Training Your Body to Make Do with Less Is Counterproductive

It is often easier to see actions that lead others to self-sabotaging behaviors. Considering all income and race categories, almost forty percent of American adults are obese and two-thirds of these individuals say they tried to lose weight within the previous year. Moreover, weight loss attempts were not limited to overweight men and women, as twenty-five percent of normal or underweight individuals also attempted to shed pounds.

You may fail to see the compounded outcome of your bad decisions. As self-control is a skill developed through hard work, you cannot be discouraged over setbacks like:

• FOOD FADS & CRASH DIETS - Diets based on the latest food fad may help you drop a few pounds relatively quickly, but sensible eating is a better way to shed pounds and keep the weight off.
• EMOTIONAL EATING - Sometimes emotional or binge eating is a subconscious response (or resistance) to restrictive food rules. Also, try to avoid eating past a point of fullness just because the food tastes great.
• 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.
• LOSING SLEEP NOT WEIGHT - Proper amounts of sleep can help you avoid weight gain, whereas good sleep habits may help you lose weight over time. The key is to restore your body's balance, which depends heavily on getting seven to nine hours of sleep daily.
• UNHEALTHY CALORIE RESTRICTIONS - A high metabolism is ideal for losing weight, but fad dieting can actually cause your metabolic rate to lower due to less muscle mass. This reduces the number of calories you burn at rest, which can result in weight gain.
• DIET SABOTEURS - When you make a hard fast commitment to following a new dietary plan, you may notice a conscious or unconscious response from friends, family members and/or coworkers. Someone brings in a big candy dish for the break room or leaves half a box of donuts on the coffee table to tempt you.

According to the National Library of Medicine, the development of very-low-calorie diets over the last fifty years has ranged from restricting conventional foods to present day liquid formulas containing all the essential nutrients.

Metabolic Research Center Provides Advice on Individual Nutrition

Once you've trained your body to make do with less calories, chances are you will gain even more weight back if you resume a regular caloric intake. Unfortunately, the body may continue to store fats at the same pace as in times of food shortage. Since your body absorbs and metabolizes nutrients differently from someone else's, food scientists have focused on genetic makeup, gut bacteria, body type and environmental exposures to give better individual nutrition advice about what each of us should be eating.

Here at Metabolic Research Center, our goal is to improve your health and wellness. That's why a personalized diet plan from MRC is an excellent solution for helping you to achieve your goals, whether you're wanting to lose fifty pounds or looking to add muscle mass.