If you’ve started gaining weight even with a good handle on healthy eating and exercise, you may need to start looking a little deeper for underlying causes. This recent article on the ACE Fitness website by Tiffani Bachus, R.D.N., and Erin Macdonald, R.D.N., lists 11 sneaky reasons you may be gaining weight even with healthy diet and regular exercise.
If you’re trying to manage your weight, especially after previous successful weight loss, you know that it can be a delicate balancing act. Healthy eating is a combination of getting high-quality foods as well as eating enough (calories, fat, carbohydrates, etc.) but not too much. Part of a healthy lifestyle is also finding balance when it comes to exercise: getting the recommended amount and mix of strength and cardio without getting bored or overdoing it. So what happens when you find your groove, get the weight maintenance down and then start gaining weight again? It happens and it can be frustrating.
If you’ve started gaining weight even with a good handle on healthy eating and exercise, you may need to start looking a little deeper for underlying causes. This recent article on the ACE Fitness website by Tiffani Bachus, R.D.N., and Erin Macdonald, R.D.N., lists 11 sneaky reasons you may be gaining weight even with healthy diet and regular exercise. According to the article, some reasons to consider:
- Sleep – Are you getting the recommended 7.5 hours minimum?
- Alcohol – Is booze adding extra calories to your diet?
- Medication – Are you taking any medications known to affect weight?
- Exercise routine – Have you gotten stuck in a routine rut?
Find more not-so-obvious reasons you may be gaining weight on ACE Fitness.
Any healthy diet and weight management plan should include healthy choices at restaurants, a staple of American life. Search for dietitian-recommended menu choices like these next time you eat out:
Mushroom Al Ajillo (Serves 2) at Café Sevilla
(160 calories, 8 g fat)
Located in San Diego, CA
Shrimp Vera Cruz Wrap at Erik’s DeliCafe
(480 calories, 20 g fat)
Located in CA
Teriyaki Turkey Tips at Friendly’s
(560 calories, 12 g fat)
Located in Eastern U.S.