What to do if you’re not losing weight
Written by: Brad Pilon
I am a firm believer in the role of food in weight loss.
Eat More food then you need = weight gain, Eat less = weight loss.
However, I’m also not blind. I know that different people see different rates of weight loss.
I know that in a research study when a group of people lose 10, plus or minus 3 pounds it means that not everyone lost 10 pounds, some lost more, some lost less.
I am completely aware of the variability of weight loss.
So what do you do if you’re not losing weight as fast as you think you should be?
First, check your diet – often times it’s the little things that have snuck into our routine… unnoticed little extras, miscalculations, and routine lapses in judgement. Or, hunger based rationalizations like:
“Well that was a really tough workout, perhaps I DO need this post-workout snickers bar to replenish my energy levels” – I do this one often 😉
So check to make sure a ‘slow creep back to average’ hasn’t happened with your diet.
Second, check your workouts. Make sure the effort is still there. If you’ve lost interest or motivation then switch it up and try something new. While I do not think your workouts DRIVE your weight loss, they do contribute. Keep the effort and motivation high.
Third – check your sleep. It’s important. Get sleep, do you best to keep it from being broken or restless. Treat sleep like an important part of your life, not just the period of time where you ‘crashed’. Embrace a night time routine, respect your sleep time.
Lastly check your gut. After I completed my research for a book I was helping to write about gut bacteria (Flat Belly Forever) I began adding Kefir into my daily routine. I believe it has helped. Your gut bacteria play an important role in your ability to lose wight. Again, not a DRIVING force but it does contribute, to some people this can make a BIG difference.
If you’re not losing the way you think you should, consider adding more fermented foods into your diet (you can learn some more tricks here –> Flat Belly Forever).
Four little steps to getting your weight loss back to where you think it should be.
