Fighting the Losing Weight Battle
August 27th 2009 18:16
There are people out there who work their pants off in the gym, change the foods they eat, drink plenty of water, increase fiber intake, take a ton of vitamins and still cannot lose those extra pounds. This is especially true of people who have lost a large amount of weight over an
extended period of time. But, there is hope to get that body losing again and that hope may be an easier fix than you may think.
The Ever Threatening Plateau
When your body stalls and will not lose weight for an extended period of time, that is called a plateau. A plateau is not the same as hitting the scales 2 or 3 days in a row to find the same number. A plateau is weeks and weeks of consistent weight numbers.
Breaking the Plateau
For people who need to lose a large amount of weight, starting out with a fitness program can often mean doing what the body will allow without injury. These exercises are comfortable and work for a long while. But, as the body reaches closer to its ideal weight, that exercise will become second nature and the body will adjust to the movement, lessening the calorie burn.
In order to break that plateau and get that scaling moving again, you need to use the Weider principle of muscle confusion. Muscle confusion has been used by body builders and fitness gurus for years in order to keep the muscles growing and the fat melting away.
What is Muscle Confusion?
Muscle confusion is just what it sounds like. Confusing the muscle over and over again in order to make sure to never allow the body to catch on to the exercises you are doing each day. This is not the same as working upper body one day and lower body the next. Muscle confusion means working upper body on day one with a certain set of exercises, lower body on day two with a certain set of exercises, upper body on day three with a totally new set of exercise and so on.
Once you kick that exercise regime into a confusing style, your weight will start falling off all over again and you will reach that goal sooner than you may think.
extended period of time. But, there is hope to get that body losing again and that hope may be an easier fix than you may think.
The Ever Threatening Plateau
When your body stalls and will not lose weight for an extended period of time, that is called a plateau. A plateau is not the same as hitting the scales 2 or 3 days in a row to find the same number. A plateau is weeks and weeks of consistent weight numbers.
Breaking the Plateau
For people who need to lose a large amount of weight, starting out with a fitness program can often mean doing what the body will allow without injury. These exercises are comfortable and work for a long while. But, as the body reaches closer to its ideal weight, that exercise will become second nature and the body will adjust to the movement, lessening the calorie burn.
In order to break that plateau and get that scaling moving again, you need to use the Weider principle of muscle confusion. Muscle confusion has been used by body builders and fitness gurus for years in order to keep the muscles growing and the fat melting away.
What is Muscle Confusion?
Muscle confusion is just what it sounds like. Confusing the muscle over and over again in order to make sure to never allow the body to catch on to the exercises you are doing each day. This is not the same as working upper body one day and lower body the next. Muscle confusion means working upper body on day one with a certain set of exercises, lower body on day two with a certain set of exercises, upper body on day three with a totally new set of exercise and so on.
Once you kick that exercise regime into a confusing style, your weight will start falling off all over again and you will reach that goal sooner than you may think.
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Schmoozer
I couldn't do anything about the job stress, but I stopped snacking, and started eating my food slowly, thoroughly chewing every biteful. This allowed the "full" signal to reach my brain when I was actually full, preventing overeating. I made sure I swam every day before work to help me deal with the stress and burn calories. It took me a year to lose the 50 pounds, losing on average a pound a week, which was good because I didn't notice it (I weigh 160 pounds and I'm 5'10" tall).
I have kept it off for three years now, and kept the habits that enabled me to lose it. I have gained a new respect for overweight people and the difficulties they have in living and trying to lose their excess weight. I no longer see them as fat people, just as people.