Ask JJ: Help, I Can't Lose Weight!

Dear JJ: I've followed a low-sugar impact diet now for 10 days, yet I've only lost two pounds. What might you suspect would be the underlying problem? Oh, I get it: When you put in a certain effort, you expect results. So if you're doing everything correctly and aren't consistently losing two to three pounds a week, you're probably encountering what I call weight loss resistance. Over my three decades as a celebrity nutrition and fitness expert, I've helped clients troubleshoot the worst weight loss resistance cases. Here are 10 often-overlooked areas I find stymie fat loss. 1. Scales. I emphasize fat loss, not weight loss. In other words, you want to build muscle and burn fat. To determine whether you're losing weight or fat, invest in a scale that measures lean mass and fat. Those are the two numbers that matter, not the number on your bathroom scale. Let's say you lost one pound one week but have been lifting heavy. You probably gained muscle and lost fat, but that bathroom scale isn't going to show that. 2. Tracking. What you measure, you can improve. That's why I want you to write food intake and measurements down. (If you need extra incentive, one study found folks who wrote down everything they ate lost twice the weight of those who didn't.) Keep weighing to once a week: I'm a bigger fan of measuring (a simple tape measure will do), which will give you a more accurate assessment about whether you're losing fat on your hips, thighs, and everywhere else. And don't f...
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