So you're eating better, you're exercising and you start to lose weight. You're hyped. Then it all stops. What went wrong?

Nothing at all. You see your body spends all it's time making sure you don't die. It adapts to stresses like exercise by getting in better shape. But it doesn't know what kind of shape you want to be in. In fact, it just wants to get in good enough shape so it can handle whatever workout you did last time. It wants to get in that shape and stop right there. This is why changing your workout all the time will help you get in better shape, since your body can't get comfortable.

And it's also the reason you stop losing weight. Your body is looking for a comfortable place to stop, and so, from time to time, you will stop losing as it tries to adjust to your new lifestyle.

Don't give up hope though. While you may stop losing, it will start again each time too. That's because your body has to adapt to the exercise and food. It might fight it a bit, but it will adapt.

So don't get down or frustrated. Keep working at it. You'll be losing again in no time.

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