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“Why did I not lose weight?”

 

Even after a lot of trials and errors, still, if the weight loss is not appreciable, you need to look out for the reasons as to what can have led to the failure. I am talking about these so that you can know and learn and avoid doing so much before you start on the weight loss.

Here are some of the reasons that can cause failure. But, they can certainly be avoided and prevented from falling in these pitfalls.

 

1. You are not eating right: If you have decided the pattern you’ll be following for your weight loss, then you have to follow it with the right diet devised for you and by you. For instance, if you choose the Paleo diet, but are not eating the wild, there can be some interference. Another example could be like if you are on a Low-Carb diet, but you have not restricted your carbohydrate intake. You are taking starchy vegetables when you should be taking more of non-starchy ones. Next, my advice has always been to eat what is locally available and not hunt for what has been mentioned in a meal menu. If it is written pears and the season doesn’t permit, you will more likely be getting it from a cold store or get into arranging pears only because it has been mentioned in the menu. Instead, you should be looking for the nutritional information of pear and then check for equivalent and most close relatives that can substitute the nutrition of a pear. And you’re good to go. One of the most important things which I have come across as unhealthy eating is eating the leftovers from the refrigerators. I do not take it as a healthy eating habit. I insist that you cook only as much as you can have for that meal. I know, it can be time-consuming, but for health concerns, you’ll have to manage some time. After all, if you’re healthy, only then can you be physically and mentally available for any kind of work. So, do not eat frozen foods. It is possible that you choose to go for any low-carb diet but the carbohydrate forms that you take are from the restricted category or they are more than recommended or you are not doing enough physical workouts. This will not let you achieve the metabolic shift and the state of ketosis. Low-carb means that the body shall start deriving its energy from ketones derived from the chemical transformation of the fatty acids from the fat stores. Even there can be a huge variation in dairy products. Some may be low on protein while others can be high. While on a low-carb diet, intake of proteins is also limited. Even proteins can interfere with achieving the state of ketosis. Just like vegetables vary in their contents of carbohydrates, proteins, fibers, etcetera. Similarly, even the meat, fish and other animal food vary in its nutrition. While eating animal flesh, there can be a lot of variation between the fats and protein content.
2. Misuse of cheat codes: Though every diet plan has some cheat codes, overuse of them can lead to the complete loss of all your efforts. Eating properly the whole week and then overindulging in cheating at the weekend will do no good.
3. Lack of physical activity: Without burning the extra calories, weight loss is far from reaching. If you are considerate about your health, you will have to stay physically active. I do not say that you go for high-intensity workouts every time, but you have to do some work out as a part of your routine, it can be even a mild one like a few minutes of walk. It is important to understand the incredible importance of physical activity both for weight loss as well as for fitness.
4. Stress: Stress can be a big contributor to weight gain and an obstacle to weight loss. If you stay stressed for long periods, you may not be able to lose weight. Try to bust the stress with whatever healthy thing that can work for you. Try meditation, yoga, breathing exercises, relaxing massages, music, and dance, anything that can work for you.
5. The shift of weight: When you start on a weight loss program and at the same time doing a good deal of work out. You’ll look thinner in the mirror, but not lighter on a weighing scale. You may not realize but this can be a good sign. The body worked good to change your lodged fat depots to dense muscular tissues.
6. Incomplete knowledge: Even while going on a vacation, you do a lot of research and planning. Before you go, you strive to know more about the place, available spots and sources, means of travelling, eating points, stay hostels and much more. You try to gain every speck of knowledge that you can attain. So, if you walk out straight into the weight loss battle without being equipped with the knowledge, it can become a pitfall. 
7. Sleep: If you are not taking enough sleep with a weight-loss program, you are disturbing the body’s cycle and completely spoiling all your efforts. Sleep deficiency can lead to stress. So, make sure you are getting enough sleep so that it doesn’t hamper your progress.
8. Timings: Eating, exercising, sleeping, working, everything needs time and has to be carried out on proper times. Getting the right things done at right times is essential to achieve what you’re aspiring. Make your time table and stick to it. Let your body adapt to it only then it can it work in proper synchronization to your fitness goals and the diet program you’re following to reach the same.  
9. Wrong exercising: One aspect of physical activity is that you are not doing it at all. But, another is that you are doing but doing it wrong. Even not doing exercise the right way can hinder your progress in weight loss. The purpose of physical activity during a weight loss program is not just to burn calories. Burning more calories just brings the fitness goal closer. Your metabolism has to adapt to the weight loss environment you’re creating for it. But the wrong exercise can bring about a wrong interaction between your body and metabolic pathway. 
10. Medical interruption: If you are on any medication for a medical condition, you need to check out with your physician that the medicine does not favour weight gain. Metabolic disorders like hypothyroidism where the body’s metabolic environment is not good can also be the cause of weight gain. If you are having any medical issues, do check with your physician before you start the weight loss program.