170 cm, 70 Kg 57, years old.
The ideal weight for my parameters is 54Kg - 72 Kg
I've like to get to the lower end of my ideal weight but if not at least 62 Kg. I want lean muscle, not bulky muscles.
I've cut bread and processed sugars. I'm sure that I'm in a caloric deficit. Eating more raw fruits and fibrous food like beans, more fish and less meat and fats. I sleep well. I drink a lot of water. No pop or coffee. Very little milk.
For snacks about 1/2 cup mixed nuts and one or two stalks of celery with a spoon of light ranch (25 calories per spoon)
I'm following my regular daily exercise routine, I go to the rock climbing gym Three times per week for two hours. I bike everywhere. After exercise in the morning I replace breakfast with a protein supplement.
I started mid July at +74 Kg which is the same weight I've had for years.
The first four weeks I lost 4 Kg. The only change, since then, the only change has been to increase exercise.
For the past week the weight has fluctuated between 69.2 to 69.8.
Is it normal for weight to plateau? Is it the increase of muscle mass which may be balancing other weight loss? Should I be more patient?
When cutting I don't factor in burned calories as extra calories I can eat.
When doing heavy lifting trying to build muscle and bulk up I'll add some extra calories. I don't do this often anymore.
My normal is more of a leangains style where on high activity days I'll eat at 10% deficit up to maintenance, and on low activity days I'll eat a 20% deficit.