THE REASON FOR STALLS....

* ALWAYS CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE CHANGING YOUR DIET. We have all know that if we create a calorie deficit we will lose weight. That is correct. Yet it can drive you nuts when you suddenly stall.

The science is simple, we eat the same amount of calories for weeks on end. This creates a calorie deficit and we lose weight. After many weeks of dieting like that, we stall. It's due to your shrinking body mass. Less body mass needs less calories. Our metabolism slows in response. It's a process called Adaptive Thermogenesis. It can slow our metabolic rate as much as 20%

To keep your metabolism burning at peak levels just add calories. DO THIS ONE DAY A WEEK ONLY. To figure out how many you need just take your maintenance level and add 10% (EX: for women maintenance is 1200 calories/day add 10% =1320 calories ). EAT HEALTHY, BUT EAT MORE. This will reboot and re-feed your metabolism.

Below is the link for the full article. The writer cites a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

https://www.fitwatch.com/blog/5-tips-to-avoid-plateaus-and-metabolic-slowdown

5' 5"

HW: 259

CW: 237

GOAL: Healthy and hard 140-ish?