5 Reasons Why You Many Not Be Losing Weight

By Barb Taylor


Losing weight can be challenging. Even those who start a diet program and stick with it sometimes do not obtain the results they had hoped for. Problem is, you can be doing things that you are unaware of that can preventing your from losing weight. Some of these things include:

Giving Yourself To Much Credit For The Number Of Calories Burned

When working out it is easy to overestimate the number of calories burned. Especially if you are using an online calorie expenditure chart.

Relying on these tables can be detrimental to your weight loss because they tend to significantly over estimate the number of calories burned during a workout.

To accurately figure the calories burned during a workout you should use a heart monitor.

Not Building Muscle

For maximum calorie burn and weight loss, it is important to add strength training to your exercise routine. Lifting weights strengthens and tones muscles, which helps to increase your metabolism and burn fat.

If you are working out, eating healthier and still not losing weight add some strength training to your routine and more than likely you will see the scale gradually start to go down.

Excessive Drinking

When you drink alcohol, your body will work to eliminate that first prior to burning off any food you eat.

Drinking alcohol also increases your likelihood of snacking, thus adding on additional calories.

It is also high in calories and has no nutritional benefit. Having an occasional drink is fine but more than a couple per week and you may be sabotaging your weight loss and health.

Skipping Meals

It is important to nourish your body throughout the day. Skipping meals is not a good idea because it can have a negative impact on your metabolism.

If you deprive your body of the food it needs, it will begin to store food instead of burning it off.

When you go without eating your hunger intensifies, which can cause you to overeat at your next meal

It is much better to eat six small meals daily. Doing this will keep your hunger satisfied and prevent snacking. To avoid overeating, figure out how many calories you need each day and divide it by the number of meals you will have to get the calorie count for each of your meals.

Setting Unrealistic Weight Loss Goals

Setting unattainable weight loss goals is one of the main reasons so many people do not achieve their weight loss goals. A lot of times people tend to overestimate what is possible and set monthly weight loss goals that are unachievable for the average person.

Losing weight and getting healthy doesnt happen overnight. Your weight loss target should be no more than 2 pounds per week.

People who stick to this formula tend to have better luck keeping the weight off and sticking to the healthy lifestyle changes they have made.

Although these five weight loss secrets may seem simple, they can have a major impact on your weight loss success.






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