Essie@me- Журнал, 23 янв 24

Hey, this is definitely not a fun place to be. There are a few possible culprits here. I'll do them one by one. The first one is the sneakiest. You could be adding water weight. If you're feeling hungry but not losing weight AND you don't look better it can be because you're storing water in all the places you used to have fat. We tend to increase flavour experiences by adding salt. Which means our bodies absorb more water...which leads to not losing weight. If you suspect this could be you...Please don't stop eating salt! Your body needs salt. But start tracking your salt intake. If it goes up the more you diet, try keeping it steady. 

Check your sleep and check your stress levels. Both of those can slow down your fat loss journey. By A LOT. Stress raises our cortisol levels (which is super healthy and normal in the short term) and when those levels stay high (like modern living has a way of doing) the cortisol has a way of making our bodies get fatter. The two things that have helped me the most for stress is 1) 20min EASY walks (I am trying to de-stress, not do a workout. Exercise is a stressor) or 2) Short sessions of breathing exercises. My best one is to put one hand on my stomach, the other on my chest. Breathe in such a way that the hand on my stomach move but not the one on my chest. Then I inhale for a slow count of 6; hold for a slow count of 6; exhale for a slow count of 6; breathe normally for a few breaths. Repeat that for 3 times or so. If you get dizzy, breathe normally for longer and count a little faster. 

And from your name, I am going to assume you are a woman (super sorry if I get this wrong). The kind of exercise you do matters. If you're really struggling to lose weight, it can help to start building muscle. You don't need to look like a body builder (unless you want to ;) but getting stronger and a little more muscle is definitely helpful. And it is really DIFFICULT to look like those big muscle guys. Like difficult DIFFICULT. That stuff take years of work. What's more likely to happen is that you'll end up looking like Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman...so kinda hot. For this I would go find a personal trainer who can show you what to do and take you through the basics in a safe way. And don't just go to the first one you talk to. Try a few different people - you're looking for someone who gels with your personality. E.g. personally I hate it when people shout at me. But I have a friend who loves it when people shout at them because they feel more motivated. People are different. 

I could keep going but I am going to send you straight to the source (link below. No affiliation). The guy is an exercise scientist who is also a body builder. Don't let his looks fool you...he knows what he is talking about. His weight training is for body builders but his fat-loss advice is for everybody. He has a playlist on youtube that takes you through it step-by-step. And he also talks about all the reasons why dieting might not work and what to do about it. He also does it in a safe way with the goal of keeping it off. Good luck. https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyqKj7LwU2RulAjHczohbx5OyJQ8TaFM0 

Try a detox liquid diet clean eating soup and smoothies it worked for a lot of basically drink your food soup and Smoothies 14 days 

Thank you so much @ Lambent Lemur and Kelebogile for the all the advice I will definitely look into all of them and see what works thank very much ,🥰 

I started eating less protein and that helped me 

The one aspect of weightloss that SO many people don't address is the emotional conditions that cause our weight to fluctuate or plateau. A simple example is when we stress eat. Take away the stress, and the need to eat extra goes away. Similarly, many people lose their appetite during emotionally stressful times. There is also stored emotion, which is usually unconcious, and the biggest obstacle to many people's weight loss. I was holding onto guilt about a relationship I ended. When I realised that the relationship had actually been bad for me and the person had been abusive, the guilt simply evaporated and about 2.5kg went with it. So yes, get a personal trainer and change up your eating habits, but also check in with yourself emotionally and figure out what it is you're holding on to and find a way to let it go. 

Hi Essie :) ok so if you ask any doctor about which diet to follow they will tell you that all diets work if you stick to them. The sad truth is, diets don’t work. They don’t provide you with the nutrients your body needs and they are not sustainable. I’m going to give you a guideline to follow, see if it works. Breakfast: Apple and plain yogurt (single portion). Lunch: Provita (around 4) and mozarella or cottage cheese (tbsp). Dinner: extra lean beef mince and diced mixed vegetables (the frozen kind), you can add cottage cheese here if you didn’t have it for lunch. Add flavour with garlic turmeric pink salt cayenne, bbq spice. Cook the veggies with the mince so the flavour mixes. Alternate mince with chicken breast fillet. No bread, starches, if you want to do takeaway, once a week and go for Nandos skinless chicken with your choice of veggies or Ocean Basket grilled fish with veggies. No alcohol, no sugar. Snacks, half a packet of popcorn. Try to have dinner earlier so that when/if you opt for popcorn it is at least 90mins after dinner. Eat or drink nothing after 8pm. Do this for 2 weeks. After 2 weeks, you may eat a cooked or baked medium sized potato every third day. The point of this is to reintroduce good foods and all the main food groups so your body knows that it can eat “normally”. Restrictions are your enemy, moderation is your friend. You can have a glass of Diet Coke at night (forgot to mention) and now you may have a drink if you want, light white wine which is low in calories and alcohol is suggested. If you’re into sugar, Lindt dark chocolate one row after dinner, or KitKat max 2 fingers. Exercise on an empty stomach first thing in the morning, max 60 mins. I don’t know what your exercise level is, but 20 mins warmup and then sets of jumping jacks, burpees, squat jumps, free weight exercises. After training, black coffee and your breakfast. You should double check whether you are in fact eating at a calorie deficit.