Overcoming your weight loss plateau

Why are your results flattening? 2 reasons. Metabolic adaptation to your current diet and exercise routine. “Homeostasis” which is just a sexy term that describes your body’s preference to stay the same or you body has found its comfort zone.

2- there have been accumulated changes in your current exercise and eating routine that are causing you to eat more or burn less calories with exercise, and you aren’t aware of it. This is why I stress importance of doing assessments.

At the beginning of your program the weight may seem to be melting off (this happens a lot with individuals who start running) but as you get more fit, your body is going to require more of a workload to be challenged and get uncomfortable again which causes response. This is when new stressors need applied.

Adaptation is a disadvantage to us as we improve fitness levels. Don’t try to change too many variables at once, this will lead to confusion for yourself as to what’s working or not.

START WITH THESE SIMPLE STEPS⬇️⬇️⬇️
1- Drinking more water- this will help with appetite control, improve workout performance, speed recovery and keep you from overeating or eating out of boredom

2- Increase workout intensity- add more reps, add just 5 more lbs to weight your currently using, variety in rest intervals

3- Increase daily activity- don’t confuse busy with active. Add mobility and stability work daily to insure joint and muscle health

4- Improve food quality- like movement, we over estimate how well we eat. Decrease sugar intake, and start eliminating processed foods is a great place to start.

5- Sleep- my favorite! 🙌🏾 This secrets weapon we all have access to and misuse it. Sleep is key to recovery allowing you to be more active and train harder during your training sessions and keeping metabolism on point!