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How to get myself out of a plateau?
I've lost 30 lbs over the last 3 1/2 months (180 to 150). I have a flat
stomach for the first time in my life, but I still have a little chunkiness left and I'd like to be able to see my abs. My weightloss has stalled for the last few weeks however. Can anyone recommend something to kick-start the loss again? |
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How to get myself out of a plateau?
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"Gleep&Gloop" wrote: I've lost 30 lbs over the last 3 1/2 months (180 to 150). I have a flat stomach for the first time in my life, but I still have a little chunkiness left and I'd like to be able to see my abs. My weightloss has stalled for the last few weeks however. Can anyone recommend something to kick-start the loss again? How many weeks are you talking about here? A couple of weeks isn't a stall anyway, it's your body saying "Ok, lemme get used to this." You don't mention if you exercise now or not. If you don't, start. Especially do some weight training. Oh, btw, great results! Congrats! -- Michelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. |
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How to get myself out of a plateau?
"Luna" wrote in message ... In article , "Gleep&Gloop" wrote: I've lost 30 lbs over the last 3 1/2 months (180 to 150). I have a flat stomach for the first time in my life, but I still have a little chunkiness left and I'd like to be able to see my abs. My weightloss has stalled for the last few weeks however. Can anyone recommend something to kick-start the loss again? How many weeks are you talking about here? A couple of weeks isn't a stall anyway, it's your body saying "Ok, lemme get used to this." You don't mention if you exercise now or not. If you don't, start. Especially do some weight training. Oh, btw, great results! Congrats! Hi, sorry I wasn't more specific. I'd say about 3 weeks of plateau. For the last 3 months I've been doing crunches, pushups, and work with free weights regularly. |
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How to get myself out of a plateau?
Read up on the Fat Fast. I've never tried this. I am stuck right now and
have been for almost a year. Only 5lbs left to lose, but been working on that for a year now, lol. Kerri |
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How to get myself out of a plateau?
Gleep&Gloop wrote:
I've lost 30 lbs over the last 3 1/2 months (180 to 150). I have a flat stomach for the first time in my life, but I still have a little chunkiness left and I'd like to be able to see my abs. My weightloss has stalled for the last few weeks however. Can anyone recommend something to kick-start the loss again? Lower the volume of food. The smaller you get, the less calories you need. -- The post you just read, unless otherwise noted, is strictly my opinion and experience. Please interpret accordingly. |
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How to get myself out of a plateau?
Try eating less and exercising more.
-- Most people are dumb as bricks; some people are dumber than that. -- MFW "Gleep&Gloop" wrote in message ... I've lost 30 lbs over the last 3 1/2 months (180 to 150). I have a flat stomach for the first time in my life, but I still have a little chunkiness left and I'd like to be able to see my abs. My weightloss has stalled for the last few weeks however. Can anyone recommend something to kick-start the loss again? |
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How to get myself out of a plateau?
Keep you same eating habits and increase exercise. It does get pretty hard
to get that last little bit off. I have been at it for a while myself, but it is coming off slow. Curt -- Started low carb May '03 this time. 211/182/180 . . 6'2" 15.78% BF? Age 38 Highest weight 250 5+ years ago "Gleep&Gloop" wrote in message ... I've lost 30 lbs over the last 3 1/2 months (180 to 150). I have a flat stomach for the first time in my life, but I still have a little chunkiness left and I'd like to be able to see my abs. My weightloss has stalled for the last few weeks however. Can anyone recommend something to kick-start the loss again? |
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How to get myself out of a plateau?
"Gleep&Gloop" wrote:
I'd say about 3 weeks of plateau. For the last 3 months I've been doing crunches, pushups, and work with free weights regularly. I'd been stalled about six weeks, and I discussed it with my doctor - he's been overseeing my weight loss from the start. One of the things he mentioned during my discussion was that anything from 3-12 weeks of plateau can mean your body just settling down. He also said that up until he turned 40 or so, he'd have said (as JC so often does) that calories were the be-all-and-end-all of weight loss and if you just eat less you will lose weight. That had been his experience. Then after he turned 40, he discovered that it ain't necessarily so, that he can eat extremely carefully and not lose an ounce, at least for a few days or even weeks, but if he sticks at it, eventually his weight will go down. That's also been my experience: if you find you don't lose over a few weeks, don't immediately start tinkering with what you eat, just keep going for a while and see what happens. -- Lexin (300/216/182) (5'7) LC since 9 June 2003 |
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How to get myself out of a plateau?
I am also at a plateau for about 4 weeks. I've lost 50 lbs, exercise hard 3
times a week at a gym on the xtrainer and treadmill. It's hard to keep the faith when the scale goes up and down the same lousy one pound for so long! I'm female, 66 yrs old, and a teenager at heart! 226/176/142 |
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How to get myself out of a plateau?
i was on a plateau for a month or so (see
http://home.triad.rr.com/bmorrell/1yearplus.JPG) just 5 pounds above my goal. I began to think that i had reached my body's real goal and should stay there, then realized i had never systematically added back carbs until i was off ketosis. So, i decided to start the diet all over again, going through all three phases one week at a time, and see where my ketosis point was. I pledged that whatever weight i was at at the end of 3 weeks would be my new target weight. to my surprise, i began losing weight immediately. For me, the plateau apparently was an accumulation of adding back too much food here and there (nuts were definitely a weekness) I actually ended up overshooting my goal of 160 temporarily. i have been on maint for almost 6 months now. "MEKIESS" wrote in message ... I am also at a plateau for about 4 weeks. I've lost 50 lbs, exercise hard 3 times a week at a gym on the xtrainer and treadmill. It's hard to keep the faith when the scale goes up and down the same lousy one pound for so long! I'm female, 66 yrs old, and a teenager at heart! 226/176/142 |
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