The Reason Weight Loss Plateaus When You Diet

Understanding the metabolic and behavioral adaptations that slow weight loss

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-Michael Greger, MD FACLM

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[LevelUpWellness]

By adopting a Whole food plant based diet not only did my crippling spinal arthritis disappear, but I also dropped to a totally optimal weight! I’ve never looked so good! Thanks Nutrition Facts! 😄🙏🏼

[Wenlambo]

You and Dr McDougall have changed my life. I'm 5 months in and down 60lbs thankyou so much for everything you do.

[flattlandermontgomery]

So I understand that eating less calorie dense foods is the best way because we generally eat the same volume of food every day despite the amount of calories. So in a plant based, high starch diet, starches are much less calorie dense than meat, eggs and dairy so your off to a good start right there. Then, on top of that you add non starchy vegetables to each starch meal to create volume without adding a lot of calories. So eat beans, rice, potatoes and grains and then add lots of broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, greens etc, to bulk it up and make you feel full. In that way, you can eat as much food as you want, and still eat plenty of healthy food, no restrictions on volume and reach a healthy weight.

[turinhorse]

i imagine Greger drops the mic at the end of every video. like a boss

[woodenkat]

So a whole food plant based diet can combat this! Oh, what a relief! I have a lot of weight to lose and this is exactly what I needed to know. On month two, twenty pounds down! Thanks!

[yeahohright]

Holy cow, the new book has over 700 pages of info. HYPED

[chiyerano]

I wish everyone, especially the 'eat less, move more' crowd, understood that healthy sustainable weight loss 'is not about eating less food, but about eating better food' as well as exercise. It would end a lot of confusion, pain, grief, and frustration.

[CharlyneChamblee]

Omg this is the first time somebody talked about what I'm going through

[dianablock]

baked Japanese yam as the base of my breakfast keeps me sated. Beans and/or potatoes as part of lunch/dinner is excellent for keeping me feeling full.

[nitsan]

Could you please make more videos on metabolism?
Is a 20-30lbs weight loss likely to cause major metabolic slowing? - and does the speed of loss make a difference?

[g.y.o]

I have experienced this very thing when I lost 56lb. You have some days where you cant fight the insane hunger no matter how much you eat, i re gained the 56lb over time and just in the process of starting to lose it again. It's not down to being lazy, sometimes you're fighting a battle of hunger and appetite that you cant always beat. This time when when I lose it, and when the appetite comes calling, ill eat myself silly on low calorie, bulky veg.

[maureenk]

Another excellent video. People don't understand that after a few days of WFPB, SOS free, nutrient dense eating, the food I was eating looked and tasted so amazingly delicious!

[phatvegan]

I've already pre-ordered the book I can't wait to get it.

[sooooooooDark]

>1 hour vigorous exercise for 6 years and still gaining weight (with weight loss/maintanance as a goal)
id be tilted

[emilytorres]

December 10th cant come quick enough!! Thanks for all you do Doc!

[JordanJoseland]

Best thing I ever did was reading the book Woman’s weight loss secrets: the unspoken truth, after applying the knowledge I got from the book I feel like the cellulite is magically disappearing from my body

[PiperSchlapp]

The fact that nobody talks about the book Woman’s weight loss secrets: the unspoken truth, speaks volumes about how people are stuck in a trance

[RabbitFoodFitness]

Thank you so much Dr Greager for making this video! I run into tons of people who just try to eat less food for weight loss and you are right. It is not sustainable. I have seen so many people try simply eating less to lose weight at the gym that I work at. Then some of them come to me and I work with them to switch their habits around and sure enough they lose more weight and they have more energy too. Thank you for this video!

[dalviar]

Thank you so much Dr. Greger! You break it all down for us and remove the confusion.😊👍🏼

[odelyalevy]

Just another gem video. As usual. Such a pleasure to hear you and get educated. Many thanks and blessings.