What causes a weight loss plateau?
Thankfully you can generally blame Mother Nature for your metabolic frustrations. What happens is that as your body changes, it starts to get used to the new weight and wants to settle there. Your body has given you as many results as possible using the current menu and fitness program youre on. The reason why your body does this is to avoid starvation. It senses that its not getting as much food as it used to and so it tries to hold onto what youre giving it. Or its getting used to the exercises that youre doing, so its not responding in the same way. Basically, your body is leveling out hence, the term plateau. What can you do? But now that you know what a plateau is and what the signs of it can be, you can start to tailor your weight loss routine to prevent or stop a plateau. What you need to do is change up what youve already been doing so that your body has to respond. This can include several things: • Increase your calorie intake slightly • Increase the intensity of your exercis
