When you workout, you’re fighting your body’s ‘current state’.

As you lose weight, your body tends to ‘fight back’.

There are a handful of reasons you might be experiencing a weight loss plateau, and we’ll cover the BIG 7 here.

But before we jump into the 7 reasons why you aren’t losing weight…let’s make sure you’re not being too quick to criticize yourself.

You might be losing weight, even if you don’t notice it.

Don’t be too quick to judge yourself if the scale isn’t moving.

It is VERY common for the scale to not move for days, or even weeks at a time. This does not mean that you aren’t making progress.

Body weight tends to fluctuate by a few pounds. This depends on a variety of factors including:

  • Foods you are eating
  • Amount of water to are drinking
  • Any medication you may be taking
  • Hormones (especially in women)

It is also possible to gain muscle at the same time as you lose fat, especially if you hit the weights while you diet.

Use something other than the scale to track your progress, such as measuring your waist. Plus, check yourself out in the mirror. It’s common to see yourself looking thinner and your clothes feeling looser while the scale doesn’t move.

Aside from this, here are 7 possible reasons why you aren’t losing weight:

7 Reasons Your Aren't Losing Weight

1) You’re not logging your food intake.

Awareness of what you are eating is so important if you are trying to lose weight. Most people have no clue how much food they really eat.

Studies show that keeping track of your diet helps with losing weight. People who use food diaries and take pictures of their food tend to lose weight more than people who do not.

 

7 Reasons You Aren't Losing Weight

2) You’re eating too many calories.

Many times, people who are struggling with weight loss are just eating too many calories.

And largely…people are unaware that they’re doing it.

Studies consistently show that people commonly underestimate how many calories they eat… by a lot!

If your weight loss has stopped, try weighing your foods and tracking your calories for a month or two.

You can also try a Calorie calculator to figure out how many calories to eat.

Don’t worry, you don’t have to track and weigh all of your food for the rest of your life. Doing this for a month or two will usually be enough to help new eating habits set in.

 

7 Reasons You Aren't Losing Weight

3) You’re drinking sugar filled drinks.