Cutting - Weight Loss Plateau'd... Help Required pls

[DTBABY]

Hey, about 6-7 weeks ago id bulked upto 225lbs at 6'ft... so i started cutting as summers only around the corner... anyway cut a long story short im now weighing in at 200lbs but im struggling to lose the last bit of fat ie.. stomach etc.. at the moment im consuming 2500 calories which im tracking with my fitness pal. But ive plateau'd and to be fair i cant see dropping calories lower than 2500 will work as im not exactly small, i worded my TDEE out at 3100 so in theory i should be in a deficit of 600 approx. its driving me insane, on a positive note ive introduced HIIT for 10-15 mins after each workout and starting next week ill be starting circuit training. One thing i was going to try is 'Reverse Dieting' as i think my metabolism has crashed so reverse dieting should ignite my metabolism if i increase calories 5% (125 cals) per week.... whats opinions on this ? i think ive still got a good 10-15lbs to lose yet aswel..... Any help would be much aprechiated bbers! Thanks brah's

[DTBABY]

Here's an example of my diet... Pretty much the same daily:-

[sourmash1973]

How long have you stalled?

Also, you are going to have to go below 2500 at some point if you want to continue to lose weight.

[SideSteal]

i worded my TDEE out at 3100 so in theory i should be in a deficit of 600 approx. its driving me insane,

Theory takes a back seat to results. Your results indicate that your current combination of intake and activity does not result in additional weight loss. This is more valuable information than any calculator can give you.

That being said, as the above poster mentions -- how long have you been stalled? Are you weighing every day and looking at average weekly weight? Do you use a food scale?

[DTBABY]

How long have you stalled?

Also, you are going to have to go below 2500 at some point if you want to continue to lose weight.

2 weeks mate.... i mean i know ill have to drop them some more at some point... but 2500 calories is still fairly low considering im 6ft tall. i might drop my calories 5% daily (125 calories) which would put my daily food take at 2375 calories... thanks

[kitpapa]

Theory takes a back seat to results. Your results indicate that your current combination of intake and activity does not result in additional weight loss. This is more valuable information than any calculator can give you.

That being said, as the above poster mentions -- how long have you been stalled? Are you weighing every day and looking at average weekly weight? Do you use a food scale?

^^ this.
Your metabolism has not crashed. That happens extremely rarely and only if you're not meeting even your BMR in calories for quite a long time. Losing 25lbs in 6-7 weeks is a lot honestly. Probably a fair amount of water weight. Recalculate everything and adjust accordingly making sure you weigh and measure all your food. You've done such a great job, now isn't the time to slack

[DTBABY]

[QUOTE=SideSteal;1199426551]Theory takes a back seat to results. Your results indicate that your current combination of intake and activity does not result in additional weight loss. This is more valuable information than any calculator can give you.

That being said, as the above poster mentions -- how long have you been stalled? Are you weighing every day and looking at average weekly weight? Do you use a food scale?[/QUO

Alright bro, yes im going off my weekly weight... i use a food scale for everything... i also only drink 1 cup of cofee a day the rest is water or hot water with fresh lemon. come tomorrow i might drop my calories down to 2375 see how that goes for a week... Cheers

[sourmash1973]

How long have you stalled?

Also, you are going to have to go below 2500 at some point if you want to continue to lose weight.

I still want to know how long you've been stalled.

[DTBABY]

I still want to know how long you've been stalled.

2 weeks ive stalled for buddy...

[sourmash1973]

2 weeks ive stalled for buddy...

IMO, 2 weeks is not really a good indicator that you have stalled. More like a month. I have stalled for several weeks before, kept pushing and ended up losing again. Two weeks just isn't long enough to tell.

[DTBABY]

IMO, 2 weeks is not really a good indicator that you have stalled. More like a month. I have stalled for several weeks before, kept pushing and ended up losing again. Two weeks just isn't long enough to tell.

Ok so your advice is to stay on 2500 for another 2 weeks and see where im at ? I mean ive got until may to get shredded anyway so plenty of time... I would like to thank you all for your time

[sourmash1973]

Ok so your advice is to stay on 2500 for another 2 weeks and see where im at ? I mean ive got until may to get shredded anyway so plenty of time... I would like to thank you all for your time

Yes, that's the advice I would give.

I do believe you could go a little lower on your calories, but only do it if it's necessary.

[bbsapphireee]

Ok so your advice is to stay on 2500 for another 2 weeks and see where im at ? I mean ive got until may to get shredded anyway so plenty of time... I would like to thank you all for your time

It's the safe advice.
To be honest, 2500 calories is a good amount of calories so you don't have to worry about prematurely dropping more when you hit a plateau.

A two week stall is plateau enough for me, ain't nobody got time to wait 1 month to see a change and I'm guessing you don't want to prolong a cut because of a plateau.

Drop your calories to 2400 and see how your weight changes by next week.


Edit: Of course if you were dieting/cutting at really low calories (i.e. 1500) I would not give the same advice I just did.

[sourmash1973]

It's the safe advice.
To be honest, 2500 calories is a good amount of calories so you don't have to worry about prematurely dropping more when you hit a plateau.

A two week stall is plateau enough for me, ain't nobody got time to wait 1 month to see a change and I'm guessing you don't want to prolong a cut because of a plateau.

Drop your calories to 2400 and see how your weight changes by next week.

It's the safe advice because if I had dropped my calories every time I stalled for a couple weeks, I would probably be eating 1200 calories right now. Just my 2c.

[bbsapphireee]

It's the safe advice because if I had dropped my calories every time I stalled for a couple weeks, I would probably be eating 1200 calories right now. Just my 2c.

Yea forgot to mention a side note.

[Zzechmann33]

2 weeks mate.... i mean i know ill have to drop them some more at some point... but 2500 calories is still fairly low considering im 6ft tall. i might drop my calories 5% daily (125 calories) which would put my daily food take at 2375 calories... thanks

2500 cals is not low to be cutting on. I'm almost 6'2 and I am currently cutting on 2000...You will need to reduce eventually but I'd give it a little more time to see if the weight starts moving again.

[celtic723]

Drop your calories.

1. They seem very high to be cutting on for starters.
2. You have stalled albeit for a short amount of time.

I'd take 200 from that and resume.

[patnshan]

2500 cals is not low to be cutting on. I'm almost 6'2 and I am currently cutting on 2000...You will need to reduce eventually but I'd give it a little more time to see if the weight starts moving again.

I'm 6'3" and am pretty much stagnant at 2100. I hate to go lower but am going to have to.

[Zzechmann33]

I'm 6'3" and am pretty much stagnant at 2100. I hate to go lower but am going to have to.

I hear ya, I don't want to go any lower than 2000 and luckily my fat loss hasn't stalled or stopped yet. Could add in cardio I guess but it's just so much easier to eat less.

[DTBABY]

I hear ya, I don't want to go any lower than 2000 and luckily my fat loss hasn't stalled or stopped yet. Could add in cardio I guess but it's just so much easier to eat less.

Yes i agree... anyhow starting today my net calories for today will be 2375... need to get it moving again. im hoping to get pretty lean in the next few weeks so that i can start a slow lean bulk maybe 200 surplus or so... before i go turkey in may