Hi everyone,

I am a pretty consistent calorie counter. I try to stay to 1200-1300 calories per day 6 days per week. My calories are usually split between 3 300-350 calorie meals and 2 100-200 calorie snacks with about 40-30-20 carb-protein-fat breakdown. On the 7th day, I try to let myself relax. I feel best if I stay "good" most of the day and just take dinner off, but sometimes it ends up being the whole day of letting it go. I also try to get in 7-12 hours per week of exercise (also usually 6 days per week), drink lots of water, and only give myself one diet coke per day (and the occasional coffee).

I have have definitely seen some plateaus in my weightloss journey, but in the past, it seems to be that I realize there was something I wasn't doing right or being completely honest about. For example, maybe I wasn't working out as many days per week as I planned, pushing it less when I was working out, or cheating on my calories more than I cared to admit. Or, it would be my TOM so it made sense. So, in reality, I didn't find that it REALLY was a plateau. Instead, it was me just not keeping as tight to the program. At least that is how I remember seeing it in those weeks.

The last several days, I have been absolutely ideal in following my plan. I've eaten right, exercised hard, and stayed within my other guidelines. But, I haven't lost even a 10th of a pound! This time I can't make logic out of it and wanted to learn from other people's experiences with real plateaus (which possibly I've already had, I just could make an excuse for it).

Do you recommend just believing in the process and waiting it out? How long do you wait it out before you make a change? Does anyone have any advice about what they would change in my program?

Basics about me...I'm 28, started at 226 and have lost 70 pounds with twists on the plan above (sometimes more calories when I was heavier, different types of workouts, slightly different breakdowns of what I ate, etc.) but mostly, it has just been the gold old-fashioned doing the work. My biggest weakness is snacking (I love to binge snack) and I found it REALLY important to space out my meals and balance them with proteins/carbs/fats to control my hunger. I know that I'm very close to my average weight when I was younger, so maybe it's just at the point where it's going to get harder. However, I definitely still have a lot of fat to lose.


I appreciate any suggestions!