Hey all, I am in the process of losing the last 15-20lbs (yipeee!) and I am really struggling with getting ANYTHING to come off at this point.
Here's what I am doing right now:
1 HOUR of incline 10 on the treadmill at 2.9mph 5x a week
It's worth noting I work a serving job so I am getting around 12-15,000 steps 5x a week as well. At the beginning of my weight loss journey I was counting calories but now I intuitively eat. I know for sure I am eating less than 1,200 calories a day because at this point I know the calories in everything I eat and I am sure to measure out single servings every time. Even though I intuitively eat, I'll track my calories randomly (just a normal day of eating, or I'll track at the end of my day to be sure) to make sure I am still eating in a deficit.
Typically every 10 pounds or so I notice I tend to plateau with my weight, so blah blah blah 10 pounds come off and I am already mentally preparing myself to see a plateau sooner rather than later. Bam! I hit my plateau, no biggie right? I've seen this before and I know exactly how to fish myself out of it so I can keep going with my weight loss.
So I went ahead and tightened up on my calorie intake (started counting them again to make sure I am hitting my goals than intuitively eating) and hit my cardio hard and fast. A few days go by... nothing. Fine, no worries the last 10-15 are the hardest right? So I must be there. A week, then two weeks go by. Absolutely nothing. I am probably 2 weeks into this plateau and I am totally struggling!
I've been seeing that the body will adjust it's metabolism to be slower after extended calorie restriction to reach homeostasis again. In order to counteract this, people mention going into maintenance for 1-2 weeks so your metabolism will readjust before attempting calorie deficit again.
Has anyone gone through the same thing? What worked for you? Tips? Advice? Literally anything is appreciated. I am desperate!
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