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Reasons You Are Not Losing Weight

25 Things That Are Keeping You Overweight

January 3, 2013

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by Lizzie Fuhr 13

Even if you've kicked off a fitness routine and you're choosing healthier food, you may not be seeing the weight come off the way you'd hoped. While there are plenty of other healthy accomplishments to celebrate, you're probably wondering what's not working. One or a few of these 25 weight-loss culprits may be all that's standing in the way of your weight-loss goals.

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by Lizzie Fuhr 13

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13 Comments

Patrícia14400150 5 weeks 1 day

I literally do ALL of this! This was such a total awakening moment for me. Yea, I always knew my bad habits were keeping me fat but this just really woke me up! Thanks for writing this! I'm gonna strive to put an end to my bad eating habits a.s.a.p.

fionajessegiffords 11 weeks 6 h

Making mistakes in our diet plans results in no weight loss. Sometimes we also forget to do workouts, skipping our workouts also helps in no loss weight as only diet plans won't work out.

marvinlzinn 11 weeks 4 days

I learned many years ago about the most addictive dangerous drug in the world - Sugar. I broke the addiction in one week with straight lemon juice. Then I no longer liked anything sweet. But the addiction is easy to return, so if I eat anything sweet and want more, STOP. I never have to worry anymore about the effects. My weight is usually at minimum.

goddessofdawn 12 weeks 6 days

I am guilty with more than 10 points of this article. I work mostly in the evening that's why it's hard to control my food intake. I also skip breakfast because of my weird and unstable sleeping habits and the worst part of it all is that my boyfriend is not even on a diet. I mean not at all. He eats whatever he wants!! This article is a good wake up call for all women out there. Since reading this post I have tried to lessen/solve my common mistakes. I also followed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V92wUegHpsU advise on losing weight. So far I've lost 10 pounds in 1 month. Not bad at all for a lazy girl like me.

Christina3160462 16 weeks 4 days

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Manasi3284251 17 weeks 3 days

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SoFitAndSoGreen 19 weeks 2 days

Everything in moderation! Sometimes I think this includes moderation :) SoFitandSoGreen.blogspot.com

David3530625 24 weeks 5 days

The study states, "the body burns roughly the same amount of fat regardless of whether you eat before a workout." (and goes on to explain what sort of eating they're referring to) and has little reason to be on this list of reasons you're NOT burning away the fat. \u00a0 Put it on a list of "I work out all the time but I'm seeing no results in muscle gain." \u00a0 Your declaration of "when you work out on an empty stomach, research shows that the calories burned come from muscle, not fat." is a blatant falsehood that's shown to be untrue by the study that you cite.

eeichi 30 weeks 1 h

Ok, why can't I see the article?

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demure20 35 weeks 4 days

I'm guilty of standing and snacking at the fridge :X

Emily Bibb 35 weeks 5 days

love this post! such good tips!

vjf407 35 weeks 5 days

Love the article 25 THINGS THAT ARE KEEPING YOU OVERWEIGHT, it addresses most if not all of the reasons why weight loss is so challenging. I am going to frame the list and use it as a tool with my clients, thanks.