Three Signs You Need A Diet Break

One of the biggest mistakes that far too many people are making on their diet program is neglecting to consider a diet break. You’re seeing good success and as such, the last thing that you want to consider is stopping.


Or, perhaps you aren’t seeing success – it’s quite the opposite. Try as you might, that weight is just not coming off. You’re frustrated and wondering if you’ll ever be able to attain that dream body that you were going for.

Whatever the case may be, often the biggest way to resolve any dietary problem is to actually take a break. Constant dieting is going to place stress on the body so whether you’re seeing the effects of it already in the form of a plateau or you’re moving along great but are on the verge of suffering from the plateau, a diet break is a must.

Let’s have a look at three signs that indicate that it’s time you took a diet break so that you know precisely what you should be on the look-out for.

You Have Non-Stop Hunger

The very first sign to watch for that would indicate that you need to be taking a diet break is if you have non-stop hunger. When you’ve been on a reduced calorie diet for far too long, the body is going to start sending out signals that it’s time for you to begin eating more food once again.

This is its way of trying to prevent starvation. Hunger increases dramatically and it’s going to take all the effort in the world on your part not to eat.

When hunger seems almost too much to bare, that’s a good signal that it might just be time to give in and take that diet break.

Your Energy Level Has Plummeted

The second signal that a diet break is in order is if your energy level has hit a turn for the worse. This is another defence mechanism that the body has to prevent starvation from occurring. When you’re in an extremely stressed state due to ongoing dieting attempts, your body will try and make sure you’re as sedentary as possible as it just doesn’t have energy to spare.

By making you want to do nothing other than lie on the couch and relax, it accomplishes its objective nicely. Your daily calorie expenditure goes down and the rate of weight loss will decline.

You Aren’t Losing Weight

Finally, the last signal that it’s time for a diet break is if you aren’t losing weight. If you seem to be doing everything right and you are sure that you’re tracking your calories accurately, this is very likely what’s going on.

Your metabolism has slowed down due to that reduced calorie intake and now you’re burning fewer calories than ever.

With this slowed metabolic rate, fat loss also slows, moving you further away from reaching your goal.

So there you have the main signs that it may just be time to take a break from your diet plan. Periodically raising your calories up again for a week or so can do just the trick to get you back seeing the fat loss you’re after and feeling much better as you go about your diet plan.

Biggest Loser "Winner" Pete Thomas

Last week I had the opportunity to meet Season 2-Biggest Loser "Winner" Pete Thomas at the Ron Winans Heart of Champions 5K/10K Race in Detroit.

Pete lost 185 pounds in nine months. He dropped 102 of those pounds off the ranch while he was back home in Ann Arbor, MI.

Here's a few tips he gives on eating smart.

■Recognize your emotional or stress eating patterns
■Set up modifications to help you manage your stressful and emotional eating situations.
■Begin to create and practice healthier eating practices for daily life.
■Create different eating plans and practices for different situations
■Plan ahead for reoccurring food related events in your life such as office parties, holiday gatherings etc.
■Repeat the above positive behaviors until they become second nature.

For more info Pete go to his website at www.winningman.com

How to Become Armed and Dangerous

Caring for your body is paramount. You want to stand out in front of a crowd and the way you look not only builds your confidence, but is also makes an very lasting impression on others.

One of the most popular fitness goals for women is to have toned arms.

A great example of a person with perfectly, sculpted toned arms is actress Angela Bassett.

Your goal may be to look great in your bathing suit at the pool, or to finally fit into that sun dress that is hanging in your closet or it may be to get rid of the jiggle when you wave.

No matter what your goal is getting rid of the "ole lunch lady" arms takes hard work and dedication.

Click on the link below and try my MVP Toned Arm Workout.

This workout combines jumping rope, resistance bands and body weight exercises.

If your will do this simple workout twice a week you will be able to melt away those flabby arms fast!

MVP Toned Arm Workout

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