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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭-𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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fun fact: it’s not linear and 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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in fact, if you’ve tried to lose weight before, but 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭, you’ve already been through the pathway and stopped short of the last phase. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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starting out, you lose a few pounds before hitting a plateau. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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not to worry here, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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next stop? possibly weight gain. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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again, 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘵, 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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there are a few reasons this can happen. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🔹you’re weighing in with a different outfit,shoes. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🔹you’re retaining more water (especially with hormonal changes)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🔹you haven’t put 100% effort into the past week on your nutrition and exercise. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🔹you’ve gained some muscle 💪 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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aside from weight-loss, plateaus, and gains- the final stage you’ll hit 𝘐𝘍 you stay consistent, is going to be maintenance. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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this is the part where you have to stay strong or you will quickly lose focus and revert back to old habits and back-track. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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the journey toward your weight-loss goal is the hard part. 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 is 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘶𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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comment below an emoji on how you feel about this pathway. is it something you’ve been through before? 🙋♀️