About Weight Loss Cure

The Dreaded Weigh-loss Plateau

You have been dedicated to your weight-loss plan and have seen amazing results yet now the results have stopped. You almost feel like you are running a marathon in reverse. Now what? First, take comfort in knowing that you are not alone.

Nearly everyone will hit a weight-loss plateau at some point in his or her weight-loss efforts. It is nothing new and you are not doing anything wrong. The age-old question is what do you do when you find yourself stuck on the dreaded plateau. How can you get off the plateau and continue on your way to a stronger, leaner, healthier, sexier body? It is actually quite simple.

First check to make sure your caloric intake is where it should be. There are simple calculators all over the web today that are very easy to use and most are free. It is a good idea to find one you like and refer to it occasionally. Moreover, remember do not drastically reduce your calories. Consuming to few calories can defeat your weight-loss efforts just as much as consuming to many calories can. It is important to eat enough calories without eating too many calories.

Next ask yourself, if this really a plateau do I really need to lose more weight or am I at a healthy weight for my height and build? If you really feel you need to lose a few more pounds then it is time to break the plateau. This is easy to do, but remember it takes time.

You cannot break a plateau overnight. It will be slow but it will happen. I like to look at a plateau as evidence that you have advanced.

What you did in the beginning does not work because you have advanced past the beginning stages. Instead of looking at the plateau as a dreaded mark or feeling defeated, take a moment to look at how far you have come. You have advanced, you are healthier, stronger and in better shape, therefore, it takes a little more effort to continue. Below are a few simple steps to busting through the weight-loss plateau.

*Increase your aerobic workouts in both time and intensity. If you generally do 45 min. of aerobic activity per day increase that to 47 min. per day. If you generally do aerobics 3 days per week, increase this to 4 days. You get the idea.

*As far as intensity try to increase the intensity you can do this either by shortening the low intensity and increasing the high intensity or by incorporating an all-together higher intensity workout into your fitness plan.

*Change up your workouts! If you do the same workout day after