What do you do if you have tried everything and can’t seem to lose any more? You have hit a weight loss plateau and it can seem IMPOSSIBLE to get past.

Weight loss motivation is a BIG problem especially if you have a lot of weight to lose. The answer to a weight loss plateau is never easy but there are some things you can try to kick-start your weight loss plan.

This is part 4 of our 8 part series exploring the 7 most crippling problems faced by people trying to stick to a weight loss plan and offer the solutions that allowed me to break free of the weight loss plateau.

Hitting a weight loss plateau is quite normal, in fact in your weight loss journey it is almost a certainty that at some stage you will come to a point where you don’t seem to lose anymore pounds but you are still overweight.

Your body has simply become used to your current weight loss plan and is maintaining the weight rather than continuing to lose it.

Before you change what you are doing you need to ensure that you are doing all the “right things” when it comes to your weight loss plan. These include:

Eating small meals frequently (5-6 small meals per day)
Performing regular aerobic exercise (for burning calories) and regular weigh Rebel Wilson Biographyt training exercise (for growing those all important fat burning muscles)
Keeping your calorie intake to 15-20% lower than your normal calorie intake required to maintain your current weight

If you are doing all these things consistently then it is time to try something a little different to kick-start your body into burning fat once again. There is no one solution that will work for everybody as we are all individuals but what follows is some suggestions to get you started.

Weight Loss Plateau – Emergency Help Plan:

Maybe you are “over doing” your exercise regime. Overdoing exercise may not be giving your muscles time to grow as each exercise session causes tiny tears in your muscles which your body repairs and builds stronger for next time. This is how we build muscle. If we are not allowing our body rest time to grow our muscles we are not increasing our muscle mass significantly.

HINT: Try including a day or 2 of rest in between each exercise session to allow your muscles to recov