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Plateaus: You stink!

reggiekalicious
reggiekalicious Posts: 6
edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
Hello! Do you have suggestions for getting over weight loss plateaus? I have lost 39 pounds since March 5, and I have been stuck here for the past 2.5 weeks. I am staying within my calorie goals (most days I am under), and I walk 2.5-3 miles 4 times a week. Would love to hear from you! Thanks!

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  • cwatson1214
    cwatson1214 Posts: 88 Member
    check out the group-eat more weigh less. you probably have to increase your calories to accomodate for the calories you are burning. sounds crazy but it does work

    good luck
  • hkussatz
    hkussatz Posts: 41
    try increasing your calorie intake a little.. maybe 100-200 cals. always keep your body guessing :) Increase water intake too can help . Good luck!
  • tuck1jl
    tuck1jl Posts: 55 Member
    I have found the best way to break a plateau is to change up your workouts & record your calories religously. I realized I was eating way too many calories I lowered it & the pounds fell off. On the other hand, I'm not sure how much you're eating/exercising or weigh but you might not be eating enough. Just some suggestions. either way keep up the good work:)
  • ThatsNotMine
    ThatsNotMine Posts: 75 Member
    I've been proactively thinking about how to overcome plateaus. I havent reached one yet but I just dropped a nice chunk of weight and I can feel the weght loss tapering off...

    I'm waiting for a plateau before starting the 30 day shred, and I may try a weekend juice diet if I plateau a second time.
  • placebomonkey
    placebomonkey Posts: 104 Member
    I'm in the same boat I'm 1700 cals a day and burn just under 600 with excercise every other day , on the days I exercise I eat maybe half of my exercise cals back. I only want to lose about half a stone and ive been stuck at same weight for 2 months!

    I'm going to try mixing the exercise up a bit as I am only running at the moment, will let you know if I see any results :)
  • castadiva
    castadiva Posts: 2,016 Member
    No argument here - I've been stuck at 40lbs for around 3 months at this point, and not a thing I have done seems to break it. No useful suggestions to offer, really, just fellow-feeling.
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