Did you know that when you diet and exercise, your body needs a balance between training and rest, otherwise we slow down the elimination of excess fat. If you're making this mistake in your training regimen, see which others are also slowing down weight loss.
You take in the calories the same way
Did you know that all calories are not created equal? Taking 100 calories from vegetables, clean meat, fish is not the same as eating them through ice cream and they do not have the same effect on your body.
When we want to lose extra pounds, it is important to think about the quality of food, because it directly affects the release of insulin in the body.
When there are elevated levels of this hormone, not only is fat loss prevented, but the body also stores extra.
The types of calories that most stimulate insulin secretion are those carbohydrates in the form of simple sugar, but also from fried, packaged foods, processed meats.
You're not focusing enough on lean body mass
You've reduced your calorie intake, you're doing cardio, but you're slowly losing excess fat. It might be good to focus on gaining lean body mass or fat-free weight.
Increasing this body mass increases the metabolism, but also affects some hormones in the body such as insulin, leptin and ghrelin. These hormones "communicate" with your cells and instruct them whether it's time to store fat or get rid of it.
You only do cardio
Many people believe that cardio workouts are the only ones that help burn excess fat. But it's not, strength training is an important part of the fat reduction process.
Suffering from lack of sleep
Lack of sleep is one of the reasons for gaining extra pounds because it affects the synthesis of the hunger hormone called ghrelin. Another key hormone affecting body weight is leptin. When we are sleep deprived, ghrelin levels rise while leptin (the hormone that makes us feel full) falls. This makes us feel hungry and overeat.
High stress levels
Stress wreaks absolute havoc on our bodies and more specifically on our hormone levels. When we are in stressful situations, our body synthesizes more cortisol, which provokes our desire for sweet foods. But, when stress hormone levels remain high for a long period of time, the amount of excess fat accumulated also increases, especially around the waist.
