If you’re gaining weight – avoid that 11 pound mark...

If you need some incentive for NOT gaining weight – consider this:

According to research from Helsinki University Central Hospital, there are plateaus in our weight that can significantly change our metabolism – for the worse. Gaining just 11 pounds can slow it down and stimulate a vicious cycle. The researchers explain, as we gain more fat it becomes physically harder to lose it with that slower metabolism.

The good news is that same phenomenon can work to our benefit if we can get it into reverse. If we stay vigilant and work a little more physical activity into every day – our weight should go down, giving the metabolism a jolt back in the right direction – up.