please help! plateau going on for too long! :-(

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  • maruxf
    maruxf Posts: 39
    I know this might sound weird, but stressing about losing weight makes my weightloss stop in its tracks.

    So, I switched one of my cardio days (sundays) to a mental wellness day. Instead of my spinning class, I take a vipassana meditation class or hot Vinyasa yoga class.

    It was almost automatic...the week after my first MHS (Mental Health Sunday), I went back to losing my 1 to 1.5 pounds a week.

    MHS also includes a "real treat" (i.e. After class I go to my favorite diner and treat myself to some challah bread french toast and a latte). I know that they are terrible, but for that ONE meal a week, I don't stress about the calories I'm eating.
  • jomiley23
    jomiley23 Posts: 76
    If you don't already measure yourself, you need to. The scale does not show all your progress. I exercised more this week and ate less, and gained 2lb, but I lost two inches in my waist and one in my hips.

    I plateaued early, which was discouraging. THen I had a weekend vacation where I went off the diet. I initially gained a couple pounds that weekend, but when I got back on board the following week, the weight started dripping off, and I busted through another six pounds like it was nothing.

    Now, I am stuck according to the scale, but my body is changing shape in noticeable ways.

    Another thing I realized is I am at my smallest weight in eight years right now. Anything I lose at this point has been hanging around like a sucky exboyfriend who didn't get the memo that you just aren't that into him anymore. It's not going to go away easy because it has been here for so long. It will take more work. I have weighed over 200lb since I was 14, with a few exceptions when I got into the 190's. I'm 35 now. I just had to come to the realization that this is not for sissies.

    Hang in there!
  • Melanie12081
    Melanie12081 Posts: 62
    I plateaued, tried everything that everyone has mentioned here and nothing worked. I started weight training more heavily, halfed my cardio sessions and my body started changing but not weight (which I was ok with). Then I started intermittent fasting, and the weight start falling off.

    Be patient, try ONE change at a time until you see what works for you - and if you're not hungry at 1000 calories, you're probably fine. Once you get down very close to your goal weight, then the calories start to mean more.
  • mammothdoll
    mammothdoll Posts: 54 Member
    I know this will sound strange but it would be a good idea to eat more. Also make sure to drink plenty of water and train with weights to try to boost your metabolism.
  • monalissanne
    monalissanne Posts: 159 Member
    My plateaus last for weeks sometimes. I can usually get out of them by having a "bad" week or few days and then getting back to [my new] normal. I too have lost and gained multiple times in the past so there are certain weights that I know that when I get to them I'm going to be there for awhile.
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