Hi, I'm new...thus the new thread.

[Darci]

Hi all, I am a brand new member. I have struggled with my weight my whole life and a few years ago actually had some pretty massive success (lost over 140 pounds). I am finding it a continuing challenge to keep the weight off as I get older and spend more time doing other things I love to do (besides work out like mad).


Just thought I would get online and commiserate with others who have this challenge and maybe learn a few things along the way.


Nice to be here.

 

[RyanPhillips]

Hitting a Plataea during fat loss is common. There are a couple of things that are most likely to contribute to it, i'll just list the solutions here real quick and they should help massively.

(1) Not eating within 30 mins of waking. (if this is a struggle you can have a low carb 30g protein shake) As long as you have at least 30g of protein for breakfast you will be cool

(2) Not eating enough protein at meals. The golden rule is at least 20g of protein at every meal.

(3) Not drinking enough water. Aim for 2 - 3 litres per day.

Hope this helps!!!!!

Also..

The number of mitochondria in your muscle tissue largely determines your rate of sustained fat loss. So targeted exercise, just 20 minutes per week, will often double fat loss thats plateaued.

Let me know how you get on

Ryan