Lose Those Last 10 Pounds of Weight:
5 Tips that say-Do not throw in the towel as yet!
When you have considerable weight to lose, the pounds typically come off faster at first. Its those last ten pounds that are usually the most stubborn to shed. Commonly known as a ‘weight loss plateau’ there are ways to shatter them.
Most dieters are thrilled to have lost much weight. People start to comment on their new slimmer appearance and they can finally get into smaller-sized clothes. On the other hand, its easy to grow discouraged and depressed over not seeing the scale budge week after week. Its then that too many dieters throw in the towel and give up altogether. They mistakenly think they can abandon their weight loss program and just try to lose weight on their own. This type of thinking can be dangerous as often the pounds creep right back on their bodies. Sometimes they end up gaining more weight than they lost. If you belong to this increasing tribe, here are some tips to help you by the last haul.
1. Eat Regularly
Eat your breakfast on time and always. Skipping breakfast can stall your metabolism and cause a weight loss plateau. Eat little and often throughout the day. This helps to maintain your metabolic rate at maximum speed. Also, it keeps your blood-sugar level stable, which is helpful in reducing appetite build-up and food cravings. Some surveys show that eating “little and often” actually reduces appetite and calorie-intake.
2. Be Patient
The key to losing those last stubborn pounds is to be patient! When you have very little weight to lose it is important to stick very closely to your diet in order get results. Think in terms of losing AT MOST 1-1.5 pound a week. This means following your diet and exercise program carefully for 7-10 weeks. If you do this, even the most stubborn final pounds of fat will disappear. Voila! That is what we wanted!
3. Boost Your Daily Exercise
If you take regular exercise, increase your workout by 10-15 minutes each day AND change your workout routine. Changing the type of exercise you do, or the duration, gives your metabolism an extra boost and helps to burn extra calories. Mike Whitfield’s Workout Finishers routines are especially created to destroy weight loss plateaus and boost weight loss in as little as 3 minutes.
4. Extreme exercising
Another way to remove that last bit of fat on the stomach and sides is to get into kickboxing, MMA or grappling. HOWEVER, be careful because it is a dangerous full contact sport and injuries are frequent. Raising the legs above the waistline is a good method and a necessary method for offensive and defensive kickboxing. I read in a magazine that grappling is a good calorie consuming activity and another was rock climbing. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, is not only intense more of an anaerobic exercise. Many people are brown belt or higher and still have some belly fat. In order to lose that last bit of fat, you need to get into Muay Thai or Kickboxing, which will add that cardio component.
5. Make Goals each day and keep a food diary
Recommit to your weight loss program. Pretend youre starting over. Crack out a new journal to record your food intake and think of the last 10 pounds as the second phase of your weight loss program. Even if you have to attend to the phone, stand up , do some lunging exercises and walk around with the phone. Revise your exercises daily. Innovate!
