Your Body's Metabolic Processes Help Prevent Starvation

Many overweight Americans want to lose weight without making permanent lifestyle changes. This suggests they are more interested in being thin than healthy. Moreover, there will always be someone ready to take advantage of a lose-weight-fast scheme. 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").

As self-control is a skill developed through hard work, don't be discouraged over setbacks like:

• CRASH DIETS - Any diet that relies on food gimmicks or unbalanced menus make regaining the weight inevitable and can cause health issues. Crash diets often allow fast weight loss but dieters usually gain it back just as quick.
• AVOID BAD BEHAVIORS - Eating is a complex emotional experience and food is intimately intertwined into your behavior every day. Your body dictates your physical needs for appetite and hunger, while your brain helps determine cravings and satisfaction.
• IGNORING HIDDEN CALORIES - When you eat larger portions of healthier foods, it can lead to an excessive intake of calories too. Plus, studies have shown that food with labels like "diet" or "low fat" can be loaded with added sugars or other high-calorie fillers.
• POOR SLEEP - Although poor sleep is not the only factor in gaining weight, the evidence is overwhelming that when sleep goes down, weight usually goes up. According to a University of Colorado study, one week of sleeping five hours or less each night led to an average weight gain of two pounds.
• METABOLISM SLOW DOWN - Your metabolism determines the number of calories you burn per day and factors such as age, gender and genes can influence the speed of your metabolism. Nonetheless, losing weight too quickly can slow your metabolism meaning you burn fewer calories a day.
• SABOTEUR SPOUSE - A spouse who is overweight can feel threatened by your dietary achievements as they continue to struggle with their own weight issues. For example, if I am fat and you lose a lot of weight, you put me in an uncomfortable position of feeling bad about myself.

Metabolic processes in the human body are designed to prevent starvation. So, when you consume a very low-calorie diet, the calories burn at a very low metabolic rate. Due to a much lower energy level, this can leave you feeling compromised physically and mentally.

Weight Loss Is About More Than a Number on a Scale

Effective weight loss is about so much more than a number on a scale. In fact, it is easier to see the behaviors that lead others to self-sabotage than those impacting us. Conversely, we often fail to see the compounded outcome of our own bad decisions. Personalized diet plans based on genetic makeup are expected to be a powerful tool for helping people manage their health for years to come.

At the Metabolic Research Center, our weight loss professionals are dedicated to helping you reach your goals for a longer, healthier life with personalized weight loss solutions. To learn more about our hormone test kits and healing foods diet, contact the MRC nearest you to schedule a free, weight-loss consultation today.