Hi! I'm pretty new to the board and was looking for some advice about plateaus.
I reintroduced myself to the Induction Phase of Atkins in January and after the two weeks have been on standard Atkins since. In the first 4 and a half months I lost 45 lbs. Since then....nothing. I'm working out more, and I've tried eating less and counting calories as well as carbs and I can't seem to get off it.
I'm also reading conflicting info about caloric intake. The formula I heard growing up was take your goal weight, multiply it by ten and that's how many calories you should be eating a day.
I checked the body for life website, thinking a change of diet could be the jolt my body needed to get back on track. As a 286 lb woman who is strictly looking for fat loss I should be taking in 2860 calories a day! And off an article I was forwarded for BFFM it should be your current weight times 12 to 13 which is 3432-3718!! I wouldn't be able to do my job or workout, I'd be too busy eating all day!!!!!
So now I'm at a loss. For current stats I weigh 286, I work out 4 to 5 days a week (cardio and strength training) and I'm consuming 1800-2000 calories a day.What more can I do?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Dawn