I know that I have not been great about posting to www.askbecca.com but I want to reassure you all that I have been working hard on my weight loss journey. I have lost a total of 29 pounds so far and weigh in day is tomorrow. The trouble is that I have hit a weight loss plateau of sorts. I keep bouncing from one weight to the other back to the first. I am finding it to be discouraging and have been reading everything I can to discover how to change it! There is one word that I have read again and again… CHANGE…
Here are some of the things that others say you should change:
- Eat More: Many times people are not eating enough of the right foods and the body holds on to weight when it is deprived.
- Track: It is something I think that everyone who is trying to lose weight has heard. Journal your food intake. Yes that includes the peanut butter you choose to lick off of the knife after making the kids a sandwich.
- Increase exercise: Most of what I have read say to do this gradually. A sudden increase will not have the same results. If you have been walking 1 mile 4 times a week try walking 2 miles 5 days a week.
- Prepare yourself: If you know what to do when a plateau arrives it will not be as discouraging.
- Find a Pal: Many studies have shown that if you have a weight loss pal you will lose more weight and remain motivated through a plateau.
- Begin Strength Training: Muscle burns more than fat so this should eventually pull you through.
- Snacks: If you are only eating three meals a day add in some healthy snacks through out the day. This will keep your metabolism working.
- Take a break: For a few weeks take a break from dieting and exercising. I know that this will not work for me. I will never go back to it, I will gain 40 pounds and it will just all be bad.
- Reduce Carbs: For some all it will take is less carbs and more protein. I am not saying that you should knock carbs out. Just reduce them.
- Do Nothing: Sometime a plateau is just the next step. Often times if you do nothing you will begin to see a loss again in a few weeks.
I know that for me it has been 3 weeks now that the scale keeps bouncing. I am frustrated but I also know that I have eaten some Easter candy, I have slid some on exercise. I think that this week I will be getting back on track. I will start with increasing my exercise and go back to journaling my food intake.
Becca
Variety is a key factor in overcoming a plateau. Fat loss, weight loss, etc, requires a general progression. Most people try to do it to quick without taking the proper steps. This leads to burn out. The quickest way to getting the body you want is establishing the basics of how to Shed Fat and consistency in your training. The most powerful training tool when it comes to purely physique enhancement that I have ever used is lifting. I recently trained this one woman who went from a size 8 to a size 2 in six months with me. The only difference is she stopped doing the elliptical for 2 hours and trained in the weight room with me for only 45-60 minutes 3x a week. Not only did it save her time, it empowered her.
I think you’re 100% correct. No one’s perfect and sometimes we just can’t seem to stay on our diets every day. You can get back on track with your diet solution program by just forgiving yourself and moving past the slip up. Tomorrow is a new day.
I have to watch out for my tendency to rationalize a binge because of a plateau and just get over it, then move on. Good luck
Sometimes less is more. Some people actually lose weight from reducing there amount of exercise. Remember exercise is a stress and if you can’t adapt to it then he does more harm then good.
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