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Plateau / super bummed out

Hey friends. Hope you’re all having a good day. I’ve been in a plateau for almost a month now. I’ve only lost 1kg / 2.2lbs since 11th June and now even my body fat % is at a standstill, I thought it was over last week but definitely still here :( I have just under 10kg / 22lbs to lose before I reach my goal weight and it feels like at this rate it’s going to take forever. I’ve been alternating between OMAD and 18:6 but I’m going to be doing 16:8 for the next 5-7 days because I just got a tattoo and feel I need to be gentle while it’s healing. Is alternating the problem? I’ve been doing a lot of cardio and body weight exercise. At least one workout a day but 5 days a week I do both. Does anyone have tips? Thank you!

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Same thing happened to me, same weight 3 weeks in a row. I had my period the 2nd week so obv I didn’t weigh myself then but afterwards my weight stayed the same as before my period. I started walking 2 hours a day instead of 30min-1hr daily and eating more protein and it already seems to be helping. Maybe try the same? Up your protein intake and increase exercise for a bit

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Sometimes it looks like you’re in a plateau because you’re weighing yourself close to when you ate your last meal. If I eat anytime after lunch the day before, then my scale numbers are higher because it’s measuring the food I have stored. Is that the case for you?

If not, I personally only got results when I was having one meal a day around lunchtime. After doing that for a month I reached my first goal. Because I don’t have much to lose and I dont need a lot of food each day, I have to be quite strict or I don’t see any progress. Good luck!

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2.2 lbs in a little under a month may feel I like a standstill, especially if you’ve had rapid losses in the past, but it’s a little over half a pound a week- that’s a very respectable rate of weight loss for most women, especially as they approach a goal size- as you lose body mass, your basal metabolism drops and it takes less energy to move your smaller body, so the rate of loss tends to slow. The same food intake and exercise will create smaller deficits for smaller people.

Progress is progress, though, and honestly- this is pretty good progress.

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Don’t forget that slow progress is better than no progress, good results take time, ok you only lost 1kg but feels like you’re in the right track.

Also I’d suggest less than 20% carbs, and one question:

What do your workouts look like?