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8 COMMON CAUSES OF A WEIGHT LOSS PLATEAU

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So you’ve hit a weight loss plateau despite sticking strictly to your diet, keeping your  food cravings  under control and following a lifestyle so clean and healthy you’re practically a saint! It’s so unfair. Our checklist will help you tick off some of the possible causes so you can get back on track to fast weight loss: 1. Are  stress levels  high? When cortisol rises, hormones can become out of balance. Oestrogen dominance and insulin challenges (diabetes, pre-diabetic, hypo/hyper glycemic) are primary concerns. 2.  Foreign oestrogens  are a significant concern in today’s world. If you are a woman, these need to be eliminated effectively in order to balance your own optimal oestrogen production. 3. If you’re a woman, where are you in your  menstrual cycle ? You can hold on to fluid prior to your bleed and mid-cycle when oestrogen is high, as oestrogen attracts fluid. 4. Did you do your  loading phase  correctly before you began the diet? You must eat the  a