Subject: RE: Why can't I get below 270 Chris, two years ago I was at around 280, now I'm about 230. I was about 260 when I started training for a tri. Plateaus happen. Lots of things can cause them. Typically with us big guys its a starvation reaction from your body. It's used to ingesting a certain amount of calories and when you diet your body freaks and thinks it's starving and thus attempts to hang onto every bit of food that you put into it.
Don't worry about it, just stay the course. Look at it this way, you didn't put on the weight all at once, so why should it come off all at once?
I used a computer aid that I found very effective. It tracks your metabolic rate, your caloric intake and makes dailey adjustments based upon how much weight you are loosing as it relates to your weight lose goal. I highly recommend it. Its called "dietpower" and I think it's found at www.dietpower.com. Its great because when you input everything you eat you can see how it effects your weight lose. (I'm at a plateau right now because I stopped using dietpower and have been cheating ).
Don't worry, with proper diet, (Don't starve yourself!!!! ), and exercise you will loose the weight, it will just take some time.
JLB |