I've lost a bit over 38 pounds since starting this journey in June. Up until September, the pace of my weight loss was pretty steady, I was losing about 6.6 pounds/month, on 1700 calories at first (then 1600 since October, that's when I started counting with the lose it app), working out twice a week (cardio + weight lifting) and allowing myself one cheat day/week, when I still stay under 2500, 2200 being my maintenance calories.
For the first time since then I've been at the same weight for a month, (with fluctuations, I have gone down 4 pounds then went back up). This is also the first month where I started adding protein powder into my diet, bumping up my daily protein intake from 50g to about 80g, 110 on the days I workout. I do track calories and make the protein powder fit into my daily budget.
I know weight loss tends to slow down when a person is approaching their ideal weight, but my BMI is still at 32 and I am only about a third of the way there.
Should I do an extra day at the gym? Cut out my cheat day? I could cut down my calorie intake, but I honestly feel comfortable with 1600 - and I also find it quite sustainable for me overall. Has anyone else that's experienced plateaus at the beginning stages of their journey and has any insight?
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