When you hit a plateau? [plateau]
Is this only your last 10 pounds you happen before with a normal weight or can it happen when you have 30 pounds to go?
Reply:Does this happen only at your last 10 lbs before your normal weight or can it happen when you still have 30 lbs to go? Everyone has set points – these are weights where you get stuck because your body likes them. You hit them on the way up as well as on the way down, but very few of us are weighing and measuring on the way up
A few good ways to ge through a set point are to change your activity or play with your macronutrient ratios.
You can increase the intensity of your workouts, or change the exercise you're doing. You can add 10 minutes to your cardio. Workout in the morning if you usually do it later.
You can eat a little more one day then eat less for a few days, change the amount of carbs you're eating for the last few meals of the day.
Another biggie is make sure you're getting enough sleep! This is often overlooked but sleep is when your body takes care of the business of building and repairing tissue.
Cheers,
Nat
Reply:Put simply, I think it can happen pretty much anytime your body gets too used to your diet/exercise routine.
Reply:Plateaus can occur for a variety of reasons – the most common are:
1. Your calorie level is too high for your shrinking body.
2. A smaller body burns fewer calories with the same excercise level as a larger body.
So as you lose weight, you need to plan for this. An ideal weight loss plan will slowly decline calorie intake as the body decreases in size (every 25-30 lbs) and increase excercise level in phases as you progress towards to your weight goal.
There are other causes of plateaus – for example consuming too few calories, retaining fluids, dehydration, and changes in lean muscle mass (if you increase muscle mass you might not lose lbs even though you are shrinking).
