The good news is you don’t need to blame yourself if you’re not losing weight even though you’re trying. Weight loss is never easy and keeping the weight off is just as difficult. One of the great injustices of going on a weight loss plan is that the first few pounds come off so relatively easily. Just when you feel like you’re on your way to the weight and shape you’ve always wanted, the plan stops, or the weight loss read more…
One of the biggest reasons why weight loss can be so difficult for many of us is that we make it only about losing weight. You might want to lose weight because wedding season is coming up, or you’re planning a vacation down south or you’re simply tired of carrying around the extra weight and the stigma it can bring. But regardless of why you want to lose it, you’ll probably focus all your efforts on reaching a certain target read more…
In Parts 1 and 2 of Why Sleep is so Important for Losing Weight & How to Get More of It, we looked at several reasons why sleep is crucial for your weight loss, including the fact that lack of sleep actually changes how your fat cells work, that it reduces how much benefit you get from healthy changes in your diet, that it increases cravings and it reduces your level of activity. But, way back at the beginning of the series, in the read more…