OK so I've been "plateau'd" for 2 weeks now and still a little over a week away from my 2nd fill so I thought I'd try this plateau busting diet ... Has anyone else tried it and does it work?? When it says 45g protein supplement, is that in addition to the high protein foods listed?? Anyone know?

How to break a plateau

#1 - Do this for 10 days to break a plateau

#2 - Drink 2 quarts of water a day

#3 - You must have 45 grams of protein supplement and all your

vitamins/minerals supplements each day

#4 - You may consume up to 3 oz of the following high protein foods,

5x a day

beef

pork

chicken

turkey

lamb

fish

eggs

low fat cheese

cottage cheese

plain yogurt or artificially sweetened (?)

peanut butter

beans/legumes

You may also have:

sugar free popsicles

tea or coffee

sugar free soda

sugar free jello

broths/bullion (sp?)

crystal light drinks

#5 - If it's not on the list, you can't have it for 10 days!!!!

#6 - Keep a food diary and try to get up to 30 mins of exercise daily

I'm sorry but there's absolutely no way I'd do that to my body. That's awfully unhealthy! That's just fad dieting that does not result in real and lasting weight loss. You'll drop a ton of water that will show on the scales and really, what's the point in that? So you eat nothing but meat or other protein sources for 10 days? No fruit, no veg, no fibrous foods?

I always find adding more exercise and recommitting to good eating works for me. Back to 3 meals per day NO extras, and adding in a good long walk as well as my usual runs and circuits gets me moving again.

I would think the 45gms of protein is if you aren't eating the protein foods.

It's essentially Atkins.

Why not just cut out all white carbs and I do mean ALL white carbs and bump up exercise?

Like shit, plateaus happen. I tend to plateau for months and months at a time, and trust me - there's no "sure fire" way to get it moving again. You just have to wait for your body to be ready.

Most plateaus aren't plateaus, they're dieters/eaters slipping into old habits and either not realizing it, or not being honest about it. But sometimes the body is just done giving up fat for a bit.

BTW, 2 weeks isn't a plateau. It's not even a stall. It's typical & should be expected. Honestly, don't think twice about it.