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blondemafia Posts: 3 Joined: 2008/08/22	2008/09/02, 03:52 PM Help! I've been in a weight loss plateau for the last two months I know mussel weighs more than fat and I definately see I'm firming up all over but I would like to lose one pound a week. I have a wedding in late November and I'm starting to panic that I will not fit in my bridesmaid dress. My typical workouts are 45 minutes of weight training and 45 cardio 3 days a week and 1 hour of weight training and 30 minutes of cardio 2 days a week. Biking 10-15 miles Saturday or Sunday sometimes both. I usually consume 1200-1500 calories a day. I eat lots of fruit,vegetables,whole grains,chicken and fish. I do allow myself some baked chips or chocolate occasionally but I never over indulge. So what do I need to do differently to lose a pound a week?
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2008/09/02, 03:56 PM Maybe your ratios of protein/fat/carbs nees to be switched up = take a look at the WSSC diet thread - I will pull it up and bump it, rearranging your food a little might give you the bump. it also looks like you are expending a lot of clories...so you may find you have plateaud because you have gone into too much of a deficit. -------------- A man of sense is never discouraged by difficulties; he redoubles his industry and his diligence, he perseveres and infallibly prevails at last. Lord Chesterfield
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2008/09/02, 03:59 PM the thread is WSSC food plan and is in the general weight training section. Let me know if you have more questions and i will try to help :) There is also a thread in one of the forums about how to bust a plateau, try a fit buddy search on the subject. -------------- A man of sense is never discouraged by difficulties; he redoubles his industry and his diligence, he perseveres and infallibly prevails at last. Lord Chesterfield
Kay1947 Posts: 8 Joined: 2008/07/29	2008/09/03, 10:03 PM Also google and read a little about carbohydrate sensitivity. Its not understood by many, and very rarely discussed but I have found after tests that that is my problem. The weights now falling off once I realised that the normal food pyramid with cereals in is not good for me personally and my carbs need to be fibrous not dense (ie no potatoes, carrots and pumpkin).