Any dieter is faced with this problem: after a week of arduous efforts, are mounted on the scale to realize that the needle has not moved one iota. Sometimes the reasons are obvious, for example if it was excess at a birthday party or skipped a few workouts, but often we do not know why we did not lose weight. Here are five possible reasons for this failure.
1. Your weight fluctuates during the day
It is normal weight fluctuates more or less a pound in a day. This is the case for everyone, not just dieters. To evaluate the effectiveness of a diet, so it is best to measure results over time. It certainly should not discourage you if you have not lost weight, and may have even won in the course of a day or a week. This blip will subside quickly.
To avoid weight fluctuations beyond your control, always weigh yourself at the same time and wear the same clothes. Ideally, you should do it in the morning before eating and dressing.
2. You are retaining water
If your period is approaching or have consumed a savory dinner dish, you could take a pound or 500 grams. In both cases, it is water retention. However, this not eliminated by your body water is added to your weight, giving you the feeling that your diet is not very effective.
To work around the problem, avoid salty foods and take the amount of liquids (no alcohol, though) recommended by experts, about two liters per day.
3. Your weight has reached a plateau
Current diet, weight can reach a plateau and does not change for a few weeks. Even if it is hard on morale, it is quite normal and does not mean that your efforts are useless.
Above all, do not give up! This is a temporary step and not a failure, relax and do not take it to heart too. Try to make some changes to your habits, for example by taking a healthy snack in the middle of the afternoon to avoid having appetite in heels at the end of your workday, or change your program physical exercise to make it a little more.
4. You forgot the little extras
When diets for some time, it is easy to fall into a certain complacency and vigilance is relaxed. You may have taken some bad habits: for example, you Spread a thick layer of butter on your toast, nibble while you cook or have a dessert every night. However, these little things can provide enough extra calories to keep you from losing weight.
To help you keep a food diary for a few days, which will help you stay aware of what you really eat. Researchers have shown that dieters who recorded everything they ate significantly increased their chances of success.
5. You are weighing on Monday
Maybe you do you normally weigh on Friday or Saturday. But this time, you are mounted on the scale on Monday, the worst day to do it. Most people eat more during weekends than on weekdays. Moreover, researchers from the School of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis found that dieters lost weight during the week, but not during the weekend.
By planning your meals for the weekend ahead, you will put the odds in your favor and better resist the temptation also continue to monitor your portions, especially when eating out.
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