Ahhh, the plateau, how I love to hate it! For those of you that have been on the weight loss roller coaster, you know exactly what I am talking about. You lose a good amount of weight, you’re feeling great, getting closer to those goals and then BAM….the pounds stop rolling off! And not only do the pounds stop rolling off but you are being so good. Working out harder and stronger and eating super healthy. So what gives!?!?!?
I have been through a few plateaus since I started my weight loss journey. When I hit 165, then again at 154 lbs….142 lbs and now again at 137 lbs! Each time I get super frustrated…you think I’d be used to it by now but every time I still think, “Why, why, can’t I just get past that stupid number!” Sometimes when I’m really upset about it I think there is an evil force out there that doesn’t want me to be thin. But then I bring myself back to reality and reevaluate the situation at hand. Plateaus are a funny little way of letting you know it’s time to change something if you want to continue to lose weight. It could be a simple change in your diet or a change in your exercise routine. However, sometimes simple isn’t always simple to do. If you are anything like me, you get comfortable with the way things are. I like that I have 29 WW Points Plus everyday plus the 49 Weeklies I get too, but with one of my plateaus I decided to stop using my weeklies, and what do you know, I got over the hump. It’s so hard to give up those weeklies though because of social events or the random night of the week when I don’t feel like cooking and we order pizza. Same happens with the workout routine. You get comfortable with your schedule and don’t want to change it. It’s so easy to get discouraged when you plateau and in turn you just want to give up. Don’t let yourself! You have to take a step back and look at the big picture. Look at what you have accomplished so far, even 5 lbs is a great accomplishment! Another thing I like to do is keep track of my measurements as well as my weight on the scale. Measurements speak louder than the scale sometimes. Though the scale doesn’t budge much these days my measurements do and that helps me get past the disappointment with the scale. Muscles do weigh more than fat so I always make sure to take that into account.
I have heard a few times from a few different people, “Well maybe this is your bodies way of saying you don’t need to lose any more weight.” I have to say though, I don’t really believe that. What I do believe is that if you are eating healthy and keeping your portions down, the trick is to add something to your workout routine that is going to enable you to burn more calories throughout the day when it is at rest. In comes Strength Training/Resistance Training. And in comes my problem. I know I have to do it and I do once in a while but I have a confession to make… I am a cardio addict. I love cardio; I loathe squats, lunges and crunches. I know exactly what I need to do to lose the last 12 lbs and I will make that change. In all honesty, probably not until after the holidays though. I suppose it will be my New Year’s Resolution along with starting my studies to become certified in Group Fitness.
So, even though I will never welcome the plateau with open arms, well I take that back, I will when I meet my ultimate goal, but in the mean time instead of letting the plateau get me down anymore I will focus on the positives of my weight loss and I WILL MAKE A CHANGE. Here’s to the many squats and lunges I see in my near future!
Today I’m leaving you with a playlist I love to listen to when I’m on my elliptical:
1. Best Thing I Never Had-Beyonce
2. Young, Wild & Free-Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa (Featuring Bruno Mars)
3. Night of Your Life-David Guetta (Feat. Jennifer Hudson)
4. We Found Love-Rihanna (Feat. Calvin Harris)
5. In the Dark-Dev
6. Yeah 3X-Chris Brown
7. Papi-Jennifer Lopez
8. T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)-will.i.am (Feat. Mick Jagger and Jennifer Lopez)
9. Sexy and I Know It-LMFAO
10. Good Feeling-Flo Rida
11. Mr. Saxobeat (Radio Edit)-Alexandra Stan
12. You Make Me Feel…Cobra Starship (Feat. Sabi)
13. Shake Senora-Pitbull (Feat. T-Pain & Sean Paul)
14. Super Bass-Nicki Minaj
15. Without You-David Guetta) (Feat. Usher)
16. Farewell-Rihanna
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