Plateaus in Weight Loss
This is page 2. Here’s page one, with diet tips for breaking plateaus in weight loss.
Continuing exercise-based ways to move past a plateau -
Change up your exercises… Especially if you’re new to weight lifting, it may be harder to change that comfortable routine you were introduced to right away. Or maybe it’s especially hard to change if you’ve been exercising a long time – you know what feels good, and that’s what you’ll do! But challenge your body by doing something new again. This is a MUST find in a workout routine – changing it up every 3-4 weeks is essential to not stalling in your path to your goals.
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Take 10 minutes from your workout routine and put it elsewhere in your day. Whee! One very little workout, should give you large results. Hit it hard, fast – bodyweight exercises could be great here, hit the pushups, planks, fast bodyweight squats… Or a couple sprint intervals – keep the body guessing!
Just do more. Within reasonable limits – you probably know what they are. If you’ve reached a plateau, maybe it’s because your physical capacity has expanded faster then your mental capacity. Would it really be that hard to crank out an extra mile, extra set, extra 15 minutes? It might not be as hard as you think anymore… what a great thing to discover!
General:
It’s much harder to lose the last 10 pounds then the first. Just is. It makes sense, or else we’d have fanatical dieters starving themselves to nothing, easily, all the time. As it is, you need to acquire a fairly serious mental disorder to do so – be happy! Your body is doing a valuable job of protecting you when you’re close to your ideal weight. Also, be persistent 
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Are you sure you should be concerned? If you’ve been doing significant exercise in your efforts, maybe you’re just getting ripped! Lean muscle tissue is so much denser then fat – it’s completely possible to be packing on the muscle without taking off the fat as quickly. If you’ve noticed strength gains recently, try to be thrilled with your exciting new capacity – the fat will come off soon if you keep up the efforts. Look in the mirror if you need some reassurance – you know instictively that if every bit of fat you saw was instead (functional, integrated ) muscle, you’d be throwing skyscrapers over your shoulder… you’ll get there!
Sorry – I’ve been really perky here. If you’ve noticed a plateau, that means you’re measuring and evaluating yourself, which means you’re on the path to win. I think that’s great. But you may want to know when and what I think is ok to be worried about…
Has it really been a long time since you’ve seen any results? Maybe you’ve outgrown the program you’ve started in. If you’re going to change your tactics, reflect first on what worked well to get you where you are. Maybe a dramatic change is exactly what you need. Be prepared to put the work in to make the new routine a habit – learn and read and schedule – and pick the right routine for you!