Trying to lose weight is sometimes very hard, however, there could be a range of reasons why you are not losing weight.
You might not be exercising enough to be losing weight!
You have to work hard if you want to change the shape of your body and get in the zone of losing weight. That means a balance of medium-high intensity cardio exercise along with challenging strength-training workouts. In losing weight, you’ll need to get about 5 cardio workouts each week at a medium-high intensity for at least 30 minutes!
In addition to your losing weight cardio workouts, you need to lift weights for all your muscle groups at least 2 non-consecutive days a week. In addition, lifting weights means using enough weight that you can complete the desired number of reps.! For example, if you’re doing 12 bicep curls, you need to use enough weight that you can only do 12 bicep curls and not one more. Most people don’t lift enough weight to really challenge their muscles.!
You’re not getting enough sleep to be losing weight!
Lack of sleep can contribute to weight gain, though experts aren’t exactly sure why. Women who sleep 5 hours a night were more likely to gain weight than women who slept 7 hours a night.
Studies have shown that losing sleep could affect Metabolism by making you feel hungry, even if you’re not. Sleep deprivation may affect the secretion of cortisol, one of the hormones that regulate your appetite. Therefore, you need to be sleeping enough to be losing weight!
Getting enough sleep is crucial if you’re trying to lose weight, not just, because of how it affects you physically, but mentally as well. Sleep deprivation makes you cranky, confused and can even make you feel depressed or angry. Make sleep a priority by trying to get to bed at the same time each night, shooting for about 8 hours.
You’re too stressed out to be losing weight!
Stress and weight gain (or lack of weight loss) go hand in hand. Though you may not be aware of it, being under constant stress can increase the production of the hormone cortisol, which can cause an increase in appetite as well as extra fat storage around the abdominal region–a big no-no since abdominal fat is linked to diabetes, high cholesterol, and other health problems.
You’re eating too much to be losing weight!
If you are not tracking your calories each day, you may be eating more than you think.
Portion control is one culprit, especially with restaurants providing enough food in one meal to feed several people!
If you are really serious about losing weight, you need to get serious about what you are eating. Start by keeping a detailed food journal for one week, without changing any of your eating habits. Be as specific as possible, measuring when you can, looking up your calorie and nutrient content, and adding up your calories for each day. You will be surprised how those calories can sneak in when you are not keeping track.
Lack of consistency with your exercise and healthy eating habits
If you find your workouts are hit-or-miss and that you give in to temptation a bit too easily, your weight loss may hit the skids. For exercise to work, you have to do it on a regular basis. Once your body adapts to your program, you then need to change it to keep your body challenged. If you skip too many workouts, it’s almost like starting all over every time.
Sticking with exercise when losing weight starts with finding a program you enjoy and that fits in with your lifestyle, goals, and needs. That means being realistic about what you’ll really accomplish each week rather than going by what you think you should be doing.
Overindulging at weekends
Having some treats now and then is fine, but if you find you do very well during the week only to eat yourself silly on the weekends, you may be hurting your weight loss goals!
To lose one pound of fat in one week, you would need to cut 500 calories with diet and exercise for 7 days. If you only follow that for 5 days, then eat way over your limit for two more days, you’re taking two steps forward and one step back. The trick is to plan your indulgences so that you can have some fun while staying on track with your weight loss goals. Try these tips for a healthy weekend!
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