9 Reasons You’re Not Losing WeightSo you’re busting your butt in the gym, are on a diet and heavily restricting your calories, yet each time you step on the scale the numbers have barely budged – or worse they’re higher! What gives??Fortunately (or maybe unfortunately?), weight loss is not only a matter of willpower – sticking to an exercise program and controlling our diets – as there is so much more going on under the hood as it were.Below are 9 lesser known reasons you aren’t losing weight

The words you choose to use can literally change your brain.Dr. Andrew Newberg, a neuroscientist at Thomas Jefferson University, and Mark Robert Waldman, a communications expert, collaborated on the book, “Words Can Change Your Brain.” They write:“The words you choose to use can literally change your brain.”When we use words filled with positivity, like “love” and “peace”, we can alter how our brain functions by increasing cognitive reasoning and strengthening areas in our frontal lobes. Using