30 Days 30 Letters: An Open Letter To My Diet Buddy #11 - You've Hit a Weight Loss Plateau! 7 Things to Do When You Think You're Stuck

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Dear Diet Buddy,

Today marks the end of July 2013. If you happen to hang out some time on my blog Her Weight Loss Diary, you'll notice that I haven't update my weight loss progress since April.

I AM SO MAD AT MYSELF!

I am around that 74 kg since April. Yes, maybe non-scale victory because I didn't gain weight. But if you going to over four weeks with virtually no weight loss, you'll feel nothing but despair. Am I sounds like complaining? After posting an optimist post yesterday? Yes, I'm complaining because clothes shopping experience today was extremely disappointing. I spend hours searching for new clothes, and lastly end up with an unflattering choice. The pain of being fat.

If we're both in the same boat, I want to share with you this useful tips from nowloss.com - How to Break Weight Loss Plateau.

1. Reevaluate your calorie intake
For example, you've lost 5 kg with 1800 calorie diet and now you've hit a weight loss plateau. You'll need to eat 1700 calorie or less to keep losing (even less than what you ate to lose weight at first) because at this stage your metabolism burns less calories to maintain your NEW LOWER weight.

2. Trick your body by make changes to your workout routine every 2-to-4 weeks
When you do the same exercise everyday, your body idles and no longer responding as you’d like. Shake things up. Instead of 45 minutes on the elliptical, try 15 min on the treadmill, 15 on the rowing machine, and 15 on the stair climber.

3. Workout harder
If you can't lose weight walking at 3 mph then try walking up a hill to increase intensity.

4. Workout more often
Basically if you're walking 2 times a week and not losing weight then you need to start walking more than 2 times a week.

5. Try intermittent fasting

Intermittent fasting or periodic calorie restriction helps remove your cravings for sugar and an excellent way to cleanse the digestive system over a period of months. Talk to your physician before you fast to be sure the dietary change is something your body will be able to handle.

6. Be patient
Rome was not built in a day, but it was built! Losing weight require time and patience. I am lack of patience and always want to see immediate result. So, this is to myself: If you want to hurry your weight loss, you'll stress yourself out. And when you're stressed out, you're going to experience more cravings for fattening foods. Take your time and having fun with your weight loss journey.

Have you ever experienced a plateau in life? In your career, your fitness level, weight loss progress, spiritual life, or in your love life? What advice do you have to getting past plateaus in life?


Yours truly,

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