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15 Engine StalledHow to Get Past a Plateau（第1页）

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You'vebeensheddingpoundslikeapoochdropsfurinthedogdaysofsummer，andthehihalt。Don'tbedisced;you'vehitaplateauaionsyoutaketobreakthroughit。

Aphteao—-whieasaninexplicablepauseilossthatotbetracedbacktodietarymisdemeanorsorlifestyleges—-isnotanunousuallyhappeagesofweightloss，aftertheeasypoundshaveeoff。Fortueausareseldomperma。Iselacalmapproachtotheproblem，followed，ifnecessary，byaggressivea。Butfirstyouhavetofigureoutifyou'rereallyonaplateau。

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Ifapauseilossisageeau，Irequirethatitmeetthefollowingcriteria:

·Youhaveexperielossorlossofileastfourweeks。（increasedmusclemasswilldecalvethescalebecausemuscleweighsmorethanfat-butincheswilluetodisappear。）

·Youhavenotstartedaion，suoeredyimehersignifitlifestylege。

·Youhaveexaminedyourphysicalstatecarefullyaocludethatyouhavenosymptomsindicativeofadiet-relateddisorder（seeChapters24-27）orathyroidproblem。

·Youtakeacloselohabitsalysaythatyou'veadheredtothesamehealthy，trolledcarbohydrateeatingplanthathasbroughtyousuccessuptonow。

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LosingPoundsIshing

Fortoomanytoloseweightiiohroomscale。Ihavepatiewhenthes'tshowageforthreesecutivedays，soyouehowcrazytheygetwhebudgeforfourweeks。

&wothings:First，yourbodyisnotamaorisitadupliyoneelse'sbody。Ithasitsowsownagenda，anditsowable。Inthelongrun，itnearlyalondstosensiblemaheperse—you。But，imn，yourbodymaydecidetogoitsownway，foritsownreasons，whichperhapswedon'tuand。Don'tgetmadatit。It'sagoodbodyoritwouldn'thavegottenyouthisfar。Bepatient;youaffordtoout>

Sed，lossofpoundsisnottheonlywaytomeasuresuccess。Lookattheothermarkers。Areyoufeelihao?Doyouhavetheeodothingsyouwanttodo?Ifso，thehingishappeningtoyourbody。Doyourclothesfeellooser?Haveyoutriedohesthat"feltalittletootight"justafeeyou'vefollowedmyadvieasuringyourchest，s，thighs，andupperarms。Ifyihescalewilleventuallycatchup。

DidSomethlngHappen?

Ifyherinorpoundsandfourassed，let'ssiderthepossibility。

Peoplefrequeratedafteraithoutweightloss，wheion'wouldtellthemwhat'sg。lyifyou'vebeenputoioninoorbirthtrolpills—arouimeyoustoppedlosing，you'llosideritspossiblemetaboliceffetuidahthisproblem。Medisareaonandoftenformidableobstaeletoweightloss，andIoutlinemanyoftheprsandchemithatdofferalteraphysimaybeabletoprescribeforyou。

Signifigesinyourlifestylealsoaltertherateatwhieenergydaily。Maybeyou'vebeenhitwithadeadliheoffidyou'vebeeoyourchairforthreeweeks。imewalks，nomorehalf-hoursessionsatyourhealthomoretenblockstrollswithyourspouseafterdinnerbecauseyou'vebeeoolate。

Ifyou'vereachedOWL（seeChapter14）orPreMainteer16），geslikethosecouldbeenoughtohaltyourlossforafewweeks。Notonlyareyfewercalories，butwhelessexeretabolismtendstoslowdownOustnsingexerciserevsitup）。Dearreader，fromahealthperspective，exerciseisabeautifulthing。IjustwishIjectaleoallmypatients—-awouldmaketheirlivesaloteasier。

Haviioyle，Iwouldn'twantyettheobvious。Haveyoubeenlivingituponava，eatingallsortsoffoodsofdubiouscarbohydratet?Didtheholidayseand，withthem，fourhors-d'oeuvre-ladehepastthreeweeks?Andnowyme?Ifso，Ihopethismakesyoublush，andIhopeyouhadagoodtime。Notguilty?Well，the'slookatamoreseriouspanoplyofproblemsthatmightcauseyhtlosstoplateau。

&，FoodIhyroidProblems

Perhaps，asyouhavemhtheweightlossphasesofAddns，youhaveilyaddedintimenaparticularfoodthatistriggeriaboli。Thisreacauseyoutohitaweightlossplateau。

InPartFour，IdissthatI'velooasdiet-relateddisorders。Thesearen'tproblemsthatarisefrolram。I'musingtheworddietinitslargerseosignify，simply，thetypesoffoodsyoueat。Solet'stakeaquieofthosedisorderstoseeiftheymightatforyourplateau。

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Ifyou'vebeeingahigh-sugardietforyears，it'squitepossiblethatyestivetrarowthenismddaaibiadditirowthofyeastiroiract，mostpeoplealsoexperienallergiflammationofthemubrahroughoutthebody。Thisresultfromexposuretoealmold（inyourple）foodsthatyeast。Symptomsiipatias，bloatiburnandevenabdominalpaialinalitg。Allareasigrowthinthemubraomssuchasfatigue，depression，headamigrai-nasaldrip，brainfogaioensignsyresultingfromexposuretoealmoldormoldinfoodproductssuchasdnuts。

Inadditiontoitsorpainfulsymptoms，diadarykeepyweightbyggsforsweets。Indulgingthswillstablebloodsugarandmorecarbohydrategs。alidathrivesonSugar，butwithAtkinsyou'vealreadysentallthatwretched，temptiuffintodeepSiberianexile。However，Atkinsdoesallowuts，vinegar，mushroomsandpickle-allofwhichareagedorfermeemsandwillprovokesymptoms。Ifyoudiscoverorsuspectyouhaveayeastproblem，thosefoodswillhavetogoforatleastsomeperiodoftimetogiveyourbodyarestfromexposure。

Herearesomeexamplesofhoroblemcouldleadtoaweightlossplateau。Sayyouhadalwaysbeeivetoafoodsuchascheese，butwereeatileornonewhileyouwereonalimearteddoingAtkioeatmorecheese，whituallytriggeredayeastry。Anothersario:Youwerepresantibioticforasiion，andthattriggeredahofyeast。Yetanotherpossibilityisthattheinviroalmoldtypiidsummerweathermighthavetippedye。Finally，hormoriggeryeastreayofthesecouldcauseyhtlosseffortstostall。Althoughthemeismthatlioaplatean。isnotwelluoodIhaveobservedthistobeaprobleminmaheyhadtoaddressittressilosselforts，ifyoufeelyoumightbese，takethe"YeastSymptoms"questie332。ifyouhaveamajoryeastproblem，yinewillmostlikelystalloutatsomepointintheprigran，so-evenifyouronlyisweightloss-takecare。

FOODINTOLERANCES

&hatfies（moreproperlydived。ualfoodiosubstahabeamajorroadblocktoweightloss。Withoutknowingityoumayhaveaddedtoyourmealplanafoodtowhichyic。Wheataproductsarefrequentlyculprits。Otherfoodsincludemilk，cheese，eggsaingafoodtowhichyicmaycausesymptomssuchasgastroiioryproblems，jointpainaions。1-2Fromthepointofviewofstoslimdowdamagiingafoodtowhichyicisitstes，whidulged，leadtounstablebloodsugar。Yourrealgewillbetodiscoverthatyouhaveafoodihefirstpladtheerminewhichfoodistheculprit。PleasereadChapter26carefully。

THYROIDPROBLEMS

&herdiet-relateddisorderthatcauseaweightlossplateausthethyroidgland。Thisremarkablelittlebutterfiy-shapedulatestheproduyinourcells。Ifitbeesuiohyroidism，whionnsyouageordevelophormonalimbalancesyouwillbeesluggisha。ersonisincapableoflosihebestweightlramavailable（hisone），myfirstsuspiisathyroidproblem。IfnothingItellyouhereorelsewhereworksforyou，theoChapter20andfollowthedetailedadvitainsonhowtodiagreatahyroid（seepages269-271）。ThisisoneproblemforwhichYou'lllyor'sassistanately，treatmentsforhypothyrhtfenerallyquiteeffective。

IfyoulostweightinitiallydoingAtkinsbuteaued，thatdoesnotnecessarilyexcludeathyroidexplanatieddieting（ofanytype）willsometimescausereduthyroidfunotion。3Yourbody，feelingalittledisturbedatallthepoundsyoff，isplayingwithyour"setpoint，"theweightlevelitthinksitoughttokeepyouattopreventstarvatiohyroiddisChapter20andyou，Ilgetthingsbatrack。