How can I get past a plateau in my weight loss?

Question

I have been working out and eating consciously since mid February. I have lost about 15 pounds. The first 8-10lbs. just flew off but the last 5 have been slowly creeping off with lots of effort. How can I stimulate the weight loss process into a higher gear?

Answer 1

As far as cardio goes change machines often and add intervals, this is more effective.

On free weights, change your exercises in every workout.

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Remember, you should always consult your physician before taking any diet pill or weight loss supplement.

Answer 2

Shock your body. You've got to make a change to break the plateau. Try something like the atkins diet for 2 weeks, and eat no carbs at all. Change your workout schedule--do 30 minutes of cardio in the morning and an hour in the evening (or vice versa). Do different exercises (bike, stairmaster, eliptical machine, jogging, swimming, etc.)

You need a week to two weeks of something wildly different where your body has to jumpstart itself to a new level of activity, then you will break your plateau and keep losing weight. You may reach several plateaus as you work on weight loss, especially if you have to lose a lot of weight.

Answer 3

First, congrats on losing the weight! Second, plateaus happens to everyone, which includes me, and it is so frustrating. Your body has become used to your workout routine, so in a way you have to "trick" it by getting some variety into your regular workout. For example, it is good to do things like sprinting a tenth of a mile and then coming back down to a walking speed again for two tenths of a mile and repeat over and over, possibly lengthening and shortening sprinting distances. Also, your metabolism has become used to your food intake. Remember not to eat the same amount of calories or same things a day. Your metabolism becomes used to this and it begins to level off. Try eating a larger lunch than dinner one day and then next change it up to a bigger dinner smaller lunch. You can also utilize your breakfast into this routine. I hope this helps! Good luck on your weight loss track!

Answer 4

Add another 15 min of aerobic, and extra weights. If you desire to reduce weight and no longer bulk up then upload extra reps with much less weight. If you upload extra weight, you are going to come to be bulking up and gaining muscle weight. Also check out reducing your energy again, check out to not consume an excessive amount of fruit given that it has tons of sugar, which will upload on your glycemic index, and becomes the identical factor as a sweet bar to your frame. Carbs are not always dangerous, so long as you're shrewd approximately it. Whole grain whatever is not always dangerous for you, so long as you employ moderation. If you uncover that at some point you can not cross without over doing only a tad, then the following morning upload yet another 5 mins to you aerobic and do yet another 2 reps for your weight set.

Answer 5

I'm having the same problem. either eat more or eat less. exercise differently. do different exercises or change intensity. your body has grown used to what you've been doing and needs to be shaken up a bit. in the beginning, the weight comes off faster, then slows down a lot. as long as you lose 2-3 pounds a week, you're doing OK. accept that some weeks you might not lose at all.

Answer 6

Change your eating habits, and or exercise schedule...

Switch to eating 4 - 6 meals a day but keeping your calorie total reasonable...add some more intense exercise to your workout program, or extend your workouts if you typically do short ones (30 mins or less) or perhaps workout more days a week if you workout less than 5...

Not knowing what you do now, it's hard to make good suggestions...

Answer 7

brush your teeth after every meal especially dinner

Answer 8

Exercising each morning compared to night

Answer 9

any time eating dinner out look at to have a healthy solution

Answer 10

Chew thoroughly chewing each bite 30 times before swallowing