Have you reached your weight loss plateau? Hit a brick wall and feeling frustrated? Whatever you do, don’t give up. Find out here the reasons why and more importantly the solution.
After having continuous good weight loss results, it is not uncommon to hit a weight loss plateau in your diet or struggle to shed those last 10lbs.
After all, you haven’t felt this confident or felt this toned in ages. Yet what is the cause? Why is it that we always find it difficult to get rid of those last remaining lbs and reach our weight loss ambitions?
It can be many elements really, but the most common are the following:
1. You made a mistake and didn’t get past it
It is only understandable to get off track with your diet, but you shouldn’t let this one slip up persuade you to eat naughtily for the rest of the day. It is still possible to get over this and get your diet plan back on track.
One slip up won’t hurt your weight loss plan, but the more regularly you eat badly, the more likely you will put on weight. If this fits your behaviour, step aside and recall all the weight loss you have attained to date. With this reminder you’ll find it simpler to restart your weight loss plan.
2. Your dish sizes have grown
Occassionally this is so steady that you don’t even notice that you are ingesting an extra cup of rice or your 4 ounce pork has grown. To guarantee you are not eating too many calories, begin monitoring your calorie content and analysing your dish sizes. You might find this is all you needed to reignite your motivation.
3. You are allowing too many ‘unnecessary’ puddings to sneak under the radar
An extra biscuit here or eating a few spoonfuls off your kids plates there, all equate to unnecessary calories that you don’t need.
Remember: the more lbs you shift, the fewer calories your organs will need to function. This means as you keep losing weight, you will have a limited calorie leeway on the extra calories you opt to eat. If you are struggling to keep track of your calorie intake, start keeping a meal diary and monitor everything you ingest and their calories. You’ll soon be able to identify where you are going wrong.
4. You treat the weekend as your days off
Although you should never deny yourself your favourite foods during your weight loss plan, neither should you see the weekend as a time to take a break. At this stage in your weight loss plan, it is vital to remain consistent and make sure that you are not indulging in more alcohol or making larger dishes. Although the extra lbs you put on at the weekend are just water weight, these lbs can mount up.
To prevent this, establish a weekend eating plan to help you stay in control and utilise a nutrient diary to monitor your eating habits.
5. You’re less motivated
It is only natural after getting rid of lbs of weight that you are less inclined towards getting rid of those remaining few lbs. Healthier, more toned and a clothes size smaller, it is easy to become less dedicated towards getting in shape. Yet such an opinion can harm you if you are not watchful.
To help restart your weight loss plan, try creating easier short term targets of 2-3 lbs every 2 weeks. These will help you to stay in control and dedicated.
6. Hitting the brick wall!
Even if you are eating healthily and are exercising more regularly, if you don’t update their length as you shed weight, ultimately you will hit a weight loss plateau. The key to restarting your weight loss plan is to not alter your diet, but to intensify your workout. Aim to push your muscles more by making your aerobics programmes more difficult or incorporating weight training into your workout. These will get your body working harder and the weight falling.
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