Time to re-group. Here are some things that worked for me. I am a vegan and have been for years but it did not help me lose weight so here is what did help:
1. Check your thyroid levels If you are eating healthy foods and never makng a dent it could be a thyroid issue, essepcially after having kids!
2. Food allergy I could not lose weight until I found out and eleminated foods I was allergic too. Check for celieac (gluten) soy, corn, egg, and nuts.
3. Knowing when you want to eat (for me its 3pm and after) and planning for it helps a lot. Plan three days of food at a time and change the plan depending on how you feel for the three days. Breakfast, lunch, dinner & two snacks is the norm but plan what time you are going to eat it. For me, I push breakfast late so I am essentailly eating lunch at three dinner at 6:30 and by 7 I am full and happy. Plan every detail from what you are going to eat, where you are going to eat it, what time...everything!
4. Add foods instead of deney yourself food. Add in a new veggie or fruit everyday, try popping your own popcorn on the stove instead of microwave..the idea is you trick yourself becuase the more new stuff you eat the less old/bad stuff you want or have room for.
5. If you can exersise. To lose weight at a decent pace you need to move for 65-75 min. a six days a week. To maintain your current weight you need 60 min of movement 6 days a week. Walking counts..and weight lifting also counts. The more muscle build the more you can eat. (Jumping rope is cheap, easy and great too!)
6. If your motivated or curious to see why you are not losing track your calories for seven days. I like loseit.com. Theres apps for iphones on it or just do it online like I do. When I feel out of control and the scale is moving and I don't know why this is always the best reality check.
7. Remeber, it takes 21 days to break a habit and make a habitso if your trying to give up a food, like sugar (which is much much more important to avoid than carbs, or fats!) commit for 21 days. You will not notice a difference in your body for 3 weeks and other won't notice for 12 weeks so keep plugging away.
8. Last thing...try focusing and eliminate the bad foods one at a time. If you are a soda drinker, even diet- the weight will be much harder to take off. Give up one bad habit for 21 days than move on the next without looking back or rewarding yourself by going backwards and treating yourself. Start with carbanated drinks, than white sugar, etc. The fats and oils should be last and oils should go before fats.
Sometimes a buddy helps too..message me anytime . I lost about 75 pounds but did losing less than one pound a week, most weeks. Just keep at it!
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