member
    A good read thanks!
  • MamaGraves2
    MamaGraves2 Posts: 203 Member
    That is so great! Thank you for sharing.
    Congratulations!!!
  • violon
    violon Posts: 74 Member
    bump for future reference :)
  • shakybabe
    shakybabe Posts: 1,578 Member
    Interesting article!...I'm planning to take a break over Xmas when I get to half way point ..I'm only a few pounds off now...then planning to restart after Xmas with new fitness games that I'm not used to, in the hope that I'd burn more with a new exercise routine.
  • Pepper2185
    Pepper2185 Posts: 994 Member
    Excellent article. Thanks for sharing. I've been reading a lot about "diet breaks" and the benefits they can bring to your body - in addition to helping you drop a few more pounds. This article sums it up so well.
  • tmt2003
    tmt2003 Posts: 176 Member
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  • adross3
    adross3 Posts: 606 Member
    I am a very dedicated to weight loss. I have hit a plateau. Not sure if it's the food that I eat or the amount of exercise. I stay under my daily calories -500 for weight loss. My progress has been outstanding. I have lost -22 lbs of fat in 9 weeks and gained +10 lbs in muscle, bone and water retention. I am assuming that it is because of my gain in my body structure.

    I start to ruthlessly cleaning up my diet. After work I would get fast food. Trying to eat the healthiest I could. I wiped that out. I only ate clean food.

    I decided to quit alcohol for a bit just to strengthen the body and calorie count.

    I eat most of my carbohydrates and before the gym.

    I switched my work out routine and ran harder with levels of intensity on the treadmill. Hit 5K+ today in 40 minutes. My free weight routine I bumped up the weights. Since then I've gained 2 lbs of muscle. That's and extra 100 cals burned in my sleep.

    I drank a bit more water to help flush out the toxins left by in my fat.

    I immediately dropped 2 lbs of fat. I checked my scale and found that my muscle and bone grew by 1 lb.

    Now that I eat nothing but clean food my stomach has flattened and I am starting to see definition in my abs.

    The fatter you are the faster your metabolism. Weight X 10 = Resting Calorie Burn.
    The more you weigh the more calories you burn.

    A plateau is a halt in your weight loss. Eventually your new style of eating results in new equilibrium with your now slower metabolism. This is the plateau. This means that in order to lose more weight, you need to increase activity... OR ...decrease the calories you eat. Do both and get greater results.

    The same approach leads to a plateau. A new approach leads to weight loss.

    Invest in your future, invest in yourself.
  • graysmom2005
    graysmom2005 Posts: 1,882 Member
    And because I love to beat a dead horse...since MFP seems to be the only place I can find that says eat back exercise calories....articles like this then confuse me. I'm a fitness instructor so I would guess that would put me at 16 calories a pound. I'm 152 pounds. That makes my count 2400. So subtract a 500 calorie deficit and it's 1900 calories a day. Now do I EAT 1900 or NET 1900? Many days I burn 1000 calories or so at the gym so to eat at maintenance would I eat 2400 calories that day or 3400???
  • longoverdue
    longoverdue Posts: 57 Member
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  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    And because I love to beat a dead horse...since MFP seems to be the only place I can find that says eat back exercise calories....articles like this then confuse me. I'm a fitness instructor so I would guess that would put me at 16 calories a pound. I'm 152 pounds. That makes my count 2400. So subtract a 500 calorie deficit and it's 1900 calories a day. Now do I EAT 1900 or NET 1900? Many days I burn 1000 calories or so at the gym so to eat at maintenance would I eat 2400 calories that day or 3400???

    The way this website is set up, you would eat 3400 in your last example. If you only ate 2400 that would put you at a deficit of 1000 cals which is obviously not maintenance. MFP already works a deficit into your daily goals so if you've set it to lose 1lb / week, it already has a 500 cal daily deficit built into your daily goals.
  • Lift_hard_eat_big
    Lift_hard_eat_big Posts: 2,278 Member
    "Diet Breaks" and "Cheat Days" they do work, glad you're progressing again!
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    Love that site! I could read the articles all day :D
  • carey1932
    carey1932 Posts: 55 Member
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  • Lift_hard_eat_big
    Lift_hard_eat_big Posts: 2,278 Member
    I switched my work out routine and ran harder with levels of intensity on the treadmill. Hit 5K+ today in 40 minutes. My free weight routine I bumped up the weights. Since then I've gained 2 lbs of muscle. That's and extra 100 cals burned in my sleep.

    2 lbs. of muscle burns 100cals or 100kcal?
  • amanda07425
    amanda07425 Posts: 105 Member
    This article changed my life: http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/the-full-diet-break.html

    I took a 2 week break at maintenance level and then went back on a 250 calorie deficit and LOST (after almost 2 months stuck at my previous weight - 5'8 weigh in today 156.0) - and I lost eating 2200 - 2600 calories.

    LOVING life today :)

    I'll have to check out this article.. I have been stuck at 164 since July 15th & it is now November 7th.. I swear I've tried everything so I have nothing to lose.. I'll definitely try this!! Thanks!
  • aussiesarah
    aussiesarah Posts: 68 Member
    I'm very glad to hear that this has worked for someone.

    I am a week into my 2 week diet break at the moment and I'm enjoying the extra calories but I'm just hoping that the break is going to pay off!!
  • mamitosami
    mamitosami Posts: 531 Member
    This article changed my life: http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/the-full-diet-break.html

    I took a 2 week break at maintenance level and then went back on a 250 calorie deficit and LOST (after almost 2 months stuck at my previous weight - 5'8 weigh in today 156.0) - and I lost eating 2200 - 2600 calories.

    LOVING life today :)

    I'll have to check out this article.. I have been stuck at 164 since July 15th & it is now November 7th.. I swear I've tried everything so I have nothing to lose.. I'll definitely try this!! Thanks!

    I've been on a similarly long plateau, so I'm going to read this article too. I only want to lose 7 pounds and it seems impossible! I can't figure out where to place my calories... I eat A LOT but I find I'm always hungry, this week I've upped the calories to maintenance AND I eat all of my exercise calories, sometimes eating 2900 calories in a day! Maybe it will banish the constant hunger--which I don't think is warranted when trying to lose 7 pounds.

    Anyway, congrats on losing a few!!
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