I hope you have had a good start to your New Year in the forms of exercise and healthy eating habits! However, sometimes after you have succeeded in losing few kilos, your weight loss stops and it seems that you are not doing any progress. By the way, I encourage you to check your progress with a measuring tape or use those tight clothes, rather than using scales.. So, if you have tried to lose weight for a month and you have had only little progress, I suggest that you should consider if any of the following circumstances suit your case: Why aren't you losing weight? Our bodies hold on to the fat if we are too stressed and our metabolism slows down. Check your stress levels. You are not sleeping enough and your muscles and body cannot recover from your daily activities.  Read my previous post  on how to improve your sleep.  You exercise too much. Take extra rest days. Be careful with over training! Read  here how to optimize your recovery....