Today was the third day in a row where my weight has been 100.5kg. It's doubly frustrating, since not only am I not losing weight, I'm just over half a kg from my first target of getting under 100kg. I can't even finger one specific part of my diet that would be the culprit, as I've been eating fresh fruit and veggies almost exclusively.
Having read a bit on Mark's Daily Apple about weight loss, I can think of two remedies. One is to cut back on the fruit a bit, as that contains plenty of natural sugar, which could be holding me back. The other is that my body has now adapted to my new diet, and consequently, I'm not losing weight as quickly.
To resolve the issue with too much fruit is easy, as I just need to cut back on how much I eat. This will be nice and easy, as I would normally have 3 or 4 servings of fruit a day. If I can cut back to 2 servings a day, I'll be limiting the amount of sugar in my diet.
Still, even if that works, I could still find myself back on a plateau, as my body adapts again. If that happens, then one solution is to trick it into losing weight again. From what I've read, the easiest way to do this is by Intermittent Fasting (there's a couple of good articles to read: Article 1, Article 2). Basically, intermittent fasting can trick your body back into burning fat, by making appear as though food is scarce. The theory behind this is that as humans evolved, they did not have a steady supply of food. They went through periods of excess food, followed by periods with little food.
Hopefully, if I do find myself on a plateau again, a skipped meal of two should do the trick. If not, then there are other options for fasting. I can simply go a whole day without eating, a rather scary concept I'm not sure I could handle. I could also limit eating to specific times, i.e. early morning and late evening. Depending on what works, I may end up trying all of these.
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