Food Balance Is a Key Component of a Personalized Diet Plan

Americans spend an estimated $70 billion annually trying to lose weight. Nonetheless, most dieters will regain everything they lost and then some within two to three years due to diet sabotage. Since it is not the diet that fails, it is important that dieters understand the role of the diet in both short and long-term weight management. After all, the failure to maintain a target weight comes from not committing to long-term lifestyle changes. Although losing every ounce you want and keeping it off may not be sustainable, losing weight and keeping it off is an attainable goal.

Nonetheless, research suggests that most people after losing weight will struggle to keep that weight off due to diet sabotage, such as:

• SHORT TERM DIETING - All diets are meant to last for a short term. That's why it is better to incorporate a personalized menu plan to make healthy changes to your lifestyle until the new habits become a normal part of your every day.
• EPISODES OF EMOTIONAL EATING - Although some people eat less when faced with emotional distress, emotional eating is a way to suppress negative emotions, such as stress, anger, fear, boredom, sadness or loneliness that can disrupt your weight-loss efforts.
• OVEREATING TRIGGERS - Some people develop bad eating habits over time and find them to be difficult to break. If you start your day with good intentions but overeat in the evening, your problem may be giving in to food triggers like the double chocolate muffin you had at work.
• TOO SLEEP DEPRIVED - Many people who are chronically sleep deprived, such as new parents, shift workers, and college students, are also overweight or obese. Sleep deprivation may affect every process in the human body, especially leptin and ghrelin hormone production.
• MENUS NOT SUSTAINABLE - Never follow a diet that restricts your menu plan too much. Food balance is a key, so plan to eat less garbage foods and more fresh wholesome foods. Lean protein is macronutrient that can help you fend off hunger pangs.
• DIET SELF-SABOTAGE - If you find that you are often mad at yourself for overeating or not eating wholesome foods, the problem could be related to your thought processes and what you tell yourself. Although there are many obstacles to healthy eating, you can change how you think about food.

Since everyone has different food triggers, dieting setbacks come in a wide variety of forms. The key to maintaining a healthy weight is for you to know which food triggers cause you the most problems. Metabolic Research Center offers several testing panels that will help you better understand your genetic makeup as well as identify your hormonal imbalances. Paying attention to your body, listening for appetite cues, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle will result in long-term weight loss. Call Metabolic Research Center to schedule a FREE weight loss consultation to discuss your personalized menu plan.