Why Am I Not Losing Weight in a Calorie Deficit?
You have been eating salad for lunch. You stopped eating your favorite chocolate cookies after dinner. You feel hungry before you go to bed, yet the scale is not moving at all. It is incredibly frustrating when you feel like you are doing everything right, but you are still not losing weight in a calorie deficit. You might start to feel sad, angry, or wonder if your metabolism is completely broken. Do not worry, your body is not broken. There is always a scientific reason for a weight loss stall. Often, the cause is a small, simple mistake that is very easy to fix. We are going to look at the real reasons why the scale is stuck and how you can get it moving again with simple steps. The truth about how energy balance actually works Weight loss comes down to a simple rule of science. You must burn more energy than you take in. This is what people call a calorie deficit. When your body needs more energy than you eat, it has to burn stored fat for fuel. This sounds simple when you read about…
