Plateau - please help!

First off as a female you don't wanna eat less than 1200 cals a day, why?
if you do you will make your body go into starvation mode
plateau's come along due to doing the same food and workouts each day
you gotta mix it up!

I did a write up on plateau's here -->

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/387166-questions-about-weight-loss-plateau-s-why-do-they-happen-w


Also what i learned....

Always burn more than you consume for great weight loss
Your body will always have a certain amount a day you will burn just sitting on your butt
For example my body alone is roughly 1600 a day just sitting around doing nothing
I consume around 1200-1400 a day

Low carb is key, heavier carbs in the morning

Whole grains keep you fuller longer & fresh fruit and veggies and lean meats
Personally I do red meat and taters 2x a week

Remember the heavier you are the more calories you will burn and the smaller you get the harder it gets but we can't let that get us down

Like example I gained 195lbs when I quit smoking, I was 135 when I graduated almost 12yrs ago, quit smoking gained weight but didn't get on track til March 2009 when my docs got on my case saying they didn't want me to have a kid til I was at a good weight, October 2010 I lost 156lbs then came stress of buying selling houses, now after my slack phase im back on track in the last month I lost almost 6 lbs

I been trying to burn a extra 500-1200 cals a day on top of the 1600 cals and everything else, one thing im trying to watch is sodium and carbs, not trying to burn 4000+ like I was last year a day cause my doc said if im trying to have a baby at the sametime don't over do it just do what I can

we can do this

Just remember burn more than you eat just don't consume under 1200 cals as long as ur getting 1200 and plenty of water your good (1800 for a guy)

Muscle weighs more than fat, muscle burns more fat

3500 cals to put ON a lb
3500 burned cals to take OFF a lb


If you eat less than those carbs your body will go into starvation mode and store everything & we don't want that!

hope that helps I know it helped me

Also set your goals and when you make that goal treat yourself and only half a slice of cake or whatever of a normal serving size

remember fast food/processed food/junk food stay away from it til your treat yourself day for making your goal

you don't want to eat ALL your workout cals back or you wont see any results you gotta eat for your body to be fuel'd or another thing that will happen is your body will start eating/pulling the muscle instead of fat and the food in your system

if you eat 1200 but burn 600 don't be upset about not eating anymore than the 1200 I usually don't eat back my calories just cause it adds up at the end of the week

3500 burned cals = 1lb lost!

how many carbs you eating a day?

weigh every sunday don't do every day or every few days you will drive yourself crazy low carb is good whole grains keep you fuller longer