I've been stuck at the same weight for 5 weeks, despite staying in the recommended calorie range on sparkpeople (it factors in your exercise output and came up with a range of 1450-1750 calories to eat) & working out regularly. So far I've tried changing my workout routine, increased weight lifting, do short burts of HIIT, tried staying at the low end of the calorie range, staying at the high end of the calorie range, mixing it up day to day, and trying to vary what I eat -- not just the same favorites. I'm finding it hard to deal with the frustration, and i cant figure out how to break this plateau. anybody have a clue as to help me? (before i jump!)
stats: 29 yrs old, 5'5'', 143 lbs, goal weight: 128 lbs, cardio 4x/week - weight training 3 x/week....
i also break up my calories into 5-6 meals eating every few hours around 250-300 calories at a time with LOTS of water.
maybe i should start doing the calories in - calories out and get a "net" like some do and make sure that "net" is 1700 vs. having calories IN = 1700???? i use sparkpeople and it breaks it down by your activity level and if i burn 3000 calories/week (which i do) it says to eat from 1450-1750/day....now i'm questioning if that is enough? does that make any sense??
then i go to :
and it says based on age/weight/5 x a week of intense exercise -
Maintenance: 2133 Calories/day
Fat Loss: 1706 Calories/day
Extreme Fat Loss: 1280 Calories/day
so why am i not losing at 1700 calories in/day??
anybody have good plateau buster that i didnt try??
stats: 29 yrs old, 5'5'', 143 lbs, goal weight: 128 lbs, cardio 4x/week - weight training 3 x/week....
i also break up my calories into 5-6 meals eating every few hours around 250-300 calories at a time with LOTS of water.
maybe i should start doing the calories in - calories out and get a "net" like some do and make sure that "net" is 1700 vs. having calories IN = 1700???? i use sparkpeople and it breaks it down by your activity level and if i burn 3000 calories/week (which i do) it says to eat from 1450-1750/day....now i'm questioning if that is enough? does that make any sense??
then i go to :
and it says based on age/weight/5 x a week of intense exercise -
Maintenance: 2133 Calories/day
Fat Loss: 1706 Calories/day
Extreme Fat Loss: 1280 Calories/day
so why am i not losing at 1700 calories in/day??
anybody have good plateau buster that i didnt try??