How To Break Out Of A Weight Loss Plateau
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- Try cycling your calories once every 3-to-5 days: If you've been eating less calories to lose weight then eventually... Your body will get smart and slow down your metabolism to keep up with the lower amount of calories you're eating causing you to hit a weight loss plateau so... You need to trick your body into NOT slowing down your metabolism by eating the normal amount of calories you need to maintain your current weight once every 3-to-5 days and... You can go here to see how many calories you need to maintain your current weight but... Usually if you focus on just doing the first 2 things on this page (which involves exercise) - you shouldn't have to worry about cycling your calories every 3-to-5 days unless your weight loss plan involves no exercise. nn
- Do a different exercise every 4-to-6 weeks: If you've been doing the same exercise everyday - then over time... Your body will get used to the same exercise you're doing and you'll burn less calories making you lose less weight so... You need to trick your body into losing weight again by doing a different weight loss exercise every 4-to-6 weeks* and here's a real world example of how this works... I knew a lady who had lost about 25 pounds walking on a treadmill everyday but after about 2 months she stopped losing weight so I told her to start doing something different like the Elliptical machine and she lost 7 pounds in her first 2 weeks after switching over to the Elliptical machine and...nn*If you were an active person before you started your weight loss program... You may have to change up your weight loss exercises every week to prevent any weight loss plateaus and...nn *If you were somewhat lazy or inactive before you started your weight loss program... You may be able to get away with not changing up your weight loss exercises until once every 3 months to prevent any weight loss plateaus but... Everybody is different and generally... You shouldn't expect to hit a big weight loss plateau if you switch up your weight loss exercises every 4-to-6 weeks. nn
- Do your exercises longer and/or more intensely: For example - If you're not losing weight anymore by walking 3mph for 30 minutes everyday then...You need to start walking for 45-to-60 minutes or...You need to start walking 4mph for 30 minutes or...You can walk 4mph for 45-to-60 minutes everyday and...You should try doing your weight loss exercises longer and/or harder once every 4-to-6 weeks to never reach any weight loss plateaus but...Your best option is to always first try doing a brand new weight loss exercise every 4-to-6 weeks. nn
- See how fast you can lose weight: The key point to remember here is that if you're not overweight - it's going to be harder for you to lose that extra 1-to-2 pounds of PURE BODY FAT a week and... If you are overweight - You will lose a lot of weight real fast at the start of any weight loss program you choose but in order to consistently keep losing weight at the same pace when you first started... You need to start doing the other 3 things on this page once you're not satisfied with your weekly weight loss rate.
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