20 Common Reasons Why You’re Not Losing Weight

You are not managing the stress in your life -stress keeps weight on especially the hard to shift weight around the middle
You’re Not Sleeping Well – lack of good quality sleep keeps us yearning for high carb foods
You’re Not Cutting Back on fast releasing carbs such as white bread, sweets and cakes
You’re Eating Too Often – only eat when you are actually hungry – we are not cows so we don’t need to graze all day long
You’re Not Drinking Water – so simple and many people are dehydrated and mistake thirst for hunger
You’re Drinking Too Much Alcohol – most people under estimate their alcohol intake by at least 25%
You’re Not Eating Mindfully – so if you eat your meals watching TV or looking at your phone – chances are you will overeat.
You Have a Medical Condition That is Making Things Harder – perhaps you need to get your thyroid checked or if you are very stressed you may need to get your adrenals checked
You have food allergies or food intolerance’s
You are eating too little
Your Expectations Are Unrealistic
You’re Not Keeping Track of What You’re Eating – keep a food log for 5 days and be totally honest with yourself
You’re Too Focused on “Dieting” rather nurturing your body
You’re Not Eating Enough Protein – which is a very common mistake
You’re Eating Too Many high calorie low nutrient dense foods
You’re Not Eating enough Whole Foods – get back to basics and leave the packaged foods in the supermarket
You’re Not Lifting Weights – great way to tone up and also to boost metabolism
You’re Binge Eating (Even on Healthy Food)
You’re Not exercising or exercising enough
You’re Still Drinking Sugar