It can be extremely frustrating when you have been following a calorie controlled diet and exercise regime for months, getting results and then reaching a point where unexpectedly , progress halts, the results stop coming the weight stops decreasing and your workout appears to have little effect.
Commonly referred to as a weight loss plateau, lots of men and women go through a {pause in results. Many find this predicament difficult to explain and many more will abandon their weight loss efforts due to this lack of results.
Signs that you are experiencing a plateau:
* Your scales stop showing a decrease in weight
* You don’t find your exercise regime challenging anymore
* You find yourself being hungry
Fortunately, there is justifiable reason for this lack of results and by understanding the reasons why your body stops losing weight, you can then progress beyond weight loss plateau, go on with healthy eating and working out and in due course you will achieve your target weight.
What causes a weight loss plateau?
The body may stop losing weight following a prolonged amount of time spent exercising and dietingbecause your body has learned to cope with your advanced exercise levels and smaller amount of calories eaten. Human bodies have evolved to try to hang onto weight, not lose it and all the time it is working to moderate your calorie input and output.
How can I beat the weight loss plateau?
Firstly, keep trying, no matter how easy it may be to consider that it just isn’t working and overindulge in treats, do persevere. Assure yourself that a plateau is completely normal don’t worry about it. When you finally carry on past the plateau, you will be better equipped to lose and keep off the weight.
Also, be aware that your metabolism is probably declining for many reasons. Your recent trimmer body doesn’t require as many calories to make it work, so your metabolism just isn’t burning the same amount as it was prior to your weight loss. This can be enhanced by weight training. resistance training builds the size of your muscles and the greater amount of muscle mass you have, the better your metabolism shall be. This leads to an increased amount of calories being burned, which should continue with your weight loss again.
Don’t starve yourself. If you’re eating less than 1200 calories a day, your body convert to starvation mode. This will rapidly decrease your metabolic rate as it attempts to hang onto fat and not burn it for energy.
Finally, to finish try to vary your routine. If you’ve stuck to the same old workout for weeks, your body may have become too comfortable with it and no longer finds it a challenge, and will not have to burn as many calories to complete it. If you usually carry out an hour of high impact aerobics, switch to an hour of kickboxing or a spinning class to give your body a new challenge.
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