Well, I've been on this weight loss program since last July (the longest I've ever stayed on a regimen I believe), and I've noticed something. Now, I don't know if this will happen to you or not , but I thought in case it does I would mention it. Now, I've told you about being consistent, staying on the program, and exercising regularly and changing up your routines to keep it interesting and to get through plateaus and you'll see results. That is exactly what I did and for 6 months I saw great results, then I hit a plateau. I took my own advice and changed things up, made it through the holidays, then went through a very emotional time and came out alright. Pretty much stuck to the program (with a little time off for emotional healing). I hadn't gained weight, but hadn't been losing either. It seems that whatever I was trying wasn't working anymore. I got a little nervous because I didn't feel comfortable in lowering my calorie intake any lower, I didn't want to make myself sick so I decided more exercise was in order.
First, what I needed to do was to get back into the aerobic condition I was in before the holidays, and then slowly build from there. I didn't want to do too much too soon and injure myself or make myself so sore that I didn't want to continue. But now that I'm slowly building up my aerobic condition, I've noticed that I'm starting to lose again. I didn't think that would occur until I reached my pre-holiday condition and started adding more cardio.
So, I guess my point is, when it doesn't seem like you're making progress, just keep plugging away. Maybe weight loss comes in spurts. I'm sure there may be some medical reason for this but like I said before, I'm no expert or physician. If you are like me, after you see great results at first you get excited and you want to be thin as soon as possible. Then when the results quit coming, you get discouraged and give up. What I'm saying is, when you get to this point, don't give up, keep plugging away. Be patient.
First, what I needed to do was to get back into the aerobic condition I was in before the holidays, and then slowly build from there. I didn't want to do too much too soon and injure myself or make myself so sore that I didn't want to continue. But now that I'm slowly building up my aerobic condition, I've noticed that I'm starting to lose again. I didn't think that would occur until I reached my pre-holiday condition and started adding more cardio.
So, I guess my point is, when it doesn't seem like you're making progress, just keep plugging away. Maybe weight loss comes in spurts. I'm sure there may be some medical reason for this but like I said before, I'm no expert or physician. If you are like me, after you see great results at first you get excited and you want to be thin as soon as possible. Then when the results quit coming, you get discouraged and give up. What I'm saying is, when you get to this point, don't give up, keep plugging away. Be patient.
