Hi everyone, so i'm sure this gets tossed around everyday...i just didnt feel right invading someones thread and trying to find my own solution among their's.
ANyways, im 22 years old and over the past...roughly 7 months ive lost a good 25lbs. Ive gone down from roughly 210 to 180/184 depending on the morning and what i ate the previous night.
Now, ive gotten to the point to where i feel my small workouts aren't doing as much anymore. When i go to the gym, I find it difficult to stay for long periods of time unless i just did straight cardio, and honestly, alone for 20 minutes on the treadmill, I just get flat out bored/lose motivation, so then i start lifting weights....which only last for another 10-15 minutes. I feel as though i complete my sets pretty quickly with very little downtime in between them.
I normally eat a diet composed of eggs/whole wheat bread/turkey hot dogs/whole grain pasta and on a cheat day ill have a small pepperoni pizza.
The problem now, is that i've noticed its become to shed past 180. My i intensify my workout not by going longer, but by upping the speed/incline/doing heavier weights. But I feel as though something is preventing me from getting any lower
I'm open to all ideas and i accept that i could be completely wrong in some respects. All help will be accepted.
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Thread: Motivation/Plateau issue?
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01-18-2013, 09:27 AM #1
Motivation/Plateau issue?
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01-18-2013, 09:31 AM #2
You need to start tracking calories and macros.
R.I.P urukhai29, sentinel3, AncientYouth.
"Eating chips and cookies and drinking soda is just like wandering through life. These are the agents of a purposeless existence. Avocados, turkey burgers, brown rice and eggs etc are the agents of a purposeful existence." - orderoutofchaos, The Internet, 2014
2 Kings 2:23-24
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01-18-2013, 09:34 AM #3
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01-18-2013, 09:51 AM #4
You can use myfitnesspal.com, there's a free phone app too. It makes things a lot easier. Buy a food scale and weigh your food so you know how much you are having rather than estimating.
R.I.P urukhai29, sentinel3, AncientYouth.
"Eating chips and cookies and drinking soda is just like wandering through life. These are the agents of a purposeless existence. Avocados, turkey burgers, brown rice and eggs etc are the agents of a purposeful existence." - orderoutofchaos, The Internet, 2014
2 Kings 2:23-24
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01-18-2013, 09:57 AM #5R.I.P urukhai29, sentinel3, AncientYouth.
"Eating chips and cookies and drinking soda is just like wandering through life. These are the agents of a purposeless existence. Avocados, turkey burgers, brown rice and eggs etc are the agents of a purposeful existence." - orderoutofchaos, The Internet, 2014
2 Kings 2:23-24
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01-18-2013, 10:11 AM #6R.I.P urukhai29, sentinel3, AncientYouth.
"Eating chips and cookies and drinking soda is just like wandering through life. These are the agents of a purposeless existence. Avocados, turkey burgers, brown rice and eggs etc are the agents of a purposeful existence." - orderoutofchaos, The Internet, 2014
2 Kings 2:23-24
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01-18-2013, 10:39 AM #7
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My advice would be to correctly track calories as mentioned, and also get on a structured lifting program. Go to the workout program forum and pick one of the beginner routines. Put more emphasis on lifting weights than cardio and push yourself to get stronger. Sometimes having a goal of more than just losing weight makes things easier...or at least more interesting. What's the point of seeing a lower number on the scale if you look like death when you get there??
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01-18-2013, 12:08 PM #8
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