Breakthrough Beyond Weight Loss

One thing rarely mentioned in all kind of diets is the weight loss plateau, the adaptation of the body that can stop a weight loss diet to achieve the maximum results. The human body is curiously marvelous, he is able to adapt itself to whatever changes come from outside factors, like starvation or eating habits.
It seems unbelievable, but the human body can defy the science and the nature. Look at athletes who can lift weights that normally can not lift, who can run beyond the human limits, people who after accidents recover miraculously, etc. I, myself, have fallen from the second floor in June 2008, I have broken half of my bones, and the first predictions were that I will die, then that I will never walk again, and after one year I can even run, I walk normally, and, except my right elbow, I am more than normal, I just can not lift weights with my right hand.

Unfortunately this amazing adaptability of our body is not useful all the time, an example is the weight loss plateau. This is the situation where the body refuse to lose any further weight. The weight loss plateau appears frequently to people using weight loss pills or changing drastically their eating habits. The human body develops very fast a tolerance for weight loss pills or starvation, but, mostly for commercial reasons, the plateau is ignored.

To be honest, neither weight loss pills or starvation cause the plateau. The adaptability of the human body does this, and usually, after a period of time, the body become responsive again to diet or weight loss pills. Alternating the diet or prescription periods with normal habits periods confuse the metabolism, and finally the goals can be achieved without causing a permanent harm to the body.

One more natural an safe method to pass the plateau is increasing the exercise program and workout. By burning more calories, the body will still lose weight, although he is programmed to remain immune to the diet program or the weight loss pills effect. Also, changing the target muscle areas in the exercise program can induce the body to change his adaptation front and start losing weight again. Implementing this with diet changes will give better results.

Another safe method to trick the plateau is to change the meals time and the frequency. You will alterate this way the internal clock of the digestive system and the human body will be forced to re- adapt itself to the new changes, allowing this way to continue the weight loss process. Changing the meals schedule, adding more meals but less food, can trick the metabolism. However, it is indicated to make this changes under the recommendations of a nutritionist and under his surveillance.

You must have in mind also that, actually, as with any diet or weight loss program, what works for me might not work for you or someone else. There are people with slower metabolisms, there are people with hyper activity, only a specialized doctor can prescribe changes regarding your weight loss program when it comes to weight loss plateau. The ideal is to find a method that is effective for your metabolism and will not harm your body.

However, the best is to avoid the weight loss plateau issue, by recurring to a natural weight loss program, without weight loss pills or starving diets. Simply changing your eating habits, consuming healthy food and making daily exercise you can get rid of your extra pounds and you can control your weight loss after that. Of course, this is not a three days or one week weight loss program, you will achieve results in time, but have in mind that you will lose weight naturally, safe, you will give your body the possibility to make the necessary changes in an appropriate time, you avoid any risks and the results will be forever.

For more information visit my site, "Healthy Mind In Healthy Body".

   By Ion Andrei
Published: 10/6/2009
 
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