All of us have had the problem with our
weight loss coming to a screeching halt at some point. It is very frustrating to be working so hard and not see any results. I think that this is the main reason so many people give up, and that is so sad.
Well, instead of giving up, or getting frustrated, I would like to share some valuable tips I have learned while on this forum....I have noticed a lot of people with this question, so I thought I would just put this in one thread.
First of all, changing your calorie intake around is a good step towards getting off that plateau. For example, if you have 1200 calories today, have 1900 calories tomarrow, and 1300 calories the next day. Keep changing it around every day. This will help a lot. And don't forget to keep drinking that
water!!! 80 to 100 oz per day!! It not only helps keep your body flushed out but it also keeps your organs working properly. It is very important!!
Second is to change your exercise routine. Having a set routine is not neccessarily a good thing while dieting. Our bodies get into the routine, and it doesn't get the full benefit of the exercise you are doing. The best solution is to keep changing your "routine" around. Changing what exercise you are doing, for how long, and at what time will do wonders for kick starting that loss back in gear. For example, if you do 30 minutes of cardio/strength training today at 4:00, tomarrow try doing 40 minutes of toning exercises at 7:00, and the next day try doing 20 minutes of a dance/aerobics video at 2:00.
This isn't an exact way of doing it, it is just a suggestion to give you an idea how to work this into your own schedule or routine. If changing the time you do your exercising is an issue, just try doing it before work a couple of times a week rather than always waiting until the evening to do it, if possible, or vice versa.
I am by far not some exercise freak...I like it better now than I did when I first started this
diet, but I still could very easily live without it if it weren't so imporant to reaching my goal and staying there!!
So if you aren't good about exercising, I definately understand...but you need to understand, too, that by exercising, you are helping the phen work better for you. You will get much better results than if you don't exercise and you also will stand a much better chance of keeping that weight off when you reach your goal. Nine times out of ten, when you hear someone complaining about gaining all their weight back after stopping the phen, it is because they didn't make the important changes in their lives. They just let the pill do the work for them, and didn't put in any work themselves to change the habits that got them there in the first place.
So, I hope this helps some of you out....I know that when I did these things, it really helped me. And feel free to add things that you have tried that worked for you to help get over that "hump" of not losing!!! I would love to hear other ways to kick it in the rear! lol!
Have a great day, all! Take care!
