Weight Loss Is Often a Deceptive Term

Weight loss is a deceptive term as it includes the loss of muscle, fat, and water from your body without setting a goal for overall fat reduction, which can improve your overall appearance both clothed and disrobed. If you’ve been living a sedentary lifestyle, it is fairly easy to have less lean muscle and a larger percentage of body fat, since your muscles have not been used enough. Add a little resistance training with bands or dumbbells and you will tone muscle and improve bone density. Metabolic adaptation often occurs when a dieter makes excess cuts in calories and the body negates their efforts by triggering a starvation response due to the significant caloric deficit. Following a personalized menu plan is a smarter way of managing energy consumption without a metabolic slowdown.

How to Shed Pandemic Pounds

To jump start your plan for shedding pandemic pounds, it is important to understand that your body has zero need to burn stored fat when it has all it needs from what you’ve just eaten. Check out the fat burning tips listed below, including:

• Limit Take Out - Recent studies on dining out suggests that restaurant food tends to raise sugar and sodium intake, which increases the likelihood of weight gain leading to higher cholesterol levels, hormonal imbalances, and unstable blood glucose levels.
• Adopt Healthy Routines - Unfortunately, sit-ups cannot eliminate belly fat. Your body doesn’t work that way. You can lower fat deposits, including visceral fat, with moderate physical activities and a personalized menu plan filled with wholesome foods.
• Watch Portion Sizes - In accordance with the Delboeuf illusion, if you see the same amount of food on a small plate and a larger one, your brain will focus on the smaller plate as containing more food. Conversely, the opposite can trigger a false sense of hunger after eating.
• Set Realistic Goals - Don’t eliminate nutrients from your diet unless you fully understand the impact it will have. Start by sticking to a balanced menu plan that is personalized for your specific needs. Good carbs, healthy fats, and quality protein are crucial for good health.
• Embrace Physical Activities - Hoe your garden or weed the flower beds. Landscaping work burns lots of calories but make sure you use proper technique when bending at the knees, engaging your ab and lower back muscles to prevent injuries.

In general, someone who is skinny fat needs to follow the same guidelines as anyone else who is trying to lose body fat. If you are not eating right, you won’t get rid of excess body fat and too much cardio exercise won’t do anything to help with the problem.

MRC Supports Sustainable Weight Loss Strategies

When you’re at the office, it is fairly easy to stay out of the break area. Unfortunately, when you’re sheltering at home, you are likely walking through the kitchen multiple times a day. If you are ready to do something about pandemic weight gain, Metabolic Research Center is offering in-person and virtual coaching to help our clients achieve sustainable weight loss success. Whether you are restricted from getting out or available for person-to-person counseling, we deliver personalized menus and valuable support services for anyone struggling with pandemic weight gain. Metabolic Research Center delivers personalized one-on-one accountability via virtual coaching, with the same goal of promoting and encouraging the proven lifestyle changes that can result in sustainable weight loss. Contact the Metabolic Research Center to learn more about our remote weight loss programs.