Jumat, 17 Juni 2011

How To Avoid A Plateau

By Katherine Crawford


Nothing is more de-motivating that being stuck in a plateau. After all, nobody likes to keep on working only to notice that their efforts aren't producing any results.

And most people really don't know how to pull themselves out of a plateau.

So here are 6 ways to get yourself out of a plateau:

1. Stop having cheat meals: And if you are having cheat days, eliminate them as well. The notion that you can accelerate fat loss by having cheat meals or cheat days is absurd. If you want to lose weight you will have to make up for this caloric surplus elsewhere in your diet.

2. Eat many more vegetables: Vegetables are a godsend because they make you feel full while not increasing caloric load. Even better, they provide you with many nutrients that will help you fend off disease. Now the best strategy here is to simply cover half of your plate with vegetables every time you eat.

3. Don't rest as much between sets: By decreasing your rest periods between sets of exercises you will increase the metabolic demands on your body. This in turn will have your burning more calories inside and outside of your workouts.

4. Do more non exercise activity: Light activity that simply gets your body moving is great for burning more calories while not taxing your body. Even better, a higher percentage of these calories will come from your fat cells.

5. Maintain a food journal: At this point I don't recommend measuring anything, but at the very least you want to eyeball quantities. After a couple weeks of doing this, slowly decrease your serving sizes. Hopefully, this will jumpstart your weight loss.

6. Get a digital scale: Now this is a measure of last resort, but if you can't get out of your plateau than you are going to have to setup a measurement system. This method is the only way to be entirely sure of what is going on.

Plateaus are extremely de-motivating and the longer you stay in one the more likely it is that you will fall off the bandwagon. So take action here sooner rather than later!




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