trying something different... good idea?
 

Hmmm.... for 2 weeks in a row, due to water retention in overtrained muscles (*due to weight lifting), I'd weigh myself on monday, "gain" 1-2 lbs in water weight, then the following day go back to my original weight of 170.8 lbs :) It's had me feeling a bit frustrated at time, lol.

I was thinking, now that my muscles have healed from the overtraining... I thought this week I'd try to cut my calories by 200 calories (*from 1,500-1,600 to 1,300-1,400) and weigh myself every morning to check my progress to see if I drop some weight by next monday's weigh in. Then by next week monday (my "official" weigh in), I'll know if I need to change my exercise routine or caloric intake.

Good idea? Suggestions?

~ tea

PS: is a plateau after 6 weeks of not losing weight or 3 weeks?

3 weeks isn't a plateau. 6 is getting closer, I think.

First off, I don't think a week of a different calorie level is going to tell you much. Really! Our bodies aren't machines, and don't respond on a day-to-day basis like that. I wish they did! It would be much more predictable. It typically takes 2-3 weeks to see if a change is really having an impact.

I'm not sure how tall you are, which could influence what's going on (as you get closer to goal, weight loss slows, sometimes dramatically and for weeks at a time. It happens).

Hi there! :)

Well, I'm actually trying to be a little more strict with my eating habits since I've had one or two days eating 1,800 calories or so per week since my vacation in seattle over two weeks ago, so I'm trying to see if I can get back into a more strict discipline of eating and see if that helps. I'm aware it may not make a difference, but it's more in getting back to being disciplined in eating :)