whats going on??! plateau?

[katielead130]

ok so i am 3 weeks in to getting back to training after an op where i gained 15lb from a 6 week break....im concentrating on weights a bit more than before the op but theres still a good deal of heavy cardio in my plan, i mean heavy as in burning over 600cals per sesh which i do 3-4 times a week......i eat very clean, 100-1400 cals a day this is without restricting...maybe up to 1500 on cardio days as on those days im more hungry than usual...3 litres of water a day...i lost 7lb over 2 weeks and now my scale has read the exact same weight for 4 days and i dont know whats going wrong...why arnt i loosing??! i have consciously tried over the past 3 days to make sure im eating 1200 minimum.... any advice welcome!

 

[rezkon]

1. Scale is fucked.. mine says..im 74.0 at gym the better one.. im 74.7 its a big difference to me,
2. Your in a plateau state, My mate whos lost 20 kgs in 6 months hes tip is always cardio 30 mins after gym, And you might need to do some HIIT? just my 0.2

 

[katielead130]

thanks for that, i will have a go ......not sure my scales are fucked though haha they are pretty good ones....wish they were though

 

[katielead130]

i am noticing changes like my abs are coming back and im alot less bloated but how can the scale not move?? not even by 0.1?!!!

 

[alan84]

i am noticing changes like my abs are coming back and im alot less bloated but how can the scale not move?? not even by 0.1?!!!

First of all, what are your stats? IE, age, weight, training experience and bodyfat %? secondly, most of those 7 lbs you have lost is water and now you reached the level where you going to burn fat! IMO, weight loss is all about diet and not all about cardio. When cutting, the best thing to do is to follow a restricted diet plan, lift heavy and rest!

 

[JeepKuntry]

Whenever I diet, the second to third week there's always a time when I stall out to speak. I relate that to going back to weights, and actually starting to rebuild those muscles. Stick with your routine and you'll drop this coming week.

 

[katielead130]

First of all, what are your stats? IE, age, weight, training experience and bodyfat %? secondly, most of those 7 lbs you have lost is water and now you reached the level where you going to burn fat! IMO, weight loss is all about diet and not all about cardio. When cutting, the best thing to do is to follow a restricted diet plan, lift heavy and rest!

im 5ft 5.7" 25years old, 136lb trained for 1 year 3mths, body fat 14.1%(not sure how accurate that is, thats what my scales says (i have the high tech hydration/bf/muscle mass ones)

 

[katielead130]

Whenever I diet, the second to third week there's always a time when I stall out to speak. I relate that to going back to weights, and actually starting to rebuild those muscles. Stick with your routine and you'll drop this coming week.

fingers xed!!!

 

[JeepKuntry]

katie, stick with it! I started back at the gym 222lbs. first week I lost alot of weight. 217lbs. Second week I actually gained 1/2lbs. Third week I dropped back to 215. Tuesday my scale said 210.8. I'm doing less reps with heavier weights to try to minimize any potential muscle loss. My goal is either 198 or 181lbs. at this time, depends on my numbers and I might try to do a powerlifting event each year to stay motivated.

 

[Merkaba]

most of your weight gain/loss was probably water weight. This is why you basically flushed half of it real quick. It's Friday, I've lost seven pounds since monday.I'll gain back three over the weekend carb load.

People you need to understand this. This is why on the Biggest loser the second or third week is always smaller. They probably won't say this on the show...And yes I watch this show. It gives me lots of material to write about.

If you're eating 1500 calories and burning 500, you're leaving yourself with 1000 calories to live on. there could be a chance that your body is not wanting to burn fat due to your low intake. But I think some of us would want to see what the profile is of your calorie intake. Many people say they eat clean...and I think they eat too clean. Try posting up your break down of macs. protein, carbs, fat.

 

[sassy69]

^^ What they said. Generally if everything is running well, you can lose 1-2 lb / week. If you did a big jump of either gain or loss on the scale, its usually water. Generally you can lose 1/2 lb of bodyfat per week. Also if you are balancing between building some muscle as well, muscle is denser than fat so you will be smaller but the scale may or may not move, it might even bump up. I'd say get on the scale maybe 1-2x/week and look at the relative loss over time instead of looking for some sort of consistently linear change all the time. It just doesn't happen that way.

You can get on the scale & collect that measurement, but don't use that as your only guideance. Look also at how you look & how your clothes fit. Just keep doing what you are doing.

 

[RedWindsor]

ive been stalled at 236lbs for over a month now, i honestly think people forget to eat the right amount of calories becuase they get so fixated on making the numbers drop faster... at least thats what i beleive i do... but for the time i was intaking 2600 calories with almost 0 carbs i dropped 10 lbs in 2 months and even gained quite a bit of strength with all my 1 rep maxes up in almost every major compound exercise

 

[sassy69]

ive been stalled at 236lbs for over a month now, i honestly think people forget to eat the right amount of calories becuase they get so fixated on making the numbers drop faster... at least thats what i beleive i do... but for the time i was intaking 2600 calories with almost 0 carbs i dropped 10 lbs in 2 months and even gained quite a bit of strength with all my 1 rep maxes up in almost every major compound exercise

You've been doing a keto diet for 2 months w/ no refeeds and you're stalling? Time for a refeed!

 

[Merkaba]

You've been doing a keto diet for 2 months w/ no refeeds and you're stalling? Time for a refeed!

Yes...start it with some fruit. And i would do a good two days. Geez...2 months...