When you start an exercise plan to lose weight, you want to keep moving forward and see the needle on the scales go lower and lower. This is especially true if you have Type 2 diabetes and are trying to lose weight to get your health back. Avoiding diabetic complications is very important, so losing weight as steadily as possible is critical. However, you also want to make sure the weight you lose is not just water weight or even muscle. You want to lose the fat you have sitting around your midsection, the weight that is putting undue stress and strain on your heart and internal organs.
So what happens when you hit that dreaded weight loss plateau and you can't seem to get past it?
First of all, check your form. Make sure your form is correct during exercise. If you are slumped over while you're doing your exercises, you are inactivating the muscles in your abdomen. Wherever muscle is inactivated, it will stick out.You have to strengthen those core muscles to get them stronger and flatter.
Sometimes, reading while you workout can be another problem. It's very hard for anyone to read and work out vigorously and effectively. Some people simply put a book on their workout bike or treadmill, and attempt to read and workout at the same time. This could be a problem because you are probably not working out to your full intensity if you're able to read a book without a problem.
If you hate the type of exercises you are doing, this can also be another issue that causes you to stall on your weight loss. When you hate what you're doing, you are not putting your full effort into it. Instead, choose another type of activity you can do, one which excites you. If you love to ride bikes, do that. If you love karate, take a class. It's important you like what you are doing so you will stick with it and put your full effort in.
Finally, it's critical you do a mixture of cardio and strength training. Cardio will get your heart rate up and burn some of those calories while strength training will allow you to build more muscle. Muscle burns more calories than fat does, so you'll start burning calories while you are at rest the more muscle you build. Plus, doing strength training will allow you to get stronger, leaner and more flexible. You can change-up your strength training routine and include lifting lightweights, Pilates and even yoga.
Type 2 diabetes is no longer a condition you must just live with. It need not slowly and inevitably get worse. You can take control of the disease... and take back your health.
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