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Anonymous
I'm in the same boat as you, OP. I lost 60 pounds really quickly, and then it suddenly stopped. Even now, it's just crawling along.
From my experience (your mileage may vary, of course), 440834 is half right. You should mix up your exercise routine, but match that by mixing up your diet too. You've been eating at 1500 calories, which gives you some wiggle room. You probably can go up to 2000 or so without gaining weight. So fluctuate your calorie level. Eat 1800 calories one day, 1400 another day. Try to change the food groups you primarily eat. Your body has gotten good at balancing the amount of calories you eat, and the amount of exercise you do, so you need to confuse it again by altering both your routines.
You need to be very careful though. When you give yourself an inch, you'll be tempted to take a mile.
Also, 440832 is probably very wrong. First off, it's hard to gain any muscle while you're eating at a calorie deficit. Also, muscle gain tends to cap out at about 1-2 pounds a MONTH. That's compared to the 4-8 pounds of fat you can lose a month. It doesn't add up.
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