Welcome to the Get Fit Guys' quick and dirty tips to slim down and shape up.

My name is Ben Greenfield, and I'm The Get Fit Guy.

Every day, I receive several questions from you, the Get Fit Guy listeners,

and nearly half of those questions are a variation of the same basic frustrated conundrum.

Why am I not losing weight?

So in this episode, you're going to learn the top 10 reasons your body can become resistant to weight loss

and what you can do about it.

So here are the 10 reasons you're not losing weight.

Number one, you're stuck in a rut.

In the episode How to Get Better Results from Weightlifting, I introduce a principle called the said principle, which stands for specific adaptations to imposed demands. And it means that our bodies

eventually adapt to the demands that we place upon them. If you're doing

the same routine week after week or month after month, your body has likely become very efficient

at that routine and is not burning many calories or getting as great a fitness response

from that routine. So I personally change up my routine every single week and recommend you

introduce new exercises and

workouts at least once every month. Number two, not enough calories. The body does need a specific

number of carbohydrates, proteins, and fat in order to sustain your metabolism, produce hormones,

maintain your immune system, and allow you to have a productive and enjoyable

workout. If you're engaging in severe caloric restriction each day, not only are you sending

your body a message to shut down, but you're also limiting your ability to productively exercise

and potentially damaging your health. Of course, that comes with a grain of salt because

the number three

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