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Insiders [macron] Guide Total MAkeover
Stop and Go
By Meirav Devash
6[currency]6Getting stuck in rush-hour traffic is frustrating; stalling on the road to weight loss is downright maddening. Robyn Gombar, Janeene Fears, and Michelle Rodak work out regularly, but they still experience weeks when the scale won [macron]t budge. [degrees]As one loses weight, the body uses fewer calories to perform daily functions, so results take longer to show up, [+ or -] says Stephen Gullo, New York City weight-loss coach. [degrees]Also, dieters who eat the right foods, but too many of them, may experience plateaus. [+ or -]
Robyn Gombar, 27, advertising sales
THE SLOW-DOWN: [degrees]My weight fluctuated within three pounds for four weeks *it was killing me. I felt like no matter what I did at the gym or how well I was eating, the number on the scale wouldn [macron]t move. But I was also conscious of how important it was to stay on track. [+ or -]
THE SOLUTION: [degrees]My trainer, Robert Sidbury, added high-intensity cardio to my strength training. Incorporating 6 a.m. classes shocked my body *and turned out to be fun. Stephen Gullo encouraged me to return to a