[B]Hit a Wall[/B]

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Aiden'sPapa

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My routine:
I was working out every day. Cardio workout for 30 minutes at lunch time.
3 nights a week cardio for 30 minutes plus weights, alternating upper and lower body.
Saturday: both.
Sunday :rest.

Diet:
Breakfast: is a cup of cheerios, 10:00 am banana and almonds.
Lunch: I will have a meal replacement smoothie from my gym or a balanced lunch from home. Usually chicken or steak with green vegetables or a salad, for example today I am having spaghetti made with whole wheat noodles, a half cup of sauce, and some Italian sausage. Tonight I will have tuna sandwich on whole wheat with light mayo. I brought a plum today for my 3:00pm snack. I won’t go to the gym today, but will this evening.

I gave up on the beer, it was hard as hell, and I do have red wine a couple of nights a week. I try not to drink more than 2 glasses. Every one says that they can tell a big difference in my appearance, and I feel really good. The problem is I have hit a wall. Right now I am at 242 and I can not get below it. I have cut back on working out everyday on the advice of a trainer friend. Still the weight has remained stable. I am at a loss as to why I can not drop. I am afraid that maybe I am taking in to many calories or not enough. Please help.
I appreciate the help and support.
 
Did you plateau while you were working out every day, or did you stop working out every day then plateau?

If you aren't tracking your calories I highly recommend it. Then you can know exactly how many calories you are consuming. Steve has a great article on calories here: http://weight-loss.fitness.com/topic/9468-you-dont-have-starve.html
 
While working Out

I hit the while while working out everyday. I took a week off at spring break, but was working hard on our home that we are building. The wieght remained the same. Picked up after that with no change. Cut back on excersise no change. Frustrated.
 
You're not eating enough AP. This may not sound realistic, but the body needs food to lose pounds. A persons body has a certain amount of energy (calories) that it requires for daily functioning. Now add in your exercise, walking around, your job, etc and you need even more energy. The first is called RMR (resting metabolic rate) and the latter is PAL (physical activity level). There are other factors as well that determine metabolism but these are the most known.
The body is not dumb and it senses when there is a deficit in energy, especially a large one like you have. RMR is dependent upon size for one. The more mass you take up, the higher your RMR and vice versa.
How many days are you working out now? You've probably seen many people saying, "Eat 5-8 small meals per day." Its for good reason. It keeps us full and when planned, we have less of a chance of eating the things we dont want.

After that is said, what I am basically saying is that you need eat more. It would seem your calories are in the 1200-1600 range. Have you tried to find out exactly?
 
Thanks for the info. Excuse my ignorance, but what does AP stand for? I recently dropped to 3 times a week with 20% being cardio. I have stepped up the wieght training and am now focused on that aspect. Since I have been doing this I have dropped another 5 pounds. Still I want to do it right. Is there a menu I can eat every day? I don't mind eating the same thing every day if it is going to take the guess work out of it. Thanks again
 
To deep

LOL ok I feel dumb I thought it was protien something.
 
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