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abnormalapathy
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Posted: 24 Aug 2007 12:54 pm |
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I typically hit a plateau around 25 pounds, give up and never lose another pound. I'm at just over 28 pounds now and I am seeing the weight loss slowing down considerably. I'm getting concerned for a number of reasons, but namely that I want to stave off the plateau as long as possible and keep dropping the weight.
Recently, I had two weeks with 2.75 pound losses in a row, then a week where I lost 1.25 and then this week where I lost only a half pound. I've looked at my food intake and exercise and during the weeks where it started to slow down, my calories ranged from 1457-2544, for an average of about 1700 per day. In terms of exercise, I had less days where I worked out, but my average length of time was longer than on the weeks where I had bigger losses.
I'm not sure what I should be doing to make sure this doesn't grind to a complete halt. Any suggestions?
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Storm
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Posted: 24 Aug 2007 12:57 pm |
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Your body might be getting used to the new ways you workout and/or eat. Try shocking it with something new? A New workout, perhaps, or various lengths each day; like 30 mins one day, 60 another, ect ect.
Best of luck!
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Nir
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Posted: 24 Aug 2007 04:57 pm |
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Approach #1 is to be consistent, making sure you eat no less than 1576 on any day (and still shooting for 1700 calories), try for 2 weeks, if you lose at (say) 1lb/week just keep going.
Still no loss -> aproach #2 (which is a gamble) is to drop calories to 1200 calories most days (obviously of very healthy filling foods)
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abnormalapathy
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Posted: 24 Aug 2007 05:14 pm |
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Thanks, Nir...you're so helpful! I'll start with approach #1. I know there were a few days where I hovered around 1400 and then other days where I was at like 2500, so I definitely need to be more consistent.
I also haven't been swimming in a week and a half which burns mega calories, so I'm sure that's had something to do with it too. I'm going tonight though and ready to BURN!
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