How to Lose Weight Despite Homeostasis


Updated 10/14/11 11:51 AM · Posted by · 5 comments

Why Homeostasis Prevents Weight Loss

Working closely with a trainer can make you hyper aware of the food that you eat and where your body stores fat. When you closely monitor your weight and skin fold measurements, you might notice that your fat shifts to maintain homeostasis. Homeostasis is the body's method of keeping internal stability no matter what external influence disturbs its normal functioning. Basically, your body wants Read more

Dealing with Weight Loss Plateau


Updated 03/12/07 9:44 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 1 comment

Dealing with Weight Loss Plateau

Homeostasis. That is a fancy way to say equilibrium and that is what your body craves. We are very adaptive creatures, and our body's work to maintain homeostasis. This is really no big deal, unless you are trying to lose weight and then it really just translates into the word the dieter dreads - PLATEAU. When you hit a plateau, meaning the weight, fat, and inches are no longer coming off, you Read more

How to Know If You've Hit a Workout Plateau and What to Do About It


Updated 11/11/11 9:52 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Mistakes That Lead to Fitness Plateaus

Trips to the gym have finally become apart of your weekday routine. You've been feeling great and looking even better up until this point, but for some reason, you're not feeling the burn anymore. Welcome to the workout plateau club! It happens to all of us, usually around the one or two-month mark, when the scale stays at the same number, and your body becomes immune to the stresses of Read more

Moving Off the Weight Loss Plateau


Updated 09/01/11 1:15 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

Weight Loss Plateau

Homeostasis. That's a fancy way to say equilibrium, and it's what your body craves, even more than salt and vinegar potato chips. We humans are highly adaptive creatures, and our bodies work to maintain homeostasis. This is really no big deal, unless you're trying to lose weight, and then it really just translates into the word the dieter dreads — plateau. If you're stalling, meaning the Read more

Part One: Moving Past the Weight Loss Plateau – Fitness


Updated 10/21/11 8:09 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 22 comments

Part One: Moving Past the Weight Loss Plateau – Fitness

Homeostasis. That is a fancy way to say equilibrium and that is what your body craves (more than salt and vinegar potato chips, really). We humans are very adaptive creatures, and our bodies work to maintain homeostasis. This is really no big deal, unless you are trying to lose weight and then it really just translates into the word the dieter dreads – plateau. When you hit a plateau, meaning Read more