While there are many different factors that need to be considered when you’re trying to figure out why you may have hit a plateau. There are also three common mistakes that are often responsible for your lack of progress. In this post, I will address three reasons why you’re not losing weight and provide you with some great resources to get back on track!

1. You’re not eating enough

Though this may sound counter intuitive, in order to lose weight you have to make sure that you’re eating enough. Food is energy and your body needs energy in order to burn fat. Make sense? If you fail to provide your body with the energy that it needs, it won’t be able to function optimally. This will decrease its ability to burn fat effectively.

The key to successful fat loss, it to find the happy balance between being a caloric deficit that’s significant enough, without being too drastic that your body begins to slow down.

 

2. You’re on a restrictive diet

BREAKING NEWS: YOU DON’T NEED TO BE ON A DIET TO LOSE WEIGHT!

How many times have you heard someone say, “I started this new diet and it’s amazing because I can only eating a handful of foods, I’m constantly hungry, and my mood is all over place. But I’ve lost 2lbs, so that’s great.” Hopefully, never.

Listen, I get the excitement of seeing the number on the scale go down but if it’s not sustainable, it’s not worth it. Sure, your diet may help you to lose a few pounds, but do you plan to be on a diet for the rest of your life? I don’t think so. And once you stop dieting, then what? You’re going to go back to your old habits and gain all that weight back again, if not more. Then, you’ll repeat the cycle all over again.

The best way to achieve fat loss and MAINTAIN your results, is by establishing an eating practice that gives you the flexibility to eat what you want while supporting your goals. This increases your likelihood to stick with it long-term. I actually created a FREE guide that breakdowns exactly how you can make that happen. If you’re interested, you can download it below.

 

GET YOUR FREE NUTRITION GUIDE HERE

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3. You’re only doing cardio

Though cardiorespiratory training is an important aspect of any good training program, it isn’t everything. If your goal is to lose fat, your fitness routine should involve both cardio and some form of resistance or weight training. This will lead to the best results by increasing the window of time in which your body is burning fat.

My 12 week training guide, DAUNTLESS, is great for those who are just starting out and intermediate lifters who are looking for a comprehensive program. It includes three phases of progressive workouts, photo demonstrations for each exercise, an exercise library of progressions and regressions so that you can tailor each movement to your fitness level.