For anyone who has tried to lose weight they know what it's like to hit a plateau. A plateau is when you continue to exercise and diet at the same rate but the weight stops declining. It's a horrible feeling to know that you worked so hard, watched your food intake, and not to see the results on the scale. In most cases a plateau can be waited out and results will resume post haste. However, for many dieters a plateau can be discouraging.
It's normal for weight loss to slow or even stall. This occurs because as you exercise your metabolism slows. When you lose weight you lose both fat and lean tissue. Lean tissue or muscle stores glycogen, a carbohydrate used forenergy. So as you lose lean tissue you also lose energy, which causes the body's metabolism to slow down and hold onto as much energy as possible.
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