Been eating clean exercising regularly in following a healthy lifestyle to lose weight but your scale does not seem to be agreeing with you in fact instead of losing weight you seem to be gaining it confused by viewers and welcome back to another article.
All your exercise and eat right efforts are still super important for you to achieve a flat belly there are a number of things that can cause your waistline to expand many of these reasons are downright sneaky or out of control and in today's article will tell you what they are from stress bad oral hygiene dehydration air pollution to thyroid and more watch until the end to learn about all of them.
1-Sleep: Deprivation without a solid night's rest your body cannot function properly when you don't get the maximum seven to eight hours of sleep that your body needs a hormone is secreted that actually makes you feel hungry all day but in fact you're just tired Studies have also shown that sleep deprivation can cause lower resting metabolic rate it also in Paris brain activity in the frontal lobe which controls behavior and choices such as choosing what to eat what's the one thing that causes you to lose sleep tell us quickly in the comments below.
2-Hormone imbalance: hormone imbalance is often a culprit of unintentional and uninvited weight gain certain health conditions such as menopause can affect hormone balance which can cause weight gain if you have hypothyroidism taking a prescription once-daily is often a quick fix if you think hormonal imbalance is causing your weight gain at seeing endocrinologist who can check your levels and go over treatment options for you.
3- water: retention when your body hold excess water you'll start to notice weight gain water retention can be due to medications you're taking hormone fluctuations or an underlying health condition for example women sometimes hold excess water weight right before or during menstruation it can also be a sign of something more serious such as heart failure kidney disease or lymphedema.
4-Stress: stress can be sudden from a fried or dangerous situation or it can be chronic from ongoing worry such as unemployment or relationship issues the body reacts to stress by releasing hormones adrenaline for fight or flight situations this is where your body has to get itself out of danger fast and cortisol for long term stress these hormones are designed to help the body survive and one of the mechanisms for doing this is to encourage and maintain fat storage put simply stress can make you better at storing fat a backup energy source to assist you in survival.
5-Steroids: steroid medications are well-known causes of weight gain because they increase fluid retention and increase appetite the amount of weight gain depends both on the dose of the drug and the length of time it's taken they can also cause a temporary change in body fat distribution with increase fat in the face back of the neck and the abdomen.
6-You over eat healthy foods: when losing love handles is the goal portion size is just as important as eating healthy from any nutritious foods like avocados oatmeal quinoa dark chocolate nuts and nut Butters can lead to weight gain when eating an excess unless it's a fruit or vegetable don't make the assumption that the healthy food you're eating is low-calorie next time you're whipping up a meal remember these three portion control Q's first a helping of nut butter or shredded cheese should be no larger than a ping pong ball second a true serving of rice and pasta is about the size of your fist and third lean meats should be about the size of a deck of cards.
7-Muscle gains: if you just started a new workout program your weight gain May simply be for muscle gains especially if you're lifting weights regularly regardless of whether you're trying to gain lose or maintain your weight muscle mass gains are usually a good thing muscle boost your metabolism and helps you tone up problem areas however if you start working out and Hope losing weight Focus mainly on cardiovascular exercises like jogging biking walking uphill or using an elliptical machine.
8-Stop smoking: if you've recently stopped smoking you might start to notice a higher number on the scale weight gain is fairly common among smokers when they first quit the good news is there are steps that you can take to overcome weight gain associated with this try getting lots of physical activity saying busy drinking plenty of water and eating lots of fruits and veggies to avoid weight gain when you quit smoking.
9-Eating too late at night: everyone loves a good late-night snack but if you're concerned about gaining weight it's probably best to avoid having one too close to bedtime eating less than 3 hours a day before you lie down doesn't give your body the chance to burn off those calories before it goes into a low-energy sleeping state.
10-Bad oral hygiene: your dental health can have a greater influence on your overall physical health than you may think how well for one unhealthy gums can cause you to gain weight there's a direct link between the inflammation that causes gum disease and inflammation in the rest of your body when this inflammation response spreads to the rest of the body that can cause the body to store fat it can also make you tired and stressed resulting in weight gain.
11-You're relying: on takeout or restaurant meals very rarely will it take out or restaurant meal have less fat and calories than something you make it home the more you eat out or order takeout the more your chances of weight gain increase.
12-Eating a large meal after a workout: just because you worked out doesn't mean you can pick out on a Crazy Cart heavy meal in fact doing this could be one of the reasons why you're gaining weight instead of losing it the problem here is twofold one you may overestimate the number of calories you burned via exercise to you're under estimating the calories eaten via food especially unhealthy treats it takes many miles of running to burn off that piece of cheesecake much more than you would think.
13-Thyroid: your thyroid plays a big role in the maintenance of your metabolism and if you have hypothyroidism or an underactive thyroid in your metabolism might be slowed down to the point that you're gaining weight having an underactive thyroid can lead to a slower metabolism which can and often does lead to gradual unsuspected weight gain did you know that you don't have to depend on just medications for treating your thyroid there are certain foods that can help you do that.
14-Access exercise: there's no doubt that a major aspect of losing weight and staying in shape is exercising proper late but it is a balance between exercise and calorie intake that's the healthiest way to prevent weight gain however to create the calorie deficit required to see consistent weight loss you have to address the input side of the equation for example if your goal is to create a caloric the state of 3,500 calories through exercise alone during the course of the week you have to walk or jog 5 miles every day of the week you could create the same deficit by reducing your caloric intake from 2,000 calories a day to 1500 neither changes easy but it's more efficient to create the deficit by reducing the caloric intake.
15-Dehydration: dehydration can seriously affect the mechanics of your body it affect how your body burns fat and can encourage excessive calorie consumption also dehydration can slow down your metabolism cause fatigue digestive disorders and the energy needed for your body to maintain or lose weight.
16-Not counting liquid calories: we often miss noting down the calories we get from fruit juices soft drinks sodas and smoothies since fruit juices don't have fiber content they don't keep you full for very long post workout Shakes milkshake smoothies they all have calories in them that'll take calorie count as much as solid food the trick with liquid calories as you can't measure them so you have to be mindful.
17-Air pollution: the effects of environmental pollutants go far beyond wheezing and sneezing according to a study rats exposed to highly polluted air we're not much more likely to become a beast but also had a greater risk of heart disease diabetes and metabolic syndrome it's not just limited to rodents people who live close to roadways with high levels of air pollution are also more likely to gain weight has another study.
18-You avoid the scale of all the little white lies the expression what you don't know won't hurt you is the worst regarding weight loss however when we're talking about weight gain ignorance could be the very reason behind an ever-tightening waistband when you avoid the scale because you don't want to know the number on it that's when you get into trouble this is especially true in the winter months when you're more apt to indulge in comfort food and cover yourself with bulky sweaters.
19-You're allergic to something: you're eating like medication some food allergies can cause weight gain if you are unaware of any food allergies but think you might have developed a non-threatening adult-onset Allergy & allergy test might help determine if it's contributing to your weight gain while focusing on these sneaky reasons can help you avoid weight gain there are other things like food and have it but should be considered to get a Slimmer waistline here's how learn about super foods that you should eat to lose weight fast or watch Foods you must avoid.
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