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<\/a><\/p>\nWAIT! you MUST read this before throwing in the towel!<\/p>\n
See more than just the finish line…<\/h2>\n
You have a goal weight, and that’s awesome. But solely focusing on that can lead you to forget to forget about ‘NSVs,’ otherwise known as Non-Scale Victories.<\/p>\n
Are you taking the stairs instead of the elevator? Are you no longer doing that shimmy-hop-wiggle dance to get into your jeans? Did you pass up a slice of pizza?<\/p>\n
These are are Non-Scale Victories: positive changes, realizations, compliments, feelings, or victories (small and large) that are independent of the scale. Have you taken inventory of those good things happening in your life right now?<\/p>\n
These victories that should be celebrated throughout your journey. Be proud of these moments, they are the herald of change that will help you bust through your plateau over time.<\/p>\n
What changes have you really made?<\/h2>\n
Weight loss isn’t just about making a change on the scale.<\/p>\n
Even though your ultimate goal is weight loss, the changes you have made are improving your health on the inside as well.<\/p>\n
Think about it: what kind of work does your body have to do to lower your blood pressure, heal your liver, or normalize your insulin levels? That’s some heavy lifting!<\/p>\n
It’s like hitting the HARD RESET button in every cell of your body. While you can’t see, feel, weigh, or measure these changes directly, they are happening.<\/p>\n
Have patience! All those little changes on the inside ARE quietly adding up to set you up for success in due time.<\/p>\n
Plateaus aren’t bad!<\/h2>\n
Seriously! You have to lose weight and keep it off in order to reach a plateau.<\/p>\n
Losing weight and keeping it off rather than gaining it back is a great thing. For some, losing weight can be easy; it\u2019s maintaining the weight loss that is much more difficult. Keeping up with your healthy habits during a plateau is a sneak peek to your ability to maintain your weight loss forever.<\/p>\n
So don\u2019t think of your plateau as a dead-end on your journey, but rather as a pit-stop for your body to re-calibrate and catch up to the changes going on inside of it.<\/p>\n
In the meantime, just keep swimming!<\/p>\n
Remember why you STARTED<\/h2>\n
Why did you start your journey?<\/p>\n
In the first few days, your motivation was at an all-time high. The X-factor that motivated you to start your program such as your upcoming vacation, wedding, reunion, resolve to feel better, be a healthy role-model, or other life-changing event is the spark.<\/p>\n
When you come up against a plateau, it’s easy to forget about the spark that lit your fire.<\/p>\n
Spend some time thinking about why you initially wanted to lose weight and how important it was to you. Take a moment to reaffirm what it is you truly desire.<\/p>\n
The reflection will help stoke the fire you had at the beginning of your journey. Use that flame to drive out all those negative thoughts.<\/p>\n
…so, about that person who used to give up? Don’t you dare. That part of you is gone today. Your heart is stronger, your flame burns brighter.<\/p>\n
Go. Live the life you desire, no regrets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When the scale stalls, it’s easy for your inner voice to start whispering negativity like “I’m a failure,” “I’m so disappointed,” or “What am I doing wrong?” Plateaus bring on so much self-doubt that it’s tempting to just give up. WAIT! you MUST read this before throwing in the towel! See more than just the finish […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5853,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[749,313,743],"class_list":{"0":"post-1268","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-healthy-living","8":"tag-goal","9":"tag-inspiration","10":"tag-non-scale-victories","11":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.personaltrainerfood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/shutterstock_311436062.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7cwqv-ks","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.personaltrainerfood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.personaltrainerfood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.personaltrainerfood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.personaltrainerfood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.personaltrainerfood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1268"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.personaltrainerfood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1268\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21098,"href":"https:\/\/www.personaltrainerfood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1268\/revisions\/21098"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.personaltrainerfood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.personaltrainerfood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.personaltrainerfood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.personaltrainerfood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}