A few weeks back we touched on the debate of eating the same thing every day. This ties in with weight loss plateau as well because most nutritionists will say that eating the same thing everyday for weight loss isn't the best approach. We found that it's okay to have go-to healthy snacks but you don't want to stick with the same foods all the time because a well-balanced diet should include enough amounts of the dozens of nutrients your body needs. This is quite impossible to consume all of them without eating a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, lean protein, healthy fats and carbs. 

But what about weight loss plateaus? We all experience them. You're on a great exercise regimen, you're eating healthy, why won't the scale move? Here are some ideas.

1. Cut calories
As we start to lose weight, our metabolism actually slows down. In the beginning because we're eating less, our bodies do enter starvation mode for a brief period. So eating the same number of calories on say day 25 of your diet may actually be causing your body to take in more calories than you're burning at your new weight (after you have lost weight). Get your resting metabolism checked and monitor it. Then cut 200 calories from your daily diet for a week and see if you notice a difference. 

2. Protein is your best friend. By eating more protein, your body will feel less hungry, speed up your metabolism and be consuming less calories. This food group is crucial to feeling fuller longer and helping preserve calorie-burning lean-muscle mass. 

3. Try a new workout: Our bodies adapt to workouts really easily, believe it or not. Even if you'r just a beginner, post workout your body gets better, stronger and more efficient. Keep your body guessing and don't waste time at the gym by switching up your workout's rep and set scheme for strength training every six weeks. Try interval training as well, where you run for 1 minute and walk for 2 and so on.