Overcoming Weight Loss Plateaus
Have you hit one
yet? That plateau where the scale just seems to be stuck at the
same number for weeks at a time? If you're there, don't panic...
it's only a temporary situation. Sometimes our bodies may get in a
sort of "rut" and doing the same old, same old just seems to stop
working. Don't let this situation stop you dead in your tracks.
Now is not the time to give up! Here are a few tips we have found
helpful in breaking through our weight loss plateaus:
- Eat
something "bad". Sometimes by eating something you shouldn't
eat may boost your metabolism and help you get through that no
weight loss period.
- Be
honest... are you cheating? Sometimes if we don't monitor
our eating habits very closely, we fall back into old habits
without giving them a second thought. Are you writing down
absolutely everything -- even sodas or candy from your
co-worker's candy dish -- in your food diary? Even if you don't
normally keep a food diary, track what you eat for a minimum of
three days. Do you see any patterns -- certain times of the day,
certain foods, eating with certain people? Doing some
self-monitoring may point out areas that need improvement.
- Don't
be too hard on yourself. If you allow yourself small
portions of your favorite foods -- even if they're not
diet-friendly -- or better yet, if you can find reduced fat
versions of them, indulge! If not, you may give into cravings
without giving them a second thought simply because you feel
you've missed out on your favorites for so long.
- Pump
some iron. Go out and buy some weights and start doing some
extra exercise which include the weights. You will start
seeing toning and it will get you over that hump.
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