Eight Reasons you are not Losing Weight

You’re Not Active – You might have a desk job, or even work in retail not moving around much. I’m not saying take up an excessive exercise routine but to keep your muscles and organs functioning and burning energy at full capacity try something easy to get active. Even a 20 minute slow walk after dinner, house work or playing with the kids will make a massive difference. When you’re not using your body it’s burning less energy and storing more fat, so get moving.

You don’t Plan Your Meals – Most of your meals are last minute decisions, you’re snacks are packed full of calories, sugar, fat, don’t satisfy your hunger or you don’t get a chance to cook. Planning out your week will make it a lot easier to stay on track with healthy foods and minimize hasty last minute calorie filled decisions.

You’re Not Getting Enough Fiber and Protein – Both these beauties will keep you feeling full so much longer than carb filled meals. Not only will you not be getting those annoying hunger pangs but the fibre works wonders for cleansing out your digestive system.

Not Enough Sleep – Lack of sleep slows your metabolism making it harder for your body to digest food and utilise calories.

Hidden Sugars – If you’re not aware of what’s in what you’re eating chances are you’re eating hidden sugars. White bread, cereal, sports drinks, sauces, spreads and much more all contain high amounts of sugar. Especially food that says “No Fat” or “Low Fat” is generally packed full of sugar.

You Don’t Know What’s Good For You – Apart from vegetables do you really know what your body wants and needs? Learning what to put into your body to maximise the benefits will make it so much easier to make better decisions.

You’re Dehydrated – Dehydration and hunger signals from your body are pretty similar and chances are you never go for a glass of water when you feel this. Even if you are hungry, have some water when you feel this and wait a couple of minutes to see how your body responds. If you are hungry the extra water would have filled you up a bit so you won’t feel like eating as much.

You are burning less calories than you are eating.