Some overweight people take the fatalist view that their body was just born to be fat and there is nothing that they can do about it.
Often times, this view gains power in our minds when we hit a plateau with our weight loss and do not lose for a while. It seems like it is impossible for us to lose any more weight.
But this is not true. Our body just needs a little time to adjust, and then it will start to lose again.
Of course our body adjusts to our current weight the best that it can. If we are overweight, it will allow the skin to expand to contain the extra fat, so that we don't burst. It will also set up more capillaries, develop extra connective tissues and adjust hormones in line with the size that we are.
This means that when we lose weight, the body again needs time to adjust all of these factors. First it will slow the metabolism to stop us losing any more weight while it figures out what to do. Then it will spend some time adjusting for a new, slimmer size. Then finally we can lose a little more.
This is why weight loss goes in steps.
So do not expect your weight loss graph to be a straight line.
And if you do not lose for a while, do not think that your diet is at fault. Remember that your body is adjusting to the new weight, and pretty soon you will start to lose again.
