Weight Loss

Paleo is known for dramatic weight loss stories, but Paleo is not a “diet” that’s only focused on dropping pounds. Instead, it’s about eliminating the mismatch between our bodies and our food. The rest often takes care of itself automatically. That means that if you’re doing everything right, you should expect to naturally start losing the extra weight. 
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The body is a very complex system though and sometimes things don’t go as smoothly. It might take a good amount of time to start losing any weight because your body has to heal from years of inflammation before it can start doing anything else.

Yet other times, other underlying issues prevent any weight loss from happening. Here are just a few things that can make weight loss seem almost impossible:

- An underperforming thyroid 
- Adrenal fatigue 
- Sleep deprivation 
- Overtraining 
- Gut flora imbalances 
- Not eating enough food / nutritional deficiencies 
- Eating too many nuts and seeds 
- Eating dried fruits or adding sweeteners to food 
- Consuming too many liquid calories (smoothies and juices) 
- Not being active enough 
- High stress levels 
- Eating too low or too high carbs (try to find the sweet spot for you)

If you have a hard time losing weight even though you seem to be doing everything right, we recommend seeing a doctor to rule out possible health issues that could be lurking.

Finally, it’s very important to keep in mind that the weight you see on the scale is not the definitive factor to consider. You’re moving more and exercising your body, so muscle gain is bound to happen. This means that the scale could be showing the same weight, yet your body itself could be getting leaner and more muscular. You should also definitely go with how you look in front of the mirror and how your clothes feel.

Keep up the good work!