Hi everyone, 5'10 M26, 210 lbs here.
So I started my weight loss journey at 235 on July 21st and lost weight pretty quickly from July to September. I've been doing a combination of calorie counting (hitting roughly 1700-1800 a day), cardio (30 minutes cycling 5-6 times a week), and strength training (4 times a week on average).
On September 25th, I started taking creatine (without a loading dose). Since then, my weight loss progress has faltered. I was 211 on September 23rd; I am 211 today.
I am aware that creatine tends to lead to water weight gain, so I wasn't too worried the first two weeks. Since then, I had actually gone down to 208, until this weekend when I climbed back up to 211. To be fair, there may be one confounding variable in that I've had a cold since Monday. That said, the weight spike preceded the onset of symptoms.
I'm just finding this all a bit discouraging. I've cut my intake down to the 1200-1300s. I still do order take out occasionally, but I usually make it my only meal of the day when I do. I suppose it is possible that I'm undercounting, but I have definitely not been having enough to gain back three pounds and maintain it for four days.
Other notes:
I do also have larger cheat meals on Saturday. Wherein I usually fast until dinner and then go to a buffet and eat until full. I did do that last week.
I do also drink to excess once every two Fridays. I did do that last week.
However, comparing my TDEE to my intake, I should still be decreasing. I should not have nearly a full month of no progress.
Does anyone have any advice or suggestions? Or am I being impatient and should just wait it out?
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