Weight loss plateau

[misle]

In early April I changed my diet all around in order to lose weight (5'10", 220). I started with the slow-carb diet, but I'm really not a bean fan, so I made some modifications. Now my daily diet looks like this:

Breakfast: 2 eggs, 2 turkey sausage patties (or morningstar veggie sausage)
Lunch: 6-8oz Pork loin, 1 serving corn, 1 serving peas
Snack: Fruit smoothie (2oz blueberries, strawberries, peaches, banana, grape juice, 2% milk, 1/2 scoop of whey)
Dinner: 5-8oz Chicken breast, 3.5 servings of green beans.
Snack (depending on calorie count, one of the following): Jello, 1 serving of PB w/ 1/2 serving of dark chocolate, or a protein shake.

So my daily intake looks like this:
Calories - 1,718
Fat - 73
Carbs - 111
Protein - 154
Fiber - 26

Then I have a cheat day on Saturday. I also drink a few diet dr peppers everyday.

Doing this, I've lost 20lbs between April and July. But I've plateaued. All of July I've stayed 200. My goal is somewhere around 170-180.

I don't exercise much (office desk job). I've started doing pushups semi-regularly. I'm also studying for my PE exam right now, so that's a little time consuming.

So what can I do to break the plateau?

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

Cheat day is probably making your average be about what you're burning. Count your calories better (start counting your cheat day), and exercise more or cut more calories.

 

[jbt52]

Give up the pop and switch to water. Or up your exercise.

 

[blackdogdeek]

read the fat loss sticky and determine your BMR. eat above it. you might not be eating enough.

 

[killster1]

there is this stuff called (looks at the bottle) yohimbine, imnot a big pill person besides vitamens but this stuff does seem to work at killing my belly fat.. i was stuck same as you at 195 and still seem like im around 195 but i started bulking alot more and stay at same 195 and belly seems to be shrinking.. (doesnt give me any kind of blue balls or great stamina like it says on website tho haha but i only take 1.5mg and some people say to take TONS of it)