Sleep Deprivation Limits Satiety and Increases Appetite

The fashion of thin figures for women took hold in the 1920s, when numerous products such as diet pills, chewing gum, laxatives and cigarettes made outlandish fat-reducing claims (e.g. - "...reach for a Lucky Strike instead of a sweet"). It is difficult for most people to accept the truth about weight gain and weight loss. While the achievement of a normal body weight in most obese patients is now a possible using very-low-calorie dietary intake under medical supervision, the same long-term problems exist and the goal for the future is to achieve the same results but with permanent weight loss.

The obvious downside of diet sabotage is that you interfere with achieving your personal weight loss goals. Listed below are common causes of diet setbacks:

• NEED MORE SHUT-EYE - Studies have shown that people who do not get adequate amounts of sleep may be fighting an uphill battle with weight loss. Since restrictive sleep raises hunger levels and lowers the satiety hormone, it feels natural to eat more.
• QUICK FIX DIETS - Americans have always wanted a quick fix for improving their eating habits and losing weight without requiring a lot of effort. Unfortunately, these fad diets are often nutritionally unbalanced and ineffective over the long term.
• FOOD, FOOD EVERYWHERE - In our country, we are inundated with food choices everywhere we go. Unfortunately, so many places nowadays make eating an added meal fast and cheap at a convenient location.
• SKIPPING MEALS - It is a misconception that skipping meals will result in long-term calorie reduction as it usually leads to increased snacking between meals or overeating at the next meal.
• UNBALANCED DIETS DON'T WORK - Reduce consumption of heavily processed and ready-to-eat meals as these menus are typically rich in sugars and unhealthy fats that can increase fat stores and spike blood sugar levels for added hunger hormones.
• BEARERS OF BAD NEWS - Well I hate to be a bearer of bad news but I read that 90% of all dieters regain the weight that they lose within a year. So, overweight people can feel threatened by your dietary actions and attack you.

Although weight gain happens effortlessly with a pound here and a pound there, losing weight takes a personal commitment to change to avoid yo-yo dieting cycles. A personalized meal plan empowers you to say, "This is what my plate looks like and that is what your plate needs to look like." In other words, everyone at the table may be eating differently because that is the way it should be based on their specific needs. The impact of a personalized diet plan on metabolism and weight management can be tracked using scientific measures, such as blood sugar and food sensitivity tests. MRC can help you monitor results to pinpoint weight gain culprits and adjust your menus accordingly.