The bad news: If you've been soldiering on with your healthy living habits since New Year's and you haven't hit a weight loss plateau yet, it's probably on the way.
Your plateau will come partly courtesy of brain chemicals called dynorphins, which help your body conserve fat. After all: your body is designed to conserve fat, not lose it, so chances are that at some point in your weight loss journey, your brain will panic and raise your dynophine levels to protect against further weight loss.
The good news: You can outsmart your dynorphins by eating more. "Eating more food has been shown to help bring dynorphin levels down to normal and can help get you back on track," weight-loss scientist Dr Amanda Sainsbury-Salis of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney told the Brisbane Times this week.
"But it's important to eat nutritious food and eat enough to feel satisfied."
So why not get cooking with a prize pack from Scanpan? We have a 28 cm (11") Scanpan frypan to give away, along with some kitchen accessories.
The Scanpan Classic line of cookware is made of high-quality ceramic titanium that’s designed to keep its shape and eliminate hot spots when cooking. It's dishwasher-safe and ovenproof to 260 degrees Celsius. Plus, its non-stick coating can’t be damaged by metal, so you don't have to worry about which utensil to use.
For a chance to WIN, just Subscribe to This Blog and leave a reply telling us if you’ve hit a plateau yet and how you’ve handled it or how you plan to handle it when one comes your way.
You have until Thursday, March 19 to let us know. I’ll announce the winner here on Friday, March 20.
