| Even though everyone loses weight in a different | | | | stubborn belly fat, I drink more green tea. Packed |
| way, it is common and perfectly normal for any | | | | with more vitamins and antioxidants than any |
| dieter to reach a plateau. Instead of allowing it | | | | other drink, green tea is an all-natural way to give |
| to frustrate you, use it as an opportunity to | | | | yourself energy to compliment your enthusiasm |
| double up your efforts and reconnect with your | | | | for losing weight. The best part, however, is that |
| strategy to carry you through to the finish line. | | | | green tea ahas the amazing ability to actually |
| Listed below are 5 of the best ways to re-ignite | | | | speed up your metabolism! You will notice results |
| the healthy weight loss process when you feel | | | | right away with just one cup, but the more you |
| challenged. Choose the tips that work best for | | | | drink it, the more you will want it! |
| you or simply go for them all! | | | | Healthy Weight Loss Plateau Breaker #4: Keep |
| Healthy Weight Loss Plateau Breaker #1: Start | | | | Your Incentive Strongthe body achieves what the |
| Exercising | | | | mind believes. If you don't believe you can make |
| Although you can lose weight without exercise, it | | | | it past the hurdle of a weight loss plateau, you |
| will always accellerate your efforts. If you are not | | | | probably won't. You'll give up before you have a |
| injured or do not suffer from severe asthma, be | | | | chance to even try. Focus on re-capturing the |
| thankful that you can get outside and move your | | | | determination you felt when you first began your |
| body. Take advantage of your ability to be active | | | | weight-loss program. The excitement of watching |
| because many people do not have that luxury. | | | | the pounds drop one by one should be the focus |
| The more you exercise, the better you will get at | | | | of your motivation. If it was something that has |
| it, and the less it will feel like work. | | | | come and gone, like a high school reunion or a |
| If you are already exercising, add something | | | | wedding, choose a new goal. |
| different to the mix to make your body working | | | | Start keeping a diet journal of everything you eat |
| harder. Add intensity, in the form of extra weight, | | | | and drink. You may quickly discover that hidden |
| run faster or for a longer distance, or more | | | | carbohydrates and sugars are keeping your |
| duration. Going until you fail is the easiest way to | | | | healthy weight-loss progress stuck at the plateau. |
| ensure you're pushing hard enough. Add extra | | | | Eliminate trigger foods or anything that you think |
| sit-ups and push-ups before you go to sleep and | | | | may be contributing to your inability to lose more |
| when you wake up. Done in the AM on an empty | | | | weight. If you are eating pretzels every day at |
| stomach, this can kick-start your metabolism by | | | | 2pm, don't starve yourself by not eating if you |
| teaching your body to more efficiently mobilize its | | | | are hungry at that time...just replace the pretzels |
| fat stores for energy. | | | | with something healthier like fruit or chicken. |
| Healthy Weight Loss Plateau Breaker #2: Make | | | | Healthy Weight Loss Plateau Breaker #5: Drink |
| Healthier Eating Choices | | | | More Water |
| When you are trying to lose weight, there is | | | | It is extremely important to replenish your fluids |
| nothing more important than proper nutrition. Your | | | | by drinking plenty of water on any weight loss |
| body can perform miracles with choices like soy | | | | program, especially if you are incorporating |
| protein shakes, fruits and vegetables. You'll not | | | | exercise on a daily basis. An inadequate supply of |
| only bust past your plateau, but you'll do it in a | | | | water can slow down your weight-loss, so carry a |
| healthy way. Eliminate refined sugar grains (most | | | | water bottle with you wherever you go |
| pre-packaged snack foods) so carbohydrates can | | | | throughout the day. Keeping well hydrated not |
| not get their way unnoticed into your diet. | | | | only helps you burn fat efficiently, it also helps |
| Cutting back on how often you eat can have a | | | | control hunger. |
| negative impact on your diet plateau as well. | | | | Follow these 5 steps and you will have a better |
| Small, frequent meals are more satisfying and | | | | chance of breaking your healthy weight loss |
| produce better weight-loss results than the same | | | | plateau than if youcontinue stressing over the |
| number of calories consumed in three large meals. | | | | obstacle. Each time you sit down to eat or have a |
| Take advantage of healthys nacks like protein | | | | snack, take a moment to become mindful that |
| bars, soy nuts and fresh vegetable and fruit slices. | | | | the food you are about to eat is either taking you |
| Eating more of the right kinds of food is a much | | | | one step closer to your goal, or one step away. |
| smarter plan of action to break a healthy weight | | | | As you make this mental connection, and dedicate |
| loss plateau than starving yourself. | | | | each serving of food or drink to your weight loss, |
| Healthy Weight Loss Plateau Breaker #3: Drink | | | | you will naturally be inclined to enjoy the foods |
| Green Tea | | | | and drinks that pushed you past your plateau. |
| Whenever I want to lose 5 or 10 pounds of | | | | |