As some of might know I'm always looking for the underlying psychological causes to our health issues and I think a weight loss plateau might also come into this category.
If you are someone who has reached a plateau for a while then maybe there is an emotional block to moving forward.
When I did some work on this for myself some years ago, my explorations revealed that holding on to weight was a form of psychological 'protection' for me. Fat meant being safe, that 'I couldn't be 'got'.', and only by recognizing and acknowledging this was I able to let it go and move on.
So if you think this might apply to you then ask yourself the following questions...
- Why did I put the weight on in the first place?
- How did it serve me? (e.g. helped me cope with a breakup, de-stress etc.)
- If I was to reach my ideal weight, how would my life change?
- What or who might I have to let go of that maybe I'm not ready to?
- Who do I think I'll become when I lose the weight?
If you want to explore these more then e-mail me for your complimentary Conscious Eating coaching session.
5 Tips for moving past the Plateau
- Persist - just hang on in there! If you're sticking to your regime then it is coming off, just maybe not enough for the scale to see right now.
- Check for hidden calories, it is surprising how many calories can be hidden in a teaspoon of this or a pinch of that - be honest with yourself.
- Increase muscle building exercises - Muscle burns fat!
- Revisit your goals and motivation for losing weight in the first place and ask yourself if maybe you have reached a plateau because that is where you body feels most comfortable.
- ACCEPT that you are where you are, ACCEPT that your body is resting from weight loss right now, ACCEPT that you are eating for health whether or not you are losing weight, ACCEPT YOURSELF FULLY. Refusal to accept the reality of where you are right now will build into stress and likely be the cause of 'why do I bother' binges.
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