SHAKE IT UP - TO SHAKE IT OFF!
And no I don't mean protein shakes... LOL
Sometimes we do everything right and still get stuck... Stalls happen and can be immensely frustrating especially when we feel like we are truly putting in the effort and it is not being rewarded.
Here are a few suggestions I have found to be VERY HELPFUL in getting things moving again.
WENDIE PLAN EATING WITH WEIGHT WATCHERS
Try the Wendie plan of points distribution for 2 weeks or longer. It works with any plan and I definitely credit this as the key to my personal success as I do this every week.
Basically you take your total daily points plus all (or some) of your weekly points and divide them so that you are not eating the same range of points a day.
Your body gets used to the same caloric intake and begins to maintain instead of pushing to lose. It is a similar idea to the WHOOSH THEORY that was written about a few years ago.
That means that you will have some days that are lower, some days that are medium and one day that is considered a high day.
Some people do this anyway with splurge meals or days but then feel guilty. Just put it as part of your plan and there doesn't need to be that feeling... The mental side of this journey is just as important as what goes in our mouth...
The total number of points that you're eating in a week is the same but instead of having roughly the same caloric intake a day - you are giving your metabolism a boost by shaking things up.
BUT IT'S MORE THAN THAT - this next part is also important!
Vary your protein sources as well.
Have more carbs on some days then others.
Have 2 days of as little out of a box/bag/can as possible.
For example at my current situation, I have 40 daily points + 42 weekly points giving me a weekly total of 322 points.
This chart shows an example of how I could divide that using some or all of my weeklies.
The calculator for figuring out your own divide is here :
http://www.wendie-plan.com
And I am happy to answer any questions about how it works but there is a ton of info available online about it... It has been around for many years...I lost almost 100lbs (on Classic) and this was key for me.
SPRENGELING!
This is a different version of points distribution that many people are following now. Instead of giving you one big high point day - you split them up over three days.
All the info you need can be found in these two links - he explains it really well and many people have seen success with this.
https://sites.google.com/view/ssprengel23plan/home
https://www.facebook.com/ssprengel23/
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EXERCISE SHAKE UP TOO!
Variety here is just as important. For at least two weeks - Do a completely different type of exercise than you normally do...
If you walk, try weights. If you swim, try bike/spin class. If you go hard at cardio, try yoga. Try a new set of YouTube workouts. Try circuit or interval training if you're at that level.
Not there yet - try armchair exercises or a Swiss ball - the key is to vary the type of exercise to something substantially different than what you currently do.
Wake up a different set of muscles and break the exercise you are doing into different chunks -one day 1x 60min, one day 4x 15min, one day 2x 30min, one day 2hrs at a different intensity...
These changes should see you through to busting through that stall in record time!