Why you are not losing weight while you are working your ass off

You work hard at the gym, watch your sugars, take the stairs instead of the elevator. Try not to snack in the evenings. AND YET THE KILOS DON'T COME OFF. How can that be? Huffington Post comes with a list of possible explanations that are really worth going through.

1. You are losing weight – it’s just happening very slowly

According to nutrition therapist Lisa D. Ellis, it takes a year to lose 26 kilos. It’s mainly important not to want results too quickly. Starving yourself is actually the worst technique, because when your body feels a ‘starvation emergency’, it immediately tries to regain weight when you start eating normally again. And here comes the yo-yo effect again.

2. You’re not drinking enough water

You can’t burn fat when your body is dehydrated. So really try to stick to the recommended two liters per day. when you’re dieting town.

3. You’re not getting enough sleep

Go to bed earlier and your body will thank you. If you sleep less than seven hours a night, your metabolism slows down. It has been proven that people who sleep 5.5 hours a night burn 400 calories less per day than those who sleep 8.5 hours.

4. It could be your medication

Certain medications (for example, for blood pressure, diabetes, and depression) can not only slow down weight loss but even cause weight gain. Ouch. If you think this might be the case, it’s best to consult your doctor.

5. You’re not really eating healthy

During the week you follow a strict regime, but on the weekend you go completely wild. Look, that doesn’t work. Consistency is key. Don’t set a goal for yourself to ‘just’ watch what you eat during the holidays, but try to look at the long term. See how you can live healthily forever without being too strict on yourself.

6. Your workout doesn’t challenge your body anymore

So smart, our body. You always run five kilometers and suddenly your body gets used to it. Just like with food, variety is also important in exercise. If you do the same workout routine for weeks, at some point you can do it with two fingers in your nose. Step it up a notch or choose a completely different challenge.

7. You have stress

Chronic stress is really the kicker in this case, because it makes your body believe that you need calories to cope with the stress, which automatically makes you hungrier. While you can also exercise to combat stress, but your body doesn’t signal that.

8. You’re more focused on exercising than on eating healthy

It’s quite simple: healthy eating is 75 to 80 percent important for weight loss, while exercising is ‘only’ 20 to 25 percent. Do the math.