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Dammit, I want to see the 220s!!!!!!! I think I’ve hit a plateau…

Posted grneyedmustang on March 18th, 2009 | Filed under South Beach Diet, dieting, exercise, plateau, spinning, weight loss

I have gained and lost the same 6 pounds since I hit 234…I stepped on the scale this morning and it said 238…*sigh*…Sunday it was at 235…this has been going on since 2009 started. I want to see the 220’s!!!!!

I am in the gym very faithfully, but maybe my body has grown accustomed to spin class (even though Brian changes it up pretty good) - and the weights and cardio? I’ve been increasing the weight I do, but maybe I need to try some different strength training exercises. I just ordered Jillian Michaels 30 day shred. I have ordered South Beach Supercharged and I think I’m going to do a strict phase I again for two weeks once I receive the book.

I think I may be eating too many “processed” snacks (even though they’re supposedly SBD friendly)? My snacks usually include laughing cow cheese, south beach diet fiber fit bars, light microwave popcorn, sugar free jello, sugar free pudding, cucumbers caesar (cucumbers in caesar dressing), celery with peanut butter, etc. I try to take it easy on the Laughing Cow (even though it’s one of my favorites) because it has a LOT of sodium.

I’m also not sure if I’m eating enough calories. I’ve been logging my calories in thedailyplate.com and I’m usually running about 1500 a day. If I work out for an hour, I’m supposedly burning about 500-600 of those (and this is taken with a heart rate monitor) – which puts me at roughly 900-1000 calories daily. From what I’m reading online and in books, 900-1000 calories is too low.

And there’s the alcohol thing on the weekend – usually it doesn’t take me too long to “rebound” from too many drinks.

It could be a combination of all of the above…who knows? Maybe I’m at the point where all of this is starting to impact my weight loss.

I figure a strict return to Phase I and gradual addition of grains/fruit when I return to phase II may help this “plateau” or whatever the hell is going on…No more drinks, no more sugar free pudding, no more phase II south beach diet bars. Wish me luck!!!

I am also not stepping on the scale until APRIL 1.



4 Responses to “Dammit, I want to see the 220s!!!!!!! I think I’ve hit a plateau…”

  1. cici Says:
    March 18th, 2009 at 10:33 am

    They are talking about calories consumed when they say that 1000 calories is too low. You need to consume more than 1000 calories to prevent your body from going into starvation mode. Since you are consuming 1500 calories, then you are okay. Now if you were burning off 1200 calories per day during exercise, then 1500 calories wouldn’t be enough. However I think at 1500 calories consumed and 500 calories burned, you are in the good range for weightloss.

  2. beerab Says:
    March 18th, 2009 at 10:40 am

    Definitely up the calories- I had this problem also and finally last week I upped my calories from 1500 to 1800 and lost 1.5 lbs a week later :D

  3. fatgirlagain Says:
    March 18th, 2009 at 11:43 am

    Listen , calories are calories no matter where they come from , some are better for you than others but they still count. A pound of weight gain is 3500 cals over and above what you have burned , another reasons are water weight due to sodium. Your doing all the right things but maybe shake it up a bit have a high cal day and see if your body just needs a nudge! Good luck!

  4. nyarmywife Says:
    October 3rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm

    thanks for sharing that link, that can help me alot, as I can never keep track of my calories on my own, great job, keep it up..

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