What to Do About a Weight-Loss Plateau

You've been very diligently following your weight-loss plan but it seems like you have bumped against the ceiling and cannot lose any more weight. It is very frustrating, so let's examine what you can do to change that.

One of the major reasons why people bump against a weight-loss plateau is because they do not adjust the calorie intake in accordance with their reduced body weight.

Your body consumes calories in the process of maintaining the bodily functions such as heartbeat, breathing, digestion and all the other bodily functions.

As your body loses weight it needs fewer calories to perform these functions. If you were losing weight on a calorie intake of, say for example 1600 calories, and you do not reduce your calorie intake after you've lost weight, that calorie intake of 1600 will stop your body from losing any further weight.

Hence, as you lose weight you also need to reduce your food intake accordingly.

That is one way to ensure that you can continue losing weight as your body mass decreases.

Another way to break through a weight-loss plateau is to start doing strength training. In other words, start lifting weights.

What that does for your body is it increases your metabolic rate.

The more muscle mass your body has the easier it burns fat. This is because your muscles burn energy to operate.

In other words, if you have a larger mass of energy burning engines in your body you will be consuming more fuel which in this case is fat.

You also have to be very honest with yourself and decide whether you are cheating or not.

It is one thing to cheat other people, but it will get you absolutely nowhere with your weight-loss goals if you cheat yourself.

Sure, it is not going to ruin your weight-loss program if you cheat now and again. Just remember that now and again does not mean now and again every day, it might mean now and again every month.

To summarize, when you hit a weight-loss plateau, you need to do something different. This can include starting strength training, reducing your calorie intake, and being very honest with yourself in terms of cheating.

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