well, I don't change anything. because I need the right calorie intake for get enough energy for my fat burn process. For the exercise? nothing change, just move more often

See i like this....i think this really puts my lying to myself out there. Ofcourse i am just speaking for myself..im sure plateus do exist for some people. But for me, i just don't think they do. The reason i stay the same weight..is because i veer off, and then i just blame it on a plateu.

Thankyou!

dkneec19, I thought of putting more combinations in for answers, but things were getting too complicated! :lol:

On the topic: I once had three weeks of no change at all, followed by a week in which I dropped 4 pounds. This was without deviating from my plan. My weight loss tends to go stepwise like that. Sometimes it does go up before it goes down as well.

Jay

I am jumping on the bandwagon and admitting the same. When my weightloss has stalled it's because of my veering too--NOT the plan! Whew. That felt good.

It depends on the week. I've prob done them all. Generally, I will try and excersize more and either keep my calories the same, or lower them a little. ( even if some ppl have said they don't think I"m eating enough ) It's hard for me to grasp the concept of raising calories = losing weight

But I have doen binging, which doesn't help AT ALL. All that does is put weight on and takes another month to get that weight off.

Ha! I answered it honestly and I was surprised that so many others answered the same way. I get frustrated and after 2 weeks if I don't see a change I get upset with myself and I binge! :(

I started fresh last night (again) and I even did my before pictures (in my work out clothes). :dust:

After all the reading & research I've done...I think that the best course of action would be to not stick to just one # daily for your calorie intake. I think it is best to eat according to what you need, but have a cheat day (not just one meal, but a whole day). Just be sure that when you average out your weekly total that you consumed about the # of calories you wanted to on a daily basis. So if I wanted to be at approx 1500 calories - I would eat 1440 on Sunday, 1520 on Monday, 1400 on Tuesday, 1475 on Wednesday, 1555 on Thursday, 1420 on Friday & 1800 on Saturday = 1517 calories/day.

I would also suggest changing up your workouts and every 3 - 4 weeks adding on just a little. example = adding 10 min of cycling or walking/jogging (I don't run) or maybe staying a little longer in one of the exercise classes. That way you are constantly changing up what you are doing so your body doesn't have the opportunity to get used to what you are doing and it keeps working with you (not against you).

Of course I'm not a doctor or a trainer (yet!) but I am highly motivated and my goal is to get fit and STAY THAT WAY...then help others do the same!

I want to go back to school now and become a personal trainer/fitness coach/life coach.

I'm always so good at giving advice...it's now time to take it myself!

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It's hard for a lot of people to grasp, but for me it works better. It kind of goes this way:

Higher calories
- more energy
- move around more, not exercise, just do more
- more energetic workouts
- better sleep
- consistent weight loss

Lower calories
- less energy
- spend more time on the couch
- go through the motions during workouts
- insomnia
- lose fast (sometimes), then lose next to nothing

I adding the sleeping stuff before I finished up the post. I really didn't think about it, but I do seriously sleep better. When I was on lower calories I would lie awake at night just wanting to go get something to eat. Now, I plan a snack before bed (usually protein shake and fruit), and sleep extremely well. An interesting point is that I'm well over 100 pounds lighter than when I last started to lose weight, and actually eating more (started at 1600-1800, eating 2000 now). That really just kind of floors me.

I do eat more on days I do weight training (in the form of a post-workout shake), and I generally take a break every 12-weeks. Having said all that (in the interest of full-disclosure) I'm currently about 9 pounds heavier than I was in March. Primarily because I let everything (food and exercise) go to **** during the final weeks of school and exams). I proved, that for me, planning really is everything.

This hasn't happened to me, but I think I too would keep calories the same and increase exercise. I'd also try a high calorie day to shock my metabolism out of the plateau.