been losing weight and ive seem to hit a wall....?

Question

I have been dieting for about a year now, at first my weight was dropping atleast a pound a week. Since the middle of summer though it seems like i have been not losing any weight. I lift weights with alternating muscles given the day of the workout and have recently up the amount i hit the treadmill...Still no weight loss even thou it looks like i have been when i look in the mirror. I even started to watch what i have been eating even more. I guess i just tired i having this belly fat that ive had since the 3rd grade..lol

Answer 1

A lot of people hit a plateau from boredom or wrong choices. I would change your resistance training program, either by changing the lifts, set, or reps. Be sure to do that every 3-4 weeks. For cardio do a variety of exercises or machines. Include at least one or two sessions of interval training a week. Another note on weights, try using free weights that uses a lot of muscle mass and avoid the isolation machines. When using those you don't engage your core muscles which makes the lifting easier.

Answer 2

That is very common. When you are losing weight, you don't go in a continuous line, but rather in a series of little plateaus. What happens is your body gets used to the new routine and it becomes easier and easier, and takes fewer and fewer calories. That's your cue to do some cross training. If you've been working out at the gym, try adding something outdoors on one or two days a week -- an hour long walk at a brisk pace. It might seem similar to what you've been doing on the treadmill, but taking it out of doors puts a whole different aspect on it. Try riding the bike in the gym instead of the treadmill. Head for the swimming pool and start doing laps. Keep varying what you are doing, but still keep to your basic committment, and you'll find the weight will start to slide off again.
Congratulations on your progress so far. That takes real determination.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Muscle weighs more than fat so if you're gaining muscle and losing fat, you won't see much of a difference on the scale. Sometimes you do hit a slump where you won't lose, then maybe it's time to take your workout routine up a notch. Don't use the same routine daily, try something different maybe twice a week just to jumpstart your metabolism.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

It's possible that your weight loss has just slowed down for a while. At the end of the month if you still have not lost 5 lbs since summer see your doctor and ask if (s)he can help find a new way of weight loss!

Answer 7

well my friend recently told me about a "anorexic trick" you cut your calories down to the following per day
1) 1200
2) 200
3) 400
4) 600
5) 800
6) 1000
7) 1200

its supposed to trick your metabolism and like "jump start it" so that you can get over the plateau and start losing weight again....obviously you only do it for one week and then go back to your routine.

dont do the trick more than once every four months

Answer 8

It may be the fact that you are putting on muscle. Which BTW weigts more then fat ;)
You really can't go by weight.

Answer 9

try to change yr diet pattern and exercises this will help you get started again. read tips on weight loss and exercise programs to help you more on this site

Answer 10

never eat any snack food out of the box carton or bag it came in you re less likely to overeat if you separate snacks into appropriate fist sized servings