Weight Loss Journey Plateaus
First off … I’m getting through the bed rest just fine. It’s hard to believe that a week has already passed. I have slept so much it is unreal. I don’t remember the last time I have rested it up this much. I actually feel extremely refreshed and rejuvenated. I’m looking forward to my follow-up appointment this Sunday to see what is in store for me next week.
Now onto the good stuff … per my subject, have you or someone you know hit a plateau on the Weight Loss Journey? If so, not too worry. It’s very common to just stop losing weight. The challenge now is to not too let more than two weeks pass in this plateau phase.
One big ‘NO NO’ while in this phase is to lose momentum or steam. Keep trudging along, and if possible try to even push yourself more. Just because the scale has stopped doesn’t mean that the inches aren’t still coming off. The plateau can be caused by many things; gain in muscle mass, change in water mass in your body or something else that might be masking the fact that you are in fact still thinning down.
So what to do? I suggest changing up your diet plan. You’ve hit a plateau because your body has gotten used to your current routine. So it’s time to ‘Zup Zup’ and switch things up. You may even want to consider a cheat day or meal, return to your meal plan and see if that helps.
Whatever you do, I don’t suggest you switch up your diet plan by reducing calories. Instead, go for a slight increase for a few days and drop back down to your previous calorie level.
If you’ve hit a plateau with your cardio and resistance training goals try using the following acronym I found while researching on the Internet to get yourself going again.
F.I.T.T – Frequency, Intensity, Time and Type.
Þ Frequency – increase or decrease how often you workout
Þ Intensity – increase or decrease the difficulty or level at which you workout.
Þ Time – increase or decrease how long your workout sessions last.
Þ Type – change the type of exercises you perform.
Try these out and see if they help you out of your plateau!
Have a great day!
Cheers,
Nke
