Sparkling by the dreaded plateau. [welcome thanks] [plateau]
Anyone whos successful at a plateau? All opinions and ideas are welcome. 
Thanks.
Reply:no i wasn't excersizing at all before i bought the mini tramp. i think that is why the plateau broke.
Reply:If you are hitting a plateau, it means you've reached equalization. You're body is in shape enough that it's burning the same amount of calories it's taking in, so you aren't losing. Try altering your diet (not so much cutting calories, as just changing what you're eating) and upping the intensity of your exercise, that usually is what works for most people.
Some people have had luck going back to eating high fat food for a couple of days and "fooling" the body into doing it. It's never worked for me, but it's worth a shot. But usually intensifying your exercise will help.
Also, if you are very close to your goal weight, like guy seems to be, that is the toughest plateau to get through. Usually it's best to let that one run it's course. Plateaus are actually good things in that it gives your body time to adjust it's water, hormone, muscle, and fat levels so you don't get massively sick.
Good luck!
Reply:I think difft things will work for different people. I will list some of the things I have done to break a plateau…..exercised at a higher intensity for less time, exercised with less intensity for a longer time, added an extra cardio day, increased my weights (doing less reps). Started empty stomach cardio, cut carbs, did a complete diet overhaul, took ECA stack pills. Not saying I did all these at once, but over the past many years of going up and down the scale with pregnancy, knee surgery, etc I have hit my share. Hope this helps.
Reply:Serenity now, Serenity now!!
Thanks for the responses, guys. Maybe some others will have some advice.
Griffilo, were you exercising before the mini tramp? I'm doing tons, so I don't know that adding the tramp would really make any difference. I'd gladly do it though, if it would.
Reply:pal,
All I can say after sitting here with a one month plateau within 5 or 10 pounds from my goal is that a plateau is DAMNED infuriating.
I am using calorie counting and I'm at a sane level, well below my maintenance level but still WAY above anything likely to trigger a starvation response so I am ALMOST content to just wait it out, however long it takes. But that still doesn;t help with each morning's weighing when I want to kicke that scale "BANG, ZOOM, TO THE MOON, ALICE!"
The upside is that I am getting a LOT of practice at keeping my calories in the 1900-2300 range (I'm 6'2" and very large framed) and that any day above that is beginning to feel unconfortable…a good habit to get into.
I have tried a two day PIG OUT to break the plateau…It didn't work. I have THOUGHT about tightening calories but I KNOW that's always counterproductive.
So for now, it's PATIENCE: OOOOHHHHMMMMM!
Reply:Mornin', i started my diet 6 weeks ago. about 4 weeks in i stopped loosing weight. this is normally where i say screw it and go back to eating what i want. for a week and a half i stuck to my diet and didn't loose anything more, but didn't gain either. i went out and baught a mini trampoline and started jumpin' for 30 min a day. getting my heart rate up to 114. and my plateau was over. Good luck!
