If you reach a point where you cannot lose weight regardless of what you do, you could feel like throwing in the towel and giving up for good Don't! There might be a very simple explanation why the weight won't come off and when you resolve it you'll begin to lose weight.
Are you overeating?
Quite often you don't realize just how many calories a food or drink has, so that you consume a lot more calories than you would like to. Create a list of everything you typically eat and drink everyday, and determine the amount of calories that it adds up to. A fast and simple method to calculate the number of calories you should be consuming is to multiply your present weight by 10. That will give you a ballpark figure of the amount of calories you should consume to maintain your current bodyweight. Of course this is just a general figure and it depends upon how physically active you are and just how fast or slow your metabolism is. To lose weight you can decrease the number of calories you consume by 500 daily. So, if you have to consume 2,000 calories to maintain your weight, you would want to cut back to approximately 1,500 to lose weight.
You Aren't Eating Enough
Believe it or not by not consuming enough food you can sabotage your weight loss plans. Your body feels as though it's facing a famine so your metabolism slows down and it becomes very hard to lose weight. Once again, figure out how many calories you're eating every day and if necessary you might have to bump it up a bit. However, don't try and bump it up by eating more junk food calories. Instead, go for higher-calorie healthy foods, like drizzling some olive oil on your salad, or eating an ounce or two of nuts for a snack. And eat smaller meals more often, instead of 3 big meals throughout the day. It'll keep your body's fat burning systems working more smoothly and efficiently.
You don't get enough physical activity
Diet and exercise combine to make a very effective combination to lose weight, it helps you to avoid needing to lower your consumption of calories to drastically while helping you to burn off more fat. If you can reduce your calorie intake by around five hundred calories per day, And burn off five hundred calories a day exercising, you're on track to easily lose up to 2 pounds each week.
Poor dietary habits
What type of foods are you eating every day? Does your diet consist of whole grain wheats, fresh fruit and vegetables and complex carbohydrates? Or do you eat packaged preprocessed foods which can be high in sugar, sodium and the wrong kinds of fats? Naturally, your weight loss is going to be much easier if you feed your body good quality foods. Your body needs the right vitamins and nutrients to run smoothly and burn off fat more efficiently so be sure to eat well-balanced nutritious foods to enhance your weight loss.
Medical Reasons
If you're still unable to lose weight by trying some of the strategies mentioned previously there could be some type of medical reason that's making weight reduction difficult. Two that come to mind are an under-active thyroid gland, or some medication which you might be taking that's making weight loss difficult. Both of these situations may be interfering with your ability to lose weight in which case you should check with your doctor to find out what he or she suggests.
Just don't get discouraged and lose hope and give up. Just because the weight doesn't come off easily it doesn't mean that you won't be able to achieve your weight loss goals, it just takes a little more determination and perseverance than the average person.
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