What To Do If Your Weight Loss Is Stagnating

You have been losing weight for a while… and all of a sudden the numbers on the scale do not drop any further. This might go on for weeks and weeks… It’s called a “plateau” and is not very pleasant. So, what can you do to get yourself back on track to losing weight using healthy weight loss?

When we do not make progress, a strategy often followed is “try harder”. And most of the time it’s not working out. Because there are reasons why what you are doing is not working- and by trying harder you just running harder against the same wall. So, instead of “try harder” think about “try something different”.

Have a look at my top 10 list of what to do for stagnating weight loss:

1. Examine your motivation. Whatever you are doing for an extended period of time, chances are your motivation is declining. Get yourself back on track with these articles.

2. Look at your stress level. Are you getting enough sleep? Do you have enough breaks over the day? Try to decrease your stress level- if you want to keep weight off with healthy weight loss, this is an often overlooked component.

3. Try natural detox leading automatically to losing weight permanently. Have 2 days in a row only fruits, salads, vegetables and soups. As raw and as organic as possible. It will add a lot of fiber to your digestive system what will clean out your body naturally.

4. Increase your protein intake. A higher ratio of protein intake to carb makes weight loss faster. It helps you feel fuller earlier too- so you do not feel compelled to eat.

5. Start strength training. You do not need to sign up for a gym. Get a pair of dumbbells to start, or an elastic band.

6. Instead of aiming for that “fat burning zone” while doing cardio exercising, try high intensity intervals of 1 minutes max. After each interval slow down, catch your breath and start again. An easy way to do this is running in hilly terrain- the ups and downs give the intervals automatically.

7. Try to find out which foods your body likes and which work best for you. The easiest way to tell is to eat something, and observe how you’re feeling an hour later. If you feel sluggish and lacking energy, then it’s not good for you. And have a look at some of the most common “incompatible” foods: wheat (gluten), dairy products and sugar (including the unfortunately very prevalent corn syrup). Try to live without those for 10 days in a row, and notice how your feel and what your weight loss does.

8. Change your diet routine. For example, go from low carbs to high carbs. Or, instead of having a fixed amount of calories every day, change it to much less one day, and much more the other- just make sure the average of your calorie intake does not increase.

9. Try to find the “hidden calories”. Especially when you are eating a lot of packaged foods or restaurant food- when you can’t control what is in your food, you might get more calories as you think. Sausages and cheese contain often by far more calories as you might estimate- hidden calories can destroy a goal to lose weight permanently very easily.

10. Is your weight loss still fun? If it isn’t any more (or has never been), you need to re-frame it. Your life isn’t meant to be a chore.

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Recommended reading:

• Women over 40: How would you like to Lose Weight Permanently While You’re Sleeping?
• Are You A Woman Over 40? Is Your Weight Loss Coming to A Standstill?

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