Guest guest Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 Thought this might helps some of you who are frustrated. Gena > Plateau Checklist > Reply-To: fitnessexchange > > (From M & F-Hers, June 2002) > > When you initiate a positive change in your lifestyle, like > exercising or cleaning up your diet, you're going to see outward > results in your physique pretty quickly. But after some time, your > body gets used to the stimulus, becomes more efficient and requires > less energy to handle it's new demands. This is when you stop seeing > results. > > When you haven't seemed to make progress for weeks, ask yourself the > following: > > * Am I making good food choices? > > * Am I eating breakfast? If you skip breakfast, your metabolism slows > down and you're fighting a losing battle against low blood sugar all > day long. Eat within an hour to kick-start your fat-burning engine, > replenish nutritional stores, and set up your metabolism for a day of > success. > > * Am I eating every 3 to 4 hours? > This provides your body with even, continual sustenance, therefore > inhibiting muscle loss while promoting fat mobilization. Meal > frequency is the key to losing body fat, and the number of meals > isn't as important as their timing. Waiting too long between > meals causes blood sugar to dip, leading to an increase in appetite, > sugar cravings and desire to binge. > > * Am I getting the right amount of calories per meal? > Your body resorts to fat storage if it thinks it's starving or if you > eat too many calories. To avoid either excessive or insufficient > cals, shoot for 300 to 400 cals per meal (5 to 6 meals). The amount > of cals you get per day is less important than what you get per meal. > You could easily ingest all your cals in one meal, but your body will > take only the 400 it needs right then and will store the other 1000 > as fat to be used later! > > * Am I getting the proper nutrient ratios? If you're finding it > difficult to meet the ratio 55% carb, 25% protein, 20% fat at each > meal, at least be sure to acheive that ratio as a daily total. If > you're getting everything you need nutritionally in the correct > ratios, your body isn't likely to store fat--it' more likely to use > fat for fuel. > > * Am I doing 4 cardio sessions per week at 40 minutes each? > > * Am I lifting weights consistently? > > Making improvements in just a few of these areas can help you > continue to see improvements in your physique. > > > ---------- > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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