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Is Your Diet Sabotaging Your Progress? The Truth About Plateaus
I NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT FOR MY NEXT OVER-60 physique competition.
Are you trying to lose weight?
I successfully dropped from 165 pounds to 147 pounds before hitting the wall.
I now know what it means to hit a weight loss plateau.
What switching diets solve the problem? What am I doing wrong?
A new study suggests my weight loss plateau might be a natural part of the process, not a sign I’m doing something wrong.
Do Diets Matter (As Much as You Think)?
Most weight loss plans show a pattern: people tend to lose weight quickly initially, but things slow down after about six months.
This lack of progress is called a “plateau.”
Some people think switching diets at this point might jumpstart their weight loss again.
But does changing our approach to food overcome our body’s desire to achieve physiologic stasis?
