HELP! I've hit a weight plateau!?
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The best answer is - your body has adapted to this workout and it is no longer pushed!!  Now that you are in better shape than you were when you began, you have to increase the time or intensity.  Maybe you can start mixing interval running in.  That is - walk 1/4 mile then run 1/4 mile.  Your body learns how to adapt and you have to continously revamp your routines in order for your body to keep burning fat!!  Good luck
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Don't despair, you've done GREAT so far and stalling like this is perfectly normal.  It sounds like you've made all the dietary changes you can make, so I suggest you focus on keeping up your activity level and/or boosting your metabolism.  \n1) Keep up the exercise, and look for ways to incorporate more movement into your daily activities.  Every little bit helps.\n2) Green tea or green tea extract is believed to help the body burn more fat and carbs.  It's worth a try.\n3) Try not to stress out too much -- I suspect stress helps to keep us fat.  \n4) CONGRATULATE YOURSELF.  You've already added years to your life and vastly improved your quality of life.  Way to go!
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Join weight watchers, it worked for me!  I lost more than that, and I have not gained any of it back.
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You're gaining muscle.  You should have taken all of your body measurements before you started exercising/eating right so that you could now compare your current measurements to see where the fat is going away.  That way you'll know you're making progress and won't feel bad when the scale goes up.
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ive lost quite a bit of wieght lately... all i did was swim a lot, do weights in the gym (always do light weights when u start and gradually build ur way up over the weeks), and i ate less and now im fit as f***
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You hit them because your body is taking time to adjust itself to the new weight. To get past them you need to exercise & shake up your diet a bit. For myself, I've always found that getting sick does the trick quite nicely, though I'd much prefer not to be ill. Some people will shock their system by eating things that are high in sugar or carbs & taking it easy for awhile. The theory here is that, once you start to exercise again, your body has reset itself for potential weight loss. I've never done this myself so I can't personally speak to any success in using this method.\n\nWhat I do is to just keep up with the way I am eating, adding in more ruffage, fiber & fruit. The combination normally will "clean me out" &, by the time that is over with, the plateau has been broken.\n\nGood luck!
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Congratulations on your weightloss thus far! \n\nI lost 55 pounds once. I hit a couple of nasty plateaus. Here are some strategies I used to get over them:\n\n- Break out the measuring cups and spoons and food scale again. I tended to get lazy about measuring my food over time. While on a plateau I forced myself to measure everything that went into my mouth that wasn't already pre-packaged and labeled with nutritional information.\n\n- Try a different type of workout. If I'd been doing the exercise bike regularly, instead of pushing myself harder on the bike and getting frustrated, I'd move to a different machine - the stair stepper, elliptical, or rower. My body wouldn't be as used to the other machines - they'd work out different muscles so I wouldn't have to push myself as hard and would get more benefit.\n\n- Re-examine the reasons why you want to lose weight. Cut out some pictures from magazines of how you'd like to look, and also break out pictures of how you looked before your weightloss, and stick them on the fridge and food cabinets. It'll remind you of how you don't want to become and where you really want to be at the time you're making a judgement about what foods to eat.\n\n- Wear a pair of jeans that is really tight around your waist. (around the house probably is best ;-) ). It'll make you think about your stomach more and motivate you to eat less and work out more. \n\n- Limit the amount of times you eat out per week, or if you eat out, have them bring out a take-home box when they bring out your food so you can spoon out half to take home right away so it's not sitting there on your plate tempting you while you eat.
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It sounds like you're already doing the right things.  Try varying the type of exercise you do, as you can hit exercise plateaus as well as weight loss plateaus. Make sure your exercise plan includes cardio, strength-training & flexibilty.  Strength training is SO IMPORTANT to losing weight; more muscle=more metabolism.\nYou might want to try something like slim-fast. Replace a couple of meals a day with a shake (it tastes better than it used to!).  I have 2 slim fast meals per day (Monday-Friday) with a scoop of protein powder in each and I work out 4 hours a week. I lost 12# in 3 weeks.  Check my weight-loss blog for more info. (Not selling anything! It's free info.)
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The same thing was happening to me while playing handball - the more I ran, the less pounds..wait, no pounds were lost!\nIt depends on ur metabolism and I know, every time I worked out, I was hungry like a dog and ate too much after it!\nNever push yourself over the limit, drink more water and exercise in your spare time. But nothing can be achieved in short time, be patient and you'll see the results!
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Take this from a woman that went from 300 pounds to 167 in under a year from pregnancy and classic overeating...it's hard work!\n\nPut on a tiny bikini once a week. and measure yourself. As you go down in weight and inches it will start to look better and better. The better you feel the less stress you have the easier it is to eat right and work out.\n\nAbout running... don't like it don't do it. It's not worth it if you aren't going to do it for a Legnth of time. Simply get a good friend and go for a fast walk for about 1.5 hours... yea I'm serious but the time will fly by and the pounds will melt off. It's not about the distance it's about keeping your cardio up and doing it for a good length of time. Maybe you can start running a little here and there to tone up your legs but it isn't your only option.\n\nKeep a journal of what you eat and when,  when you notice you aren't losing it as fast as you were look back on your journal and see why. Maybe you aren't being as strict as you should be. Think about your journal as though everything you eat will be seen by it and will broadcast around the world for everyone to see. It will help you not eat everything you can. Be sure to write it down though that is key! You will hit plateaus, it happens then you have to either cut back or work out more.\n\nAdd muscle training. It can be as easy as a butt workout on the treadmill or a bunch of push ups and sit ups. Be it in the weight room or on the couch work your muscles. This will burn some calories and help you tone up.\n\nEat what your body needs first! Lots of protien and steamed veggies. Stick to fresh fruit and wheat rice. Make it look pretty and you won't have to dread it quite so much. Treat yourself every once in a while to a little low cal ice cream or a mousse which is also a low cal dessert. \n\ni hope this helps a little bit. Good luck!
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Just hang in there.  Your body probably thinks that it is "starving" and is trying to hang on to the body fat.  Just drink lots of water and keep at what your doing.  Sounds as if its working.
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Try doing some more cardio and use variety. Istead of doing the stepper, try the treadmill. You can do 30 min warm-up then do a little exercise routine(lift weights) then cool down with another 30min.  \nYou don't have to go on any special diet, just use portions and try to eat a lighter dinner so you're not over full when going to bed, so in the morning you can have a bigger breakfast.\nI have trouble with the same thing, and I've been doing this and people have told me that I've been losing weight and I look fitter
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Slowly re-introduce some foods that you cut out of your diet to loose weight (but don't go overboard!).  Keep exercising.  20lbs in 2 weeks, what a great effort!  Good luck  :)
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How long is a while and how much weight have you gained?  What kind of exercise are you doing?  How many calories are you eating?\n\nIf you've recently started weight training, you are likely retaining water weight in your muscles.  This tends to drop after 6 - 8 weeks of weight training.\n\nIt's also possible that you aren't eating enough calories or are eating too many calories.  I recommend the BMR/RMR and activity calculators at http://www.caloriesperhour.com  They are helpful for figuring out how many calories you should be eating.\n\nAnother good website is http://www.sparkpeople.com  You can plan meals, journal your eating, plan and journal your exercise, set and track goals.  It's a free website.
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Is your metabolism trying to slow down to adjust to the weight loss? You could try tricking it by nibbling on low-cal foods -- keeping something in your stomach so it won't feel empty -- like rice cakes or raw veggies. Good luck with that last ten!
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Eat Less, be more physically active. You have to permanently alter your lifestyle or the weight will return.
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I don't understand, you weighed 369lbs and now your at 250lbs. That is fantastic weight loss.  Why are you an invalid?  What can't you do at 250?  It sounds like you have plateaued. Meaning no matter what you do you cant loose any more weight.  That might be only temporary Your body is adjusting and you don't want your Body to start thinking it is starving.  Can you get to a pool?  Water exercises even just walking in it can really keep the calories burning and save your joints.  You might go to an allergist and see if you have an allergy to any of the food you eat.  Many obese people have allergies to wheat and or corn.  Once they stop eating the foods that are allergens they began to loose weight.  You have done a great thing loosing all that weight. Don't give up.