I'm not losing any more weight! Help!!!
Alright here it is.
I've been on diet for about a month and half, and using this tracking system for about one month. The result has been great. I have lost about 7KG roughly about 15.5lbs, the beauty is I had not been this succeful in my life, constantly on diet but saw little result. But like always 77KG is my bottleneck, now 77KG again (goal weight is 65KG) and this time too my weight is not going down.
I am still very careful with my diets, but it just stood there for a week now. I have to admit that I didn't excercise as much for the pass week, but my calories intake are still about 1000 - 1400 each day, it's quiet low for a male at 31 years old. I know if I don't loss more weight I will quit really soon, (it's been like this for years) anything I can do to break this spell? or should I be patient?
the bad news is, you've hit a plateau. The good news is, you can get your metabolism going again by eating more! If our calorie intake is too low, our metabolism slows down to conserve energy. You need to use the tools to determine your burn and target. You'll get lots of good advice about this, so I'll just offer you this terrific article from the CC+ Library
and this explantion from the Library Q&A section
How many calories should I be eating in a day?Assuming you are in good health, the answer depends on your height, weight, age, gender, activity level, and the amount of muscle you have on board. For instance, at moderate activity levels, a 30-year old woman who is 5'5" and 125 pounds needs about 2200 calories a day, while a 30-year old man who is 6'0" and 172 pounds, needs about 2800 calories a day. Calorie requirements should be based on a person's adequate weight rather than on a weight that is over or under the adequate range. A person's muscle mass is the wild card in determining requirements because it is difficult to measure muscle mass without special training and equipment. More muscle requires more calories. In order to lose weight, you should create a deficit of 500 - 1000 fewer calories than you need. To create that deficit, you have the options of eating less, moving more, or doing a little of each.
...the restrictiveness of a very low calorie level can lead to binging and weight cycling, which will take you further from your weight loss goal. What's more, very low calorie diets can cause excessive muscle breakdown and metabolic adaptations, which can drive down your calorie requirements. In the end, you'll need fewer calories to maintain a higher weight.
Also, please listen to what clairelaine wrote - very good information.
Best of Luck. Take care and make it a great day! Smiles, Dacia
Julie
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