Plateau Busters - Part 2

As I age I find that I am not able to sleep as long as I used to. How do I deal with that? - 2/1/2013 4:23:27 PM

I understand that sleep, from a physiological perspective, its needed. But, many of us got here because our lives are filled with too many responsibilities. We did not exercise because of time. I only fit in my workouts by waking up at 4 am. I will no longer sacrifice exercise for sleep. For me, as I imagine it is for others, that is the only choice we face. Hopefully, the other recommendationa work to bust this plateau. - 1/11/2012 10:56:19 AM

Fabulous, all of them! - 8/4/2011 8:09:27 AM

Unfortunately 8 (or more) hours of sleep is impractical for many of us. I work full time (and then some) - typically 50-60 hours a week, plus I'm in school full-time. Once I graduate (May of this year!!), I will possibly have the opportunity to get to bed a little earlier, but if I want that 8 hours of sleep I have to cut out something (exercise??) because I don't have that many hours in my day... - 3/10/2011 1:26:50 PM

excellent! - 12/25/2010 2:15:11 AM

I will take from each of your comments and the article and see what works to help me break this month long plateau. - 9/4/2010 1:15:01 PM

8 hours??!???! *&($#*&%#_*#$&#&$
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maybe that's why..... - 7/30/2010 6:25:53 PM

Ok, maybe I need to rest a bit. I've been on a 60 day yoga challenge, doing yoga for 90 minutes a day, every day. I am at 34 days now. I wonder if I need to choose between finishing my challenge and losing weight. I love the way my back and legs feel due to yoga, but I'd like to see some more muscle gain or weight loss. PERHAPS I will take a day off every so often. hmm... Everything is a choice. ;-) - 7/9/2010 11:59:54 AM

BAMBINA_91764 and others: I hit a six week plateau that was driving me crazy. I talked to our employee wellness person, showed her what I was eating, my exercise schedule, etc. She suggested cutting out 200 calories and adding an additional half hour walk. It worked! I lost 8 pounds in about 6 weeks. - 7/8/2010 2:52:29 PM

i had a neighbor that told me she took a day off once a week usually it was a saturday or sunday, depending on her and her family''s schedule.. she would fast and stay in bed most of the day. raising a family is a 24 hour, seven day a week job. a wife and or mother deserves one day off. she looked thinner and well rested on monday. i hit a plateau for three weeks and decided to try it. it works and i feel great. years ago when we had more stay-at-home moms and not the frantic overprogrammed lifestyle of today, the day of rest was sunday and people knew fasting and rest was good once in a while!!!! - 7/8/2010 6:30:29 AM

I agree with everything except the advice to sleep "AT LEAST 8 hours" a night - having just been through an aggressive regimen with my sleep specialist including overnight studies, I've learned a lot about how different people need different amounts of sleep. Long story short, 8 hours+ per night is NOT for everyone. As long as you can get roughly 6 hours of quality (as unbroken as possible) sleep per night, most people are fine. Some need 8 hours, some need as little as 5-6. This is NOT a one size fits all situation, and encouraging people in the 5-6 hour group to try to sleep 8 hours will not work and might make things worse. - 6/21/2010 9:48:50 AM

I joined a local gym back in July. After all this time I have not noticed much change. I am obviously doing something wrong. Unfortunately for me, being a single mom on a low budget doesn not allow me the option of getting a personal trainer much less a diet consultant. I would like to lose 20 pounds however without the proper assistance I am willing to settle at 15. Any suggestions?...pl
ease help. - 3/25/2010 10:11:34 AM

I have been in denial, and now I must admit I am in a plateau. This series of articles brings that reality crashing home.......I know what needs to be done. Sigh!! - 3/8/2010 9:24:32 AM

Duh me! It just occurred to me that I've only been getting 6 hours of sleep per night as of late. Could this have been causing my 2+ month long plateau? I mean, with other factors considered as well. I'll read the 3rd part of this series!
Pale - 1/19/2010 4:38:35 PM

I am on a 1 month plateau I thought I needed to increase my exercisse but maybe I need a break it down some. - 12/1/2009 5:30:30 PM