Achieving weight loss and reaching your ideal weight is a journey and hitting a weight loss plateau is hard to avoid.
Here are 5 tips you can start using immediately to get off the plateau and get back on track.
1.
Avoids foods that cause you to retain water.
Certain foods cause your body to hold on to fluids and this can prevent the scale from moving down.
The first thing to evaluate is your salt intake.
The average American consumes more than 5,500 milligrams of salt per day which is too high and can cause bloating.
Aim to keep your total sodium intake at or below 2,500 milligrams per day.
Also foods such as beans and dairy for some can be hard to digest.
Avoid these foods if you notice a bloated feeling after eating them.
2.
Drink more water.
Water is a simple and effective way to get off the weight loss plateau.
Water not only aids in the burning of body fat, it also flushes toxins out of the body and these toxins can act as barriers to weight loss.
An added benefit of water is that it leaves you feeling full.
Aim to drink a minimum of 8 glasses of water each day.
3.
Drop the useless calories.
If you are eating refined carbohydrates such as cake, candy, cookies, pretzels or chips or you are drinking sugary soda pop on a daily basis you are not helping yourself.
These types of foods are packed with calories and very little nutrition.
The best way to lose weight fast is to eat nutrition rich foods and avoid refined and highly processed ones.
4.
Don't avoid carbs, just shift them.
You don't need to eliminate carbohydrates from your diet in order to reap the rapid weight loss of a low carb diet.
Aim to eat complex carbs such as whole wheat breads, pastas, potatoes, corn, grains and cereals by lunchtime and then shift away from carbs after lunch and focus on eating vegetables and lean meats.
5.
Avoid night-time eating.
Foods eaten at night are not processed by the body as efficiently because you tend to be less active during this time of day.
Aim to stop eating 3 hours before bedtime and you will start to see results in a short period of time.
Follow these fast weight loss tips for one to two weeks and you will get the scale moving down again and recapture the motivation you need to continue toward your goal.