Weight Loss Tips and Reviews

If you have ever been enrolled in or on a weight loss program, you have probably experience a weight loss plateau.  In case you don’t know what a plateau is, it is where, you are dieting and exercising but are stuck at a particular weight and cannot seem to over come it or get past that point.  Here’s a revelation for you, your body does not like to lose weight.  It works very hard to maintain energy intake and output, so even though you are still exercising and being consistent with your calorie intake, your weight loss will slow down or stop.  

What you need to do is shake the body up some by making some changes in your current routine.  If you continue to do the same thing over and over, you will get the same result that you are currently experiencing which is a plateau.  So what is one of the changes you can make?  Zig Zagging  your calories or calorie cycling is one thing.  If you vary the number of daily calories by just a little, but maintain the amount of calories you consume on a weekly basis, it could stimulate the metabolism and get you pass that plateau.    For instance, if you are eating 1200 calories a day and have hit a plateau, then up the calories to 1500, or drop it down to 1000. However, remember dropping the calories too much causes problems maintaining lean body mass. So be smart and the change will keep your body guessing and it will work harder trying to establish a balance.   

Here are some additional things to get you over or under the hump so to speak.  Add strength training into your program if you aren’t already. This helps to strength your bone tissue and increases your lean muscle mass, and muscles burn calories, and you boost your metabolism as well.  You can also try changing your current exercise routine.  If you normally walk, then jog, if you swim then go for a bike ride.  You just need to change the way your body is working, exchange a low impact routine for high intensity workout.  

The basic message is this when you are dieting and doing the same things over and over on a consistent, day to day basis, give your body the old switch a roo.  Change your meal frequency, eating smaller amounts but more often again maintaining the caloric intake to the same amount for the week.  Add or change to a protein snack in favor of a carbohydrate filled snack. If you are on a diet higher in carbs, switch to proteins. The idea is to keep your body guessing but sticking to a weight loss program.  Getting frustrated and disappointed is not going to help.  Just remember everyone’s body is unique and reacts differently to each situation.  Don’t give up if one of the above tips does not help.  The internet is loaded with info on weight loss and exercise and finding a solution that works for you is just a click away.