You're Successful With Your Weight Loss !!

So, you were overweight and decided to change your life and start dieting. You may have purchased some type of diet plan or read a book, whatever. You were committed and you began your program and it was working beautifully for a while and it was coming off pretty fast. Faster than you thought it would. You were happy, elated and things were going right for you. You were committed to the program and you were continuously losing about 1-2 pounds of body fat every week. Then suddenly, out of the blue, after a month or two, you noticed that the pounds you were losing are getting less and less and eventually the entire weight loss thing grounds to a halt. "What has happened?", you wonder in total frustration. "I've done everything right and now all the work seems to do nothing further. "Am I destined to never lose more than this?" Au contraire, mon ami. You see, this common but much dreadfully anticipated phenomenon is known as the "Weight Loss Plateau" and we're going to explain how it works and how you are going to get through it and lose some more weight.

The first thing that you need to realize, of course, is that you've come face-to-face with the weight loss a plateau and the answer to this problem is really quite simple. What is essential that you understand is that, in order for weight loss to occur, it's necessary for you to consume less calories than your body burns for energy. Therefore, if your weight seems to be stuck and you had been very effective with your program before this, this means that one of two things is occurring. (1) You are longer on calories and short on energy burning, even though you may still be eating the same thing and in the same quantities as you were when you began the diet program. (2) You've got a very slow and stopped up colon and you may even have some parasites working in there.

Here's one way to tell which is probably the problem: If you are exercising vigorously and you're weight was dropping pretty significantly and have been diligent in your calories consumed and then the weight loss slowly came to a halt, the former is most likely your problem. If, however, you were somewhat obese to begin with, have not been eating properly for a long, long time and may have some difficulty with bowel movements, either constipation or lots of loose and watery stools,�and you are not accompanying your diet with exercise, the second alternative is a distinct possibility. The good news is that both can be dealt with effectively.

Problem 1: The Decreased Metabolism/Calorie Deficit

Most diets require you to cut way back on your calorie intake. If you're going to lose weight fast, this is mandatory. Sometimes people who are in a hurry to lose weight cut their calorie count back too far. When this occurs, your body adapts to this severe change by decreasing your metabolic rate. This causes what is sometimes known as "starvation mode." It is also known, medically, as "adaptive thermogenesis".

Because your body is wise for itself, the signals that it gets due to a low calorie count, it is fooled by this change and believes that you are starving. This is a natural survival instinct. The idea is for your body to now start conserving as much fat as it can in order to keep you alive. Correcting this problem is simply a matter of your tweaking your diet. This will cause the body to get out of this phase by providing the needed essential nutrients that it requires to maintain a healthy balance.

As I'm sure you noticed, as you lose weight, your body is naturally getting smaller and smaller. As this happens, you don't require as many calories to keep your metabolism working at optimum. So, you are not going to need to consume as many calories as you were when you were a larger person. So you see you are now consuming more calories than you are burning.

Since you are much lighter now and your body mass is smaller, your body has a tendency to burn fewer calories when you move about or are doing your daily exercises. Again, you simply need to make some adjustments in your eating and exercise routines to balance out the difference.

Problem 2: Plaque Build-up

The colon is subjected to toxins and poisons everyday, from a number of sources. For example, fats that store toxins are released to be used by the body, foods that we eat are laden with toxins and hormones, poisons, etc. The body does what it can to rid itself of these pollutants; however, the toxins that remain are coated by thick mucous coverings in order to insulate the body from the toxins. Over time, these mucous coverings turn into what is known as "plaque" and they stick to the sides of the colon. Many of these plaques are the reason for colon cancer. The best way to rid the body of these toxins and plaques is to perform a colonic cleansing with an agent that is both healthy and effective. When colonic cleansing is accomplished appropriately and timely, the results are amazing for breaking the "Weight Loss Plateau."

You hear quite a few people complain about how difficult it is to shed those last several pounts but, in reality, it's not very difficult at all once you understand why the weight loss plateau is occurring. The answer is simply that you are no longer in a state of caloric deficit. Both problem 1 and problem 2 are easily resolved.

So how, specifically does one get out of this weight loss plateau? Well, why don't you start out by just giving your body a break for a week or two? Just quit the program for a while. This is also to essentially allow your body to have a physiological break from the stress of dieting and exercising. This is a restart for your metabolism and an adjustment period for your body. It allows some of the starvation hormones to start stimulating your metabolism, so when you get back to the state of calorie deficit, after your much needed break, your body will again be responsive to your efforts. Before starting, try the colonic cleansing.