Busting Through Weightloss Plateaus  (2019) Kimberly Lou
Channel: Kimberly Lou - Comprehensive Wellness Specialist
Date: 2019-06-11

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Do you feel like no matter what you do to lose weight, you still don’t see results? Do you want to quit your program because you feel frustrated or, maybe you just won’t start because it just seems too hard?  

If you can relate to any of these questions, watch the 1 minute video there is a reason why things are not working out for you and hormones maybe playing a part of you carrying unwanted weight. 

I was stuck and had to find a way out. I worked out 6 days a week, ate perfectly and still I wasn’t able to drop the weight. Finally, I realized that stress was the key component to keeping me stuck.   

Let me explain what is actually happening when your body is triggered. Picture this. There is a deer chillin’ out on a Sunday afternoon eating some grass in the woods with its deer family.   Suddenly, it hears a noise in the bushes. The deer pops his head up and bam! A pack of wolves is nearby. Immediately, the deer’s autonomic nervous systems kicks into hyper alert. The immune system shuts down, digestion shuts off, the cognitive function to the brain shuts off, the muscles in his central body shut off, and the central nervous system to the brain pumps adrenaline throughout the body. It shoves blood into the extremities (the legs) to get the body ready to run in case it needs to flee or fight. Or the deer might freeze and become motionless trying to blend into the surrounding forest environment to hide.  

During that intense hyper-state, the only thing that that deer can think about is 1) Where is the predator? 2) Where is my escape route? 3) How much time do I have to get to safety? Absolutely nothing else! However, once that deer is safe, everything goes back to normal within about an hour and a half. However, when we experience stress regularly, ie, working out too hard, stress from work, family, home, wherever, it becomes out of balance and breaks down the body. Once the body is broken down it will hold on to weight, especially in the abdomen area, and won’t let it go no matter you do.