When you first started your weight loss plan, you ate the recommended number of calories every day and you saw your extra pounds flying away.

Now, even you are eating the same number of calories but you’ve stopped losing weight.

Underlying cause: As you become leaner, you burn fewer calories during workouts( and when you’re resting, too)

The Fix: Eat five to six small meals every 3 to 4 hours, depending on your calorie needs, Don’t reduce the number of calories you’re eating, but rather, spread calories throughout the day to keep your metabolism running strong.

“If you’re losing weight by decreasing calories, you’re going to reach a point where you can’t cut back more without sabotaging nutrients,” says Dr Jenna Bell-Wilson, a board certified specialist in sports dietetics in Columbus, Ohio in the United States.

This is to prevent your body to deprive of energy and it can got into starvation mode, slowing your metabolism and making your weight even more difficult.

That’s why it’s important to eat low-carb, nutrient-dense fruits and vegetables. Get your body to burn off the fat instead of muscles.

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