Plateau Shmateau! HELP!!!!!

Splurge - when i've been in these situations in the past, a little shock to the system would wake mine up and make the lbs start coming off again.

maybe try and up your water intake incase your retaining extra? ive had that problem before where i was holding onto water weight .

Splurge - when i've been in these situations in the past, a little shock to the system would wake mine up and make the lbs start coming off again.

^^^ this has worked for me too

I'm kinda in the same boat, the first two weeks the scale moved and now zilch, nadda, I'm very frustrated. It sounds like we have a similar workout of cardio and weights (at home I use elliptical and at gym at work I use treadmill/elliptical). I dunno is there truth to what they say about lifting weights adds muscle so you don't notice the scale loss as much? I think I'm weighing to often as someone else suggested to me so I'm gonna work on that, I'm also trying to add in some high protein and fiber snacks, I'm on body by vi shakes and lead a very busy life (I have four kids and work full time) so I rarely have any snacks in between my shakes, I think that is hurting me too. So I am thinking my new goal is to add protein and fiber snacks, stop weighing every 5 minutes and I thought maybe I would also switch it up from the elliptical and weights to occasional power walks on the treadmill (I know that I've read power walking is a huge fat burner especially around the tummy) Anyways, I know I'm blabbering but it isn't even 7am and I'm working on getting some coffee into me. Anything in there help you for tips? I hope so.

Looking at your diary, I would also say to put in the sodium and sugar columns. If you switch over to a lower carb count, low sodium diet for a few days you should notice a difference. It appears that you are having a lot of sugar throughout the day and that can spike your natural insulin, causing you not to lose weight. You can still do your normal workout, but pepper in a few minutes of high intensity with your exercise....meaning do a couple minutes of your normal pace, then blast for one minute, and then back to two normal....keep doing this all the way through your workout and you will also see a nice difference.

Good luck!!

First off, it mgiht depend on your starting weight. People who have a MUCH higher starting weight lose a lot more weight faster than people who have less weight to lose.

Also, how much time have you given yourself to diet and exercise. Sometimes it takes awhile to notice anything. When I first started dieting and exercising I didn't lose any weight for two months. BUT, I did lose inches and my clothes felt looser. So don't pay too much attention to the scale.

When I hit a plateau, I started alternating circuit training (twice a week of circuits) with HIIT training (four days a week). I would go to the gym and get on the elliptical for 45 minutes and alternate between 1 minute of easy walking and 1 minute of going as fast as I can. This helped me get past my plateau like magic. I started dropping more weight, a pound to two pounds a week consistently.

My trainer had also suggested to me that there be a least two days out of the week where I eat more food than usual. Not unhealthy food, just go over my calories a bit. It's is called cycling. You can google it.

Also, eating enough food is so important. Aim to eat at least 1200 calories on days you don't exercise and 1500-1600 on days you work out. To give you more direction about what you should be eating I suggest buying
The Hollywood Trainer Weight-Loss Plan: 21 Days to Make Healthy Living a Lifetime Habit by Jeanette Jenkins. It's a very simple book that doesn't include ingredients that are hard to find like most diet books.

Good luck!

Would have to agree ,you need to stay up on the calories closer to your daily goal. Plus the sugar are not helping. If you strave your body it will hold onto the fat. Green tea has helped me get back into dropping weight.