F 23 | 5’5 | SW: 240 | CW: 200 | GW: 150
Activity level: 3-4x days of strength training (push, pull, legs). Cardio 5-6x a week, I try to aim for 10k steps but get anywhere between 8-9k at the lowest.
I’ve been in a calorie deficit since November 2023. Down 40lbs and i’ve hit the crappy part of weight loss which is the plateau and i’m frustrated. I work a very sedentary job so I utilize all 3 of my breaks to get my steps in. Admittedly, i’ve fallen off the wagon a few times usually over the weekend when i’m seeing my partner or sleeping over but I usually try to compensate by getting more steps in or movement. So for example if we spend Saturday together and I happen to overeat or we drink too much i’ll make sure in the morning to go for a walk or swimming or rollerskating to kinda offset it. During the weekday i’m solid, I meal prep, track everything to a T and don’t drink.
For a while I was only doing cardio but my partner encouraged me to get back into the gym this past July since I used to go inconsistently last year. I got down to 195 and my weight was not budging whatsoever. I was still eating 1600-1700 calories but I would either go down by 1lb or up. I’m now back up to 200 and I know it’s mainly water weight due to this past weekend and seeing my partner. I was doing good and once I hit 195 I saw the light at the end of the tunnel (my goal weight) but since I last weighed myself (on Monday) seeing the 200 is discouraging.
I know it’s the weekends derailing me and it’s usually the drinking that gets to me. I’m young and surrounded by alcohol and even then I try to stick to liquor and water— low caloric drinks but to no avail. I wanted to avoid reducing my calories even further but considering my job I think it’s safe to say i’ll have to lower my calories back down to 1200-1300. That’s how I was essentially able to get to 195, I lowered my calories from 1600-1700 down to 1400-1500.
In those two weeks of being at maintenance I did eat in a surplus (on the weekends sometimes) so I understand and know where the weight gain comes from. I just recently learned you’re not supposed to be in a deficit forever because the past two weeks i’ve also been ravenously hungry. I think I got it all out of my system after almost two years of a strict deficit and i’m deciding to just go down to 1200-1300 calories also considering my height.
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