Plateau

Re: Plateau

• GYMCHICK17

  

  April 2011

  Change up your routine. If you do the same workouts over and over eventually you will hit a plateau. Maybe take a class offered at your gym that will work out different muscles in your body. 

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• swalton86 member

  

  April 2011

  I agree, I'd switch up  your workouts and also change some of what you're eating. Also, I don't know if you do this already, but integrate some interval training and that should help as well.

  

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• feelslikeadream

  

  April 2011

  Are you eating enough...how many calories a day and are you drinking your water?

  

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• OXOX14_5182289

  

  April 2011 edited April 2011

  Here is a sample of what i eat on an average day....
  
  Before gym snack....Coffee & Banana
  After gym breakfast...fat free greek yougurt with natural granola
  Snack...Grapes
  Lunch...Weight Watchers bread with 1 tbsp of natural almond butter & sugar free jelly
  Dinner...Grilled meat with sauteed veggies, salad...only a little of EVOO to cook
  Dessert...Only if I am in the mood and have to have it i'll have a WW cookie or sugar free pudding
  
  I am pretty sure I am eating enough. I used to not eat enough and I couldn't lose a pound. Now that I uped my caloies I lost 5 pounds, but not a pound more. As far as water, I go through a few water bottles a day, but I hate drinking.

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• lesley909

  

  April 2011

  i plateaued for awhile too, then i took up running a few days a week and the weight started to come off again.

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• raynes member

  

  April 2011

  1) drink more water
  2) make sure you really are eating enough (plug a few days into a free site like Livestrong or SparkPeople to see what you're actually getting)
  3) make sure you're getting enough healthy fats
  4) increase the intensity of your workouts
  5) change your workouts
  6) determine if you really do need to lose the pounds.  How tall are you?

  
  We'll just not tell H about this little fact, m'kay?
  

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• NOLAbridealmost member

  

  April 2011

  Good question about height, PP. 

  
  

  Also, assuming that you're short enough to lose more weight without being too thin, you can DEFINITELY lose 7 pounds by June 24. 

  
  

  Can I ask whether you stick to your diet on the weekends?  I used to go through a vicious cycle where I'd lose 1.5 ish pounds during the week and then gain it all back on the weekend when I'd eat whatever the heck I wanted.   

  
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• OXOX14_5182289

  

  April 2011

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_getting-shape_plateau-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:238Discussion:9e6e48ef-6614-44a1-845d-c787e550c483Post:caf21af8-b294-4dff-ae5a-8ccb27d514a7">Re: Plateau</a>:
  [QUOTE]1) drink more water 2) make sure you really are eating enough (plug a few days into a free site like Livestrong or SparkPeople to see what you're actually getting) 3) make sure you're getting enough healthy fats 4) increase the intensity of your workouts 5) change your workouts 6) determine if you really do need to lose the pounds.  How tall are you?
  Posted by raynes[/QUOTE]
  
  Sorry haven't been on here in a few days...I am 5'7"
  
  Over the last few days I have been so stressed with work and running around like crazy person. I actually woke up this morning got on the scale and I was 131! I budged a little. Now hoping to hit the 120's.

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• OXOX14_5182289

  

  April 2011 edited April 2011

  as far as eating on the weekends i am pretty strict. i try not to go out to eat because i rather cook my own food so i know exactly what is going into it. however, i do occasionally eat out and have a glass of wine...or two. i am really trying to cut out the wine, but i am a wine sales rep so it's hard not to taste with my customers. i just don't need the empty calories...

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