Your metabolism is no fool. Even if you initially lose weight on a certain diet or medication, to maintain those results, you have to constantly trick the metabolic system into letting you shed pounds. Otherwise, you might find yourself stuck at what obesity doctors call the “weight loss plateau.”  This phenomenon is extremely common among obese and overweight patients, affecting close to 85% of all dieters . It happens when weight loss slows or stops, even if diet and exercise regimens remain