Plateau Busting

Okay, so this past week we focused on how to stay motivated. Funny thing, motivation. When you're consistently losing weight, it seems to be no big deal to keep motivated. Maybe it's a case of the chicken and egg. Motivation equals weight loss? Weight loss equals motivation? Maybe a little of column A, a little of column B.

Regardless, plateaus seem to be inevitable to the process of losing weight, so dealing with them becomes pretty much a necessary skill if you'd like to get to a healthy weight and stay there. So how to do that? How can you break through a plateau? Here is a super duper list of things for you to consider:

Are you exercising more? Are you eating your Activity Points or Weekly Points Allowance? If you are "letting your weight loss be your guide" you should look at those. If you aren't eating them, and are not satisfied with your weight loss, you need to try adding some in. On the flip side, if you are eating them you might need to cut back.

Stay for a GSS and pretend it's your first week again too, sometimes that jump starts the fun again!

Be sure you’re measuring everything.

Re-take the points quiz...maybe you’re eating more points than you should.

Maybe the fact that you haven't changed your food choices is the problem...your body has become too efficient and you need to shake it up a bit. A couple things to recommend are:

Eat ONLY filling foods 3-4 days out of the next week. Still track. It might be enough of a shake-up to make a difference.

Switch up the time you eat your meals. Eat your usual lunch for dinner, and vice versa.

Do Kickstart, it works. It is in your book #1 on page 41. It is very simple with lots of great recipe ideas. For the entire week you don't have to count, just follow the Kickstart plan.

Try to maintain for several weeks and then try losing weight again. The "break" seems to help members.

Do you eat the same thing every day and exercise in the same manner every day? Variety is the spice of life and it’s no different in exercise and losing weight. If you haven’t already you should "shake it up" a little. Switch to a new exercise regime.

Choose one to try for a few weeks and then come back to talk with me. If it’s not working we move on.