Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Top 20 Reasons you may NOT be losing weight...

Information shared from MyFitFoods tip of the week email:

Top 20 Reasons You Are NOT Losing Weight
  1. You are skipping meals, especially breakfast.
  2. You are eating two large meals a day, even if healthy, and not eating 5 small meals a day.
  3. You are eating too many carbohydrates because you try to eat too low fat.
  4. You are eating too much fat because you are trying to eat too low carb. 
  5. You are over doing the cardio and causing a spike in cortisol causing you to burn muscle and store fat.
  6. You are not sleeping 7 to 8 hours. 
  7. You are dependent on more than 2 caffeinated beverages a day.
  8. You are taking a medication that is interfering with your metabolism.
  9. You are dealing with an intensely stressful work or life situation.
  10. You are one of many women and men silently suffering from hypothyroidism or lowered metabolism and don’t know it.
  11. You are on thyroid medication and it’s not working.
  12. You are suffering from hormonal imbalance in midlife and are in estrogen dominance. 
  13. You are struggling with food intolerances that you are not aware of.
  14. You have too many toxins in your environment and diet which are overwhelming your detox organs.
  15. You are chronically dehydrated and don’t drink water.
  16. You have low serotonin and cannot stop binging at night on alcohol or carbs.
  17. You don’t do regular resistance training, and you have become skinny fat.
  18. You have "yo-yo" dieted for many years and your metabolism is confused.
  19. You are sleeping with your TV or lights on and disrupting your body’s melatonin supply.
  20. You have poor digestive health. 

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