Hit a diet brick wall? 6 ways to blast through

Hit a diet brick wall? 6 ways
to blast through
Hi John
Here’s a very common and frustrating phenomenon that is all too familiar to
countless people:
Let’s say you decide you want to lose 20 pounds.  So you start dieting
and exercising and lo and behold, the pounds start to come off.
Yeah!
People start noticing and saying you look great.  This boosts your
confidence and gives you incentive to keep going.  
You start to observe that you don’t seem as tired as you did before, you
feel more attractive and even your doctor is pleased when you go for your
check-up.
Now you’re really committed and on your way!
Then your clothes start getting REALLY loose and you need to buy new ones in
a smaller size. This fuels your determination even more.
Nothing will stop you from reaching your goal now!
Then BAM!
The weight stops coming off and you find you’ve hit a diet brick wall.
What?  But you haven’t changed a thing!  You’re still
dieting and exercising like you did before!
What happened?
Well, here are 6 possible reasons why you can hit a brick wall when taking
off pounds and more importantly, how to blast through them and get back on
track.
6 common causes for hitting a
diet brick wall
1)     
Your thyroid is sluggish
A sluggish thyroid is a very common factor behind many a diet brick wall.
You see, your thyroid stimulates your cell metabolism and regulates your
metabolic rate—in other words how efficiently you create and burn energy.
And if it slows down, trust me, so will your weight loss.
So if you’ve hit a diet brick wall it may behoove you to have your thyroid
checked.
But know this: Many mainstream doctors don’t adequately test for thyroid
malfunction, so it can frequently be missed.
You see, when assessing thyroid function, many doctors will just do a TSH
test.  But that doesn’t always give a complete and accurate picture.
A FAR more accurate and sensitive test that assesses thyroid health is the
“TRH challenge test.”
If your doctor is not familiar with the TRH challenge test, then at least
insist that he run the following other tests (in addition to the TSH) to give a
more complete picture:

• Total T4

• Total T3

• Free T4

• Free T3

• T3 Uptake

• Reverse T3

• Thyroid Antibodies 

If you find your thyroid is sluggish, once you get treated appropriately it
can make all the difference in the world.
And that weight can start sliding off again!
2)     
Your meds are sabotaging you
In addition to numerous other side effects, many of the most popular
prescription drugs also cause weight gain.  These include:

• Antidepressants

• Steroids

• Antihistamines

• Type 2 diabetes drugs (including Insulin)

• High blood pressure medications

• Birth control pills

If you are on any of the above types of drugs, see if you can talk to your
doctor about alternatives.
Or even better, change your diet (more on that in #6 below) and you may even
find that you can get off them altogether!
3)     
You’re a pear or lack muscle
Studies have shown that people who are pear-shaped (have a greater
concentration of fat in the hip and thigh area) burn fat less efficiently than
those with an apple shape (with most of their fat around their middle).
The reason for that is extra fat around the gut is more actively recruited
during times of energy need and thus can be easier to lose than fat on the legs
and hips.
Plus if you don’t have a lot of muscle that can bring your poundage loss to
a snail’s crawl too since muscle burns more energy than fat.
In either case, you can help jump start things again by working in some
strength training into your exercise routine.
You don’t need to become a bodybuilder.  Just simply holding on to
light hand weights (1-2 pounds) while using the treadmill or moving your own
bodyweight (such as with push-ups, arms dips or crab-walking) can make a big
difference.
4)     
Have your other hormones checked too
Although a sluggish thyroid is very often a culprit behind the scale number
refusing to budge, it’s not the only one.
High estrogen, low testosterone, low DHEA (a hormone of the adrenal glands),
high insulin and high cortisol can also bring your dietary success to a screeching
halt.
If you get tested and find you’re hormones are off, as an alternative to
traditional synthetic medications, I encourage you to seek out a holistic
practitioner who offers a more natural option–bio-identical hormones.
Unlike synthetic hormones, the body typically has an easier time
assimilating bio-identical hormones because they are exactly identical in
molecular structure to the hormones made by your body.
5)     
Your body has gotten smarter
If your exercise efforts started out as, say, walking for 30 minutes 4 times
a week, chances are excellent that was enough to help start your mass exodus of
fat.
But lo and behold things change.
You see, your body becomes smarter and your muscles develop memory when you
repeat the same activity over and over.  That means that eventually you
might not get as much benefit from the same exercise routine anymore…and the
pounds may creep on as a result!
The answer to this is: Step it up and switch it up!
It can make a HUGE difference to either increase your exercise time (such
as from 30 to 45 minutes) and/or change up your routine (such as
incorporating swimming and bicycling into your activities instead of just
walking).
The more you can challenge and surprise your body with your physical
activities, the more you will see that fat roll off.
6)     
You have poor digestion
This is the Granddaddy of them all.
If your foods are not being broken down like they should be, you’re not
getting the maximum nutrition from them.  This can cause your cells,
tissues and organ systems to slow down, be stressed, not use energy as
efficiently and eventually build up wastes and toxins.
In other words, your metabolism can plummet and your weight loss progress
goes out the window.
Plus lacking nutrients causes feelings of hunger which leads to eating more
than you should without even realizing it.
And I think you can guess what that means!
In addition, when your digestion is poor, that leads to waste buildup in
your colon which can cause harmful bacteria overgrowth, weaken your immune
system and also bump up that scale number.
It can also cause constipation, gas, bloating and eventually diverticulosis!
Accomplishing good digestion isn’t hard–it’s just is a matter of eating
foods that break down efficiently together, and giving your body a little
assistance if needed.
I can help you with both of those steps.
Part 1- The right
combinations of foods:
In the Great Taste No
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I’ll show you what foods to eat and how to structure your meals so you can
enjoy super-efficient digestion, have regular BMs and…
Take off those excess pounds until you reach your goal weight and most importantly,
KEEP them off!
And if gluten is a concern for you, there’s also Great Taste No Gluten.
- http://www.greattastenogluten.com/great.asp
You’ll learn the same food pairing principles as in Great Taste No Pain,
plus get a collection of outstanding gluten free recipes and guides for staying
gluten free no matter where you are.
Part 2- A little digestive
assistance:
Many people who have had a typical hard-to-digest diet all their lives may
be dangerously low in digestive enzymes.  That means poor digestion and an
invitation for weight gain.
Plus some people “fall off the wagon” now and then and eat some
foods they know aren’t healthy or won’t digest well…so they need a little
digestive “boost” during moments of weakness.
The help you need is right here–with Digestizol Max.
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Digestizol Max
helps your body break down all kinds of foods–proteins, fats, carbs,
fiber–and conserves your precious enzyme supply.
This will help keep your digestion running smoothly, even if you’re low in
enzymes or if you massively mess up with your food choices.
If you’ve hit diet brick walls in the past, now is your time
to take the weight off, reach your goal weight and keep it off for good!
When you take the proper measures to address any possible factors that may
be holding those pounds on you, a whole new slim existence can be yours for the
taking.
Start now.
And when you look in the mirror at the slimmer new you, write and tell me
about your success.
To your health,
Sherry Brescia

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PPS: Diane’s down 5
pounds already!

Sherry:
I heard about your plan and as I read the
list of pains and aches on your website, I thought I don’t have any of those
symptoms…but I wanted to lose weight so I thought I would try it.
Two weeks ago I started combining my foods
like you suggest and my bloating reduced overnight!
The big surprise was when I went out to
dinner and ate a bad combination of foods–my stomach was in so much pain I
thought I needed to leave the restaurant.
I realized that my abdominal pain was there
in the past but I thought it was normal!
This way of eating has opened my eyes to
paying attention to my body.  Pain is not normal.
I truly am changed forever and to top it all
off, I have lost 5 pounds already!
Thank you.
Diane

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