Overcoming a Weight Loss Plateau
November 15, 2021
Losing weight and then hitting a plateau can be frustrating. You feel you're being good, doing everything right, but that scale doesn't want to budge.
According to Kuldeep Singh, M.D., FACS, MBA, FASMBS, Director, The Maryland Bariatric Center at Mercy, weight loss is a difficult and lifelong process. It's natural to lose more weight at first and then for the body to slow down, but don't panic.
"If you are really hitting a true plateau, it's a good thing. First of all, you must have lost weight, so you hit a plateau. Be patient and try something new," Dr. Singh said.
That could be a ketogenic diet or some other healthy diet in the short term to jump start the weight loss. Even a modest decrease in weight of 10 or 15 pounds will improve your health.
To view Mercy’s Dr. Kuldeep Singh’s interview regarding overcoming weight loss plateaus, click here.
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Founded in 1874 in Downtown Baltimore by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Medical Center is a 183-licensed bed, acute care, university-affiliated teaching hospital. Mercy has been recognized as a high-performing Maryland hospital (U.S. News & World Report); has achieved an overall 5-Star quality, safety, and patient experience rating (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services); is A-rated for Hospital Safety (Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade); and is certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Magnet™ hospital. Mercy Health Services is a not-for-profit health system and the parent company of Mercy Medical Center and Mercy Personal Physicians.
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