Have you ever been losing weight and then BANG you hit a wall? This is a weight loss plateau.
When you first start a weight loss program, the weight seems to come off fairly quickly. This is a great motivator to help you reach your weight loss goals. Then after awhile your diet routine begins to get a little boring and then wham you hit the weight plateau. You have been eating foods on your plan so your calories haven’t changed and you have still been exercising. So what happened? Your weight just won’t budge. This is the time to re-evaluate your eating plan and your exercise.
Is my weight loss goal too low? If you hit your weight loss plateau when are near your goal, then maybe your body is telling you enough, you have reached your ideal weight. Some people want to weigh what they did in high school or some other time in their life, but maybe this isn’t really a realistic goal at this stage of your life. If you are only 5 to 10 pounds from reaching your goal then stop. Maintain the weight that you have lost for a month, and then re-evaluate your weight loss goal.
 
Here are some great tips to get you started again.
- Are you over eating and taking in too many calories? Remember that when losing weight you have to re-evaluate your caloric intake because you need less when you are smaller. Adjust your caloric intake and see if that gets the pounds to come off.
- Keep a journal of everything that you eat. This is a good idea for any weight loss plan. It is really important when you hit a weight plateau. When you write everything down and you review it, you might find you are taking in more calories than you thought..
- Are you eating enough? If you are not getting enough to eat then your body will go into a starvation mode. Your body will actually try to conserve your body weight, your weight loss will come to a screeching halt and this will cause a weight plateau. If you think that you’re not getting enough calories then try adding some calories everyday and see if that will quick start you back into losing weight again or pump up your exercise.
- Exercise more! If you have been exercising, then try to increase the time you spend exercising a little bit more each day. If you don’t have the time to exercise more then pump it up. Increase your weights or resistance. Start a new exercise. If you’re not exercising, now is a good time to start. Exercise and eating right is the best combination to lose weight, reach your goals, and live a healthy lifestyle.
- Measure Everything! I know that after awhile measuring gets boring and you tempt fate and tell yourself that you know portion sizes by sight. Don't take a chance, because if you are not measuring everything, chances are that you are eating more than you think. Measuring your food is important because then you know exactly what you are putting in your mouth.
Nothing is quite as frustrating when dieting and hitting a weight plateau. First make sure your weight loss goals are realistic. Then try the weight loss tips to get your weight loss moving again.
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