Too soon for Plateau

I am beyond frustrated today! I have been on the Isagenix program since June 4, 2012. To date I have lost 18.6lbs with a goal of reaching 50lb lost or ultimately 70lbs lost. This entire month of July has been a huge battle and I have not seen the weight loss. I have too much to lose to plateau already and I have now added in The 30 Day Shred... today is day 8.

I drink my 8 glasses of water a day and I just dont understand why I am not seeing loss?!!

Thanks all

Your diary is private. How about opening it up.......plateaus are overrated.

Hi, I took a peek at your diary and it seems very low in calories. I only looked cos you agreed to open it

It is good that you want to lose weight to get to where you want to be, but what works for me and I think a lot of people on MFP is trying to follow the goals set.

That is to eat your BMR and exercise calories. Or at least try to eat all your exercise calories.

In my opinion, and this is only talking if you were me, I would ditch the shakes and try to eat foods that will give you better choices for the long haul.

good luck either way :-)

Lemme get this straight.... you have lost over 18 pounds since the beginning of JUNE? Um, that's a pretty awesome loss. The reason why you're plateauing is absolutely starvation mode. If you're only taking in 1200 cals and doing heavy duty working out your body isn't getting nearly enough calories to function, thereby holding onto whatever fat you have for dear life in order to survive. 1200 cals a day is meant only for someone who is totally inactive. What you're doing isn't good for you, Your body could be eating it's organs. Seriously, increase your calorie intake and don't stick to a number religiously, that will only make you plateau again. The best thing to do is zig zag your calories, not allowing your metabolism to get used to what you're doing. You really should seek counsel from a doctor or nutritionist if you can.

My opinion would be, get rid of the shakes, eat a proper healthy plate full of food, lots of veggies, protein and carbs etc. Something your body can actually digest.

Also if you goal is to lose all the weight as quickly as possible you may just as easily regain it when you have reached that point. Consider this whole process more about getting healthy, making good choices with food and exercise, changing the habits that gained you the weight in the first place. If its a life change its for life, a diet is temporary.

Most people here are doing this to be healthy, the weight lose is the added bonus. 1 - 2 lbs a week is a good steady rate and maintainable without staring your body of the food and nutrients it needs to rebuild after exercise.

I would suggest staying away from shakes after breakfast. I have a shake in the morning, to get my metabolism going, especially since i'm not much of a breakfast person. The diet you listed is not sustainable. Can you picture yourself eating that for years to come? I have eliminated soda, junk food and late night eating. I eat healthy snacks, a lean, vegetable oriented dinner, making sure i eat enough meat for protein, etc. Then I exercise three times a week. I have lost 35 pounds in three months. Im not following any miracle plan, or taking any major supplements. But, you are taking in too few calories. You need to reassess your goals and use the MFP app, because if you starve yourself, which is what you are doing, your body will convert sugars to fat and your muscle tone will deteriorate. This is NOT enough food. If you add some nuts and fruits to your snacking, and actually have a small meal at supper time (Brown rice, lean meats, spinach salad, etc), and add in a good exercise program, I believe you will start to lose.

Are you taking measurements?? ! I went weeks with being stuck around 9 lbs but in that time I lost about 8 inches total.