Have you ever been in the situation where you are on a diet and you get allexcited because you lost a few pounds quickly?  You continue to lose weight, but then all of a sudden, you stop.

You can’t seem to get past that certain number; it has been 6 days of constant dieting and exercise , but you’re stuck.

Many people’s weight loss will hit a barrier as the body adopts to the new eating regimen.

If you want to continue losing weight, you must not supplement your efforts, one way of doing that is increasing your metabolism.

Did you know that your metabolism slows by 5 percent each decade? With age, muscle mass diminishes and with that, so does your metabolic rate.  By increasing or maintaining your muscle mass, you can help to continue your weight loss.

Take this startling example from a recent article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:

The metabolic difference between a pound of muscle and a pound of fat is dramatic: Muscle burns at least three times more calories. “A woman who weighs 130 pounds and has a healthy 25 percent body fat will burn about 200 more calories per day than a 130-pound woman with about 40 percent body fat – a typical level for women at midlife,” says David C. Nieman, Dr.P.H., director of the Human Performance Laboratory at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC.

So, if you are wondering why you aren’t losing weight as quickly or your diet has hit a rough spot, don’t underestimate the importance of a great metabolism.

Interested in how you can continue losing weight, stop in for a free weight loss consultation…