Why you're not losing weight

Why You're Not Losing Weight: 7 Hidden Reasons You're Stuck at a Weight Loss Plateau - and How to Break Through for Sustainable Weight Loss
If you're eating less, moving more, and trying harder, but the scale won't move, the problem may not be your willpower. It may be something you can't see.
Written by ISSA-certified personal trainer Mr. Marquelle, this book explains why weight loss stalls and shows you how to find out what's happening in your own body. After a kidney transplant, the author went from 140 pounds to 220 in six months and stayed there for two years. Then he stopped guessing, started testing, and lost 20 pounds in 60 days. This book is the method he used, backed by research and built for real life.
Part One: The Seven Hidden Reasons
Each chapter explains one common reason bodies hold on to weight, gives you a self-check, and assigns one simple action step:
• Eating more than you think: where hidden calories come from, and how to track honestly
• Losing the wrong kind of weight: why protecting muscle matters, and how much protein you need
• Metabolic adaptation: how your body responds to dieting, and why crash diets backfire
• Blood sugar and insulin: what the research supports, without turning carbs into the enemy
• Hunger signals: why dieting makes you hungrier, plus "food noise" and appetite medications
• Sleep and stress: how short sleep and stress affect hunger and food choices
• Workouts working against you: why exercise burns less than you'd expect, and what training is really for
Part Two: Your Plan
• The Roadblocks Scorecard: a 21-question self-assessment that pinpoints your biggest obstacles
• An eating framework: whole foods and Mediterranean-inspired principles, with protein first, fiber always, carbs placed around training, and healthy fats. It includes a plate template, grocery list, and sample meals.
• A training program: calisthenics, strength training, and beginner-friendly plyometrics in 30 to 60 minutes a session, with five-day, three-day, and two-day options
• A 60-day plan in three phases: observe and test, apply, then troubleshoot and lock in
• The Plateau Protocol and a maintenance plan: what to do when the scale stalls, and how to keep the weight off
You'll also get printable scorecards and trackers, protein and fiber quick-reference guides, and a full list of research sources.
This book doesn't promise a quick fix. It teaches you to understand how your body responds to exercise, nutrition, recovery, and consistency, so you can make progress that lasts.