Weight Loss Plateaus – What To Do When They Happen.

Anyone who has ever attempted to lose weight will have to admit
that at one point in their weight loss attempt there was a
moment when they seemed stuck, and it didn’t look like they’d
ever reach their goals. Weight loss plateaus are so common that
they can fairly be called universal. If you’re attempting to
lose weight, you will hit a plateau, and you need to know how to
overcome it. A plateau can mean the end of motivation for many a
dieter, so don’t let it be what stands in the way of your true
goals of fitness.

Why exactly do almost all dieters have this problem of getting
stuck? Because at some point, your body adjusts to whatever
changes you’ve thrown at it, and you stop losing pounds. It’s up
to you to figure out how to get the fat burning back on track.
Usually the plateau is the esult of some sort of insidious
introduction of food into your daily routine. It might be as
simple as extra soda you’re drinking, or perhaps you grabbed an
88 cent supply of Everlasting Gobstoppers the last time you were
at WalMart and have been idly munching. Whatever the specfic
food is doesn’t matter, per say, but what matters is that you
identify and isolate this variable from your normal diet. Once
you’ve identified it, you can eliminate it! Analyze, Identify,
and Eliminate. Think of yourself as being as ruthless as a robot
when it comes to this practice. Find out what’s causing your
weight loss effort to stall and then stop doing it! The quicker
you can do this, the better off you’ll be in the long run
because motivation wains when you don’t see results. Success is
achieved by eliminating or avoiding all roadblocks that lead to
failure.

The more weight you have to lose, the more you’ll experience
plateaus for the simple reason that losing the extra weight will
take extra time. The more time involved, the more likely you are
to experience some period of time where all results have stalled
and your original goal is a scant memory. It is during these
dark days where the mantra “Analyze, Identify, and Eliminate”
will come in handy and eventually you to the finish line. The
final weight loss winner is the person who can quickly adjust to
real life events as they unfold and keep their weight loss
strategy fresh enough to remain effective. Boring is bad. If you
eat a boring diet or follow a bland exercise routine, you body
will not be fooled, and you will get “stuck” for a period of
time.

If you’ve been keeping notes, finding the trouble spots will be
even easier. The information will be right there in your own
words. If your weight loss effort even reads boring to you, you
know you’re in trouble. When you identify a potential trouble
spot, you can quickly come up with a proactive solution to get
yourself back on track. If you do this ruthlessly and
relentlessly, your body will quickly and permanently lose
weight. As you identify and change long standing habits, the
weight falls off with ease and you’ll begin to wonder why you
were even apprehensive about in the first place. There are no
real barriers to your weight loss. With proper effort, you will
undoubtedly succeed at whatever you set your mind to.

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