When weight loss stagnates...........?!

Question: When weight loss stagnates...........?

Back in June, the wife and I realized we were terribly out of shape. Both of us started a new diet program, and I exercise on a daily basis. I now drink a lot more water, rarely ever drink coke, and only about once a month do I enjoy a light beer. My diet consists mostly of fruits, vegetables and healthy lean meat. Since my wife has been diagnosed with a gluten allergy, we no longer have bread in the house, and I only eat it about once a week (usually wheat). I work out at the gym almost every day, where I do some light weight lifting with the machines for muscle tone, and spend about an hour on the elliptical machine. Afterwords, I go sit in the sauna for about 30 minutes, and then swim in the pool for the same amount of time.

The good news is, since June, I have lost 75 pounds and three pants sizes. But, I still need to lose about 30-35 more pounds to be in the shape I want to be at. I have only been able to lose five pounds since the beginning of the year, and have been stuck on the weight I am currently at for the past month. I am still watching my diet, and exercising regularly. What can I do to start seeing the weight come off again?

Answers:

Weight loss plateaus generally mean that your body has adapted to everything you're throwing at it. It also means your body isn't sure about letting go of so much fat, since fat storage is a survival mechanism. Our bodies don't know that in first-world countries, we are unlikely to starve and don't need to store fat so carefully.

So the answer is to change something. Eat slightly more or less calories. Rearrange your meals. More importantly, address your workout regimen. Say good-bye to your friend the elliptical and take up running. Go to spin class. Take a martial arts class. Try a weight-lifting class, and go on the heavy side when they have you load up your bar. Or at least increase the weights you use in the gym. Switch to free-weights instead of machines. Free weights force your body to also use stabilizing muscles in your core to keep you upright, which burns more calories and tones you all over.

I personally have a list of things I want to be physically able to do. Every time I master one, my weight loss plateaus, and I switch to something else. Elliptical machine was an early one for me, since I was 60 lbs overweight and very inactive. Eventually, elliptical workouts (even on high resistance and high incline) became too easy. I switched to running, gradually running longer intervals. The weight melted off again. My next things are spin class and kick-boxing.

Change it up and you will see results again, I guarantee.

it is normal at first..you just keep eating healthy foods and drinking water..walking 1-2 hours a day.

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