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Losing the last 5 lbs ......sigh

KettleBellHoe
KettleBellHoe Posts: 161
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I have lost 50lbs within the last 2 years,changed my life completely 6-7 days a week of cardio/strength training and eating whole foods and plenty of veggies everyday. I do approximately 60-120 minutes a day and consume no more then 1400 calories daily.
I have plateau'd I think as my weight goes up and down but ultimately never changes. Any advice or tips on getting through this last little bit, How can I push myself and in which way ? I've been stuck for over 6 months!
Thank you for reading
-Kiera

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  • SamHughes15
    SamHughes15 Posts: 149 Member
    Bump, I'm stuck on the last 2-5lbs, gaining and losing the same for months now!!
    x
  • DixiedoesMFP
    DixiedoesMFP Posts: 935 Member
    It's a common theme on here and it sounds counterintuitive, but perhaps you need to eat MORE. If you are truly working out that hard nearly every day, your body needs fuel.
  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    Agreed with above...that's a LOT of exercise and little food. I'd perhaps tone down the exercise a bit.
  • SamHughes15
    SamHughes15 Posts: 149 Member
    I'm eating at 1550 and still not losing it, burning around 300 when i work out, 3 excercise days 4 rest so i'm not over doing excercise.
    I'm not trying to thread hog just trying to get a way round it for the both of us as we seem to be in the same stranded boat! :)
    x
  • spazofthedead
    spazofthedead Posts: 175 Member
    It's a common theme on here and it sounds counterintuitive, but perhaps you need to eat MORE. If you are truly working out that hard nearly every day, your body needs fuel.

    ^ This.

    Go here: http://fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr and enter your info and it'll tell you what your BMR is. Try not to eat below that.
  • SamHughes15
    SamHughes15 Posts: 149 Member
    My Bmr is 1444 my tdee is around 1800 I NEVER eat below 1444, i net around 1500-1600 every day and if i excercise i eat them back aswell.
  • KettleBellHoe
    KettleBellHoe Posts: 161
    Thx guys! i eat about 1700-1800 calories now and traded in some cardio with light weight lifting. :D thanks for the feedback andi love the link
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