madaboutmoose's Journal, 17 June 2009

I increased mine and it did not work. You can see that from my weight chart. It said I could eat 1400 and not exercise. WRONG! So I will be going back to 1000-1100 and see what happens but I just seemed to be maintaining. Good luck. It is all a learning process and we just have to find what works. You have done so great and your body is probably adjusting to your losses and that can take a bit of time. Don't get discouraged, I know you will not. :-) 

I don't have the time tonight but I'll run through my mathematics on your numbers when I get a chance. Keep in mind that the cal counters don't take into account how YOU account for exercise and food intake. Its amazing how many little hitches there are in my counts. 1 hour of exercise when I did 53 minutes. 25 Almonds when it was 27. I have also seen some other folks do "1 hour very fast rides of 17+mph" that I suspect are not nearly done at that speed. I ride my bike "loaded" that adds a big amount of calories I don't account for. All in All I am saying you need to look at your data. I'll get to it at some point. Best  

I'm no expert, but I've heard a lot of people get through a plateau if you either change your work-out routine, OR, one day a week eat your full caloric amount (the 2400) my brother does this and he read about it from the EA sports nutrition guy. I guess it's supposed to work. Good luck! It will keep coming off, just probably slower now that you're so skinny! 

Hi everyone, I recently hit a plateau after having the same workout routine for about 9 months. I joined a local Goodlife Fitness (I live in Canada) in November 07. Initially I was not very regular with my workouts, but starting Jan08, I decided it was finally time to get all the excess weight off. I weighed 169 lbs at this time, and I'm a 5'4, 24 yr old (23 at that time). I started attending the Group Exercise classes at my gym - the LES MILLS classes like Body Pump, Body Combat, etc. Until about Dec08, I did the same routine: Body Pump on Monday, Combat on Tuesday, etc. etc. The weight was dropping, but I hit a plateau in December which lasted until Jan-Feb09. Needless to say I was very upset! I had dropped down to 140 at this time and was 20lbs away from my goal weight. The two things I changed were: (1)Eating more fruits to replace snacks like those 100 calorie pack chips/cookies, and veggies like carrots and cucumbers instead of mini chip bags or crackers AND (2) Changing my workout routine. I increased my routine from 5 to 7 days, and just switched around the Group ex schedule so I did different classes on different days. I really mapped it out, like 2X a week Body Combat, 3X a week Pump, etc. The weight started to drop again, and HOW! It is now June, and I weigh 127 lbs and feel healthier than ever! I also drink atleast 1 cup of soy a day (if you dont like the taste, try the Chocolate Light by SILK - my brother who hates ANYTHING soy absolutely loves it). 7 more lbs to go, and I feel I can achieve this! Sorry for the extra long post, but I needed to pour my heart out to people who will understand and respect my weight loss journey! Remember everyone, diets only last so long. If you slowly incorporate healthy options into your regular diet (Fruit vs. Candy, Popcorn vs. Chips, etc), you will soon realize you have transformed your eating habits completely! Exercise is still #1 though. I know many of us live unfortunately busy lives with packed schedules, but workout Videos like TurboJam and P90X can be done in just 30 minutes, so we really have no excuse! My personal favourite is Turbo Jam's Punch, Kick & Jam video (I do this workout on days I cannot make it to the gym) - if you want kick-a$$ shoulders, make sure to get a pair of weighted gloves (not necessarily from BeachBody.Com - try a local sports store)... use them with caution though, because there is risk of injury if not used correctly. Good luck everyone! We can do this!!!! 

Thanks for the input!! I appreciate it!! I am working on experimenting with upping my calories and seeing what that brings. Today I dipped back down under 185 and I ate over 1600 calories yesterday so go figure!! It is simply a learning process.