1) Greater Starting Weight – The more weight you have to lose, the easier it is to lose it. You were likely able to lose weight faster than you thought possible your first month, and then your progress slowed down or stopped. If You may not have needed to use all the principles when you started. Consider which of them you can start using or applying more completely and get see if that helps. The goal is to learn to apply them, so make a list and start today. If you can’t apply them all 100% now, do your best and do it consistently. The longer you do, the easier it will be, the more natural it will become, and the less effort it will take. In no time at all, they will become a habit.

2) Changing Motivation – The more weight you lose, the less motivated you are to continue doing what you must to keep making progress. This is the reason we want you to have, at a minimum, three close supporters. Knowing they will see your weekly progress will motivate you to do what’s necessary to reach your target. And you will lose weight three times faster for the same reason. The solution, add more supporters ASAP.

3) Your Hidden Target – You may not realize it, but you have two targets. The one you set is your ideal weight, and the other is the amount you need to lose to not feel your weight is a problem. For example, let’s say you need to lose 30 pounds to reach your perfect weight, and you just lost 15. You might feel great about your weight. You look better and can wear things you have not worn in years. If you don’t have supporters to keep you motivated, bam! You start to cheat occasionally, check off daily principle questions that you didn’t apply 100%, and your progress slows down or stops. The solution, add supporters ASAP and get honest with your daily feedback questions.

4) Medication – If you take any medication, it may make it difficult to lose weight. Check https://pdr.net/ to see if weight gain or water retention is a side effect. If so, speak with your doctor to see if there is an alternative. If medication is a factor, it just means you need to work a little more complicated. Look over the daily feedback questions more thoroughly tomorrow and consider which of the principles you can start to apply. 

5) Menstrual Water Retention – Most women will experience water retention at some point in their menstrual cycle. Unfortunately, water retention can be more pronounced while losing weight. Water retention is temporary and does not interfere with your rate of loss. Although it may appear that you are not losing weight, in all likelihood, you are. Continue to do your best; you will see the results when retention subsides.

6) Inconsistent Nutritional Intake – Your metabolism (rate of burning calories), hunger, and cravings depend on the nutrients you supply to your cells. Suppose you don’t eat enough vegetables or consistently take all the recommended supplements. In that case, you will burn fewer calories, have more hunger, and eat more than you should. Make sure you are eating enough and a wide variety of vegetables. If you miss taking your supplements, catch up the following day by taking them twice as many times. Our supplements are food-based, so you can’t take too many. This way, your cells will get all the nutrients they need.

7) Inconsistent weight entry – When you weigh yourself, enter the weight, and answer the daily feedback questions, you will face the consequences of what you did the day before. That process will motivate you to do better if your progress slows down. If you skip days or stop entering your weight altogether, it may be days before you realize you need to make changes. This is a surefire way to fail. This is the number one reason people who reach their target regain some of their lost weight. It takes seconds to correct this issue. Use your daily feedback questions no matter how close you are to your goal, even when you reach it.

If you want to lose weight badly enough, you will succeed.

Watch the video below. Look for things you can do better, and try a little harder.

Dr. Schmitt