South Beach Diet Plateau

Q: I began the South Beach Diet 3 years ago in the first year I lost 90 lb. going down to 200 lb.. I joined Curves and have been working out 4 days a week. At that point I hit a wall and could not lose any more no matter how strict I was.

I am taking medication for low thyroid, as well as glucapage for prediabetic symptoms.

A: The most common reason for South Beach diet plateau is that the body adapts to the carbohydrate limitation and to further cutting down on them can be reacquired -- though will it then be South Beach Diet?

For a person with prediabetic symptoms, a stricter carb limitation is usually a better way. You might want to learn more about both South Beach Diet plateau and the metabolic syndrome prevention and treatment.

South Beach Plateau Problems
When You Stop Losing Weight
Metabolic Syndrome