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I'm in a plateau, /fit/. |:
I'm 5'2 and have been moving up and down 134 and 136 lbs for about 6 weeks. My weekly average of calories is about 1300. I exercise daily; sometimes doing the Couch to 5k plan (week 3), sometimes walking 3 miles, and sometimes only walking 1 mile.

I know the answer is right under my nose etc., but I still want someone to just say it, because this sucks a lot and I'd really like to go back to burning fat.
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
Your body has adapted so you need to shake things up. Change the frequency of your meals or zigzag your calories. Maybe throw in some strength training or HIIT and SQUATZ.
>> Anonymous
Lifting weights will help

Lifting will give you a bigger, stronger and more fuel consuming engine
>> Anonymous
>>273267
I've heard of this calorie cycling thing. What do you think my weekly average should be? Just wondering.

Also, I don't know how to do strength training/lifting so it counts for exercise, if that makes sense. I can do push ups and planks and squats and crap, but I don't know wtf to do that for 20 minutes or something.
>> Anonymous
>>273295

You keep the same average calories (e.g. 1300) but just alternate days of high and low intake, 1100 one day 1500 the next.

But judging from your routine right now I think strength training would probably show bigger gains.

Do you have access to a gym? Or would you rather train at home?
>> Anonymous
>>273327
Rather train at home.
>> Anonymous
pig out for a day.
>> Anonymous
>>273332

Check out this site then
http://bodyweightculture.com/index.php
You'll have to sign up tho, but they're not spammy or anything.

Search for "Beginners Guide" and look for a pdf file of exercises by Juggledex
>> Anonymous
haha. I just had a cheat day, actually. Mmmm, Haagen-Daz. :D
>> Anonymous
>>273338
ty! reading it now.
>> Anonymous
>>273338
upload the pdf plox
>> Anonymous
>>273237

The only way to break a plateau is to increase physical activity. You plateau because your metabolism becomes used to your diet and exercise plans. Sorry to say, but there's never a simple way around this. Stop walking and start running and work your way up to five miles a day. Guarantee you'll see results.

Walking might have worked for a while, but your body is used to it now. Start working out harder, that's the ONLY way to break a plateau. If you're not up for it, then enjoy your complacency. Working out is a journey, think of it like leveling up in a video game or getting promoted at work. In a video game, you train on goblins until you're level five, then it becomes very inefficient to keep training on goblins. In a grocery store, let's say you get promoted from cleaning floors to working the register and see a small raise. You'll never break out of that position if you don't show your employers that you're capable of more responsibility, so you need to go out of your way to prove it to them by working harder and being more ambitious. The same is true of working out. Once you get to a place where the same amount of work is starting see a soft cap in progress, the only solution is more difficult work.

Also, your calories are way too low, even for a female of your stature. You probably threw off your metabolism a bit.
>> Anonymous
>>273421
thank you! This is what I was hoping someone would say. Your analogy makes sense to me.

k, game plan: HIIT/running and weight training every other day. Up the calories by 100.
y/n?
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