So I am wondering why I am no longer losing any weight. I had a baby 12 weeks ago and started doing gentle exercises and walking within 2 weeks. I have been following a moderate 4-6 days a week program of strengh training and cardio for two months now but I'm not longer losing. I don't use a scale, I use measurements instead and I haven't lost even a centimeter in weeks! I follow a very healthy diet and am eating somewhere between 16-1800 calories a day. I tried lowering my calories to 1500 but with the amount of training I am doing I was to hungry to stay at that for long. I am not sure what else to try. Any ideas to break this plateau? Oh, and I can tell I am getting stronger and fitter I just can't seem to lose any more fat.View Thread
Yes I am certain that it's a fact. No I do not OWN a scale. I weight myself at my friends house once every few weeks. I ALWAYS go by a tape measure. I am not a newby to fitness and healthy eating. Something else has got to be wrong here because although I am gaining muscle my fat wont budge.View Thread
An active, physicaly fit adult should NEVER lower their calories to that degree. Their body goes into starvation mode and will hang on to fat. You will start to lose briefly when you do that but you will lose muscle mass along with fat and that is exactly what I am trying not to do. If I lose my muscle mass my body will no longer burn calories as effectively. My BMR is app. 2100 calories a day so eating between 16-1800 is right where I should be. I think there is another underlying issue that I am not aware of and was hoping someone might have an idea of what that could be.View Thread