Plauteau

[Wood05]

oh no i think ive reached that dreaded plateau- can anyone give me advice on what to do? apart from stick at it?

Thanks

[Wood05]

I dont think I have a typical necessarily but roughly-

oatabix and yoghurt for breakfast or an oat bar if im rushing out

lunch either last nights left overs or 2 slices of whole meal bread and some meat inside then carrot sticks or pepper slices to munch on

dinner tends to be meat of some sort- lots of greens and maybe cous cous (although only a tiny bit) or a chilli con carnie (all home made)

to drink I have water and the occasional sugar free squash- this is more for taste as just water all day all the time is pretty bland!

then after my dinner I tend to have a peice of lindt mint dark chocolate

exercise wise I've been aiming to do 10km a day walking or cycling- although that has slipped a bit this week and ive only managed 7/8km a day

with strength exercises too

[Wood05 in reply to Wood05]

oh and calories tend to be 1200-1400 a day and i try to keep carbs less than 100g

[smudgersmith]

When I was trying to lose weight(years ago now, but I will be back there again!!!) I use to have an extra 50 to 100 calorie snack for a week and then stop it and go back to my usual weekly allowance.l believe it use to shake up my metabolism and I use to get a weight loss.l wou always do it when I got a plateau xx

Plateau's are horrible but normal and a part of dieting xx

[Andyt2120]

When it happens to me I have a bit of a blow out. I may gain a pound or so but then immediately get back on plan or a little stricter for the next few days. I will lose the extra gained and more besides.

This really does work for me as it seems to kick start my metabolism again.

[2bFabnfit]

I have calorie cycled (Google it)

Basically I borrowed calories from other days and had high consumption days. This method allows you to eat out or at parties to consume more. Helpful socially . It means your metabolism doesn't slow in response to regular low intake

My week when losing might have looked like

Mon 1100

Tuesday 1200

Wed 1000

Thursday 1300

Fru 1100

Sat 1750

Sun 1250

Basically averaging 1250 per day which was my recommended allowance.

Worked for me. One word of caution if you are going as low as 1000 do it on a low exercise day! But I never felt hungry !

The beauty of this is that you can check your diary and plan to have more on socially challenging days.

[Wood05 in reply to 2bFabnfit]

This sounds like it might be perfect for me! I struggle to not overindulge on weekends and this would allow this to happen!! I'll have to look into it thank you x

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Are you drinking alcohol? That ramps up the calories, and if like me, you have lots of nibbles with a cheeky glass or two, you soon lose control of what you've eaten.