There’s nothing more disappointing than when your weight loss journey comes to a screeching halt after just a few weeks on it and you can no longer see the numbers drop steeply as before, even though there have been no major changes to the diet or exercise routine. It might be baffling, but let’s say that the honeymoon period is now over, and you may need to employ more effective strategies in order to get over the plateau. It’s that point where contrary to your expectations, the body switches to a fat-conservation mode because with weight loss, the body becomes efficient at functioning at lower calories. Also, if you lose some muscle along with fat, the metabolism dips further (more muscles means more calories get torched). These are some basic theories why you have stopped losing weight after a certain point, but there are more reasons that you should know and take steps to overcome those. We will go over them one by one:
1. Becoming Complacent After Losing Some Weight: If you have lost considerable amount of weight and now know how it all works, don’t become complacent or let guards down yet. A small bite here and there, a few extra cupcakes, bringing back the dessert after every meal, skipping the gym – all these can slow down the pace and even stall the fat-burning process. Do not become complacent until you reach the goal, and even after that.
2. Metabolism Has Dipped: If you are trying to lose weight, keeping the metabolism robust shoul...