The Weight-Loss Plateau
- Dr. Rochelle Bernstein
- Mar 6, 2023
- 4 min read
Updated: Mar 17, 2023
The weight-loss plateau is basic biology. When your body registers something threatening its survival, it automatically triggers a series of physiological responses to protect against the threat. When you reduce your food intake to try to compensate for the weight gain associated with menopause, your body believes it's under threat and reduces your metabolic rate to use less energy, which slows the rate at which you lose weight. Unfortunately, the common response by women is to further reduce calorie intake, which just makes the body respond even more aggressively. Research has identified that the plateau for weight loss appears between 3-6 months after starting to calorie reduce. Often, women start to see not just a plateau but even weight gain despite the calorie restriction.
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