Weight Loss Programs

Weight Loss

There are so many different weight loss plans today that it can be very confusing to most people who are looking for a way to lose some extra pounds. One of the problems is that most people do not take the time to do a little research on the topic. There is an abundance of information available, whether you go to a library, ask your doctor or go on the Internet. For something as important as ones health we should take the time to find information about anything we intend to do with regards to staying healthy. As with anything weight loss is a process and takes time. In order to really understand the process of weight loss we need to understand the process that made us overweight in the first place.

Our bodies are an amazing work of art. It functions in such a way so as to sustain life and keep us healthy. However, sometimes things go wrong, such as disease, and the way the body functions is altered to fight such things. We can’t control all things with regards to our body, such as disease, and the changes it causes our bodies. But when it comes to eating, that is something we can control. Unfortunately, for those of us who do not eat properly, our poor dietary habits cause changes in our bodies that make it more difficult for the body to lose fat and ultimately sustain any weight loss.

All human beings have a family of hormones and enzymes that are intended to fight the fat. If we miss a meal or eat too many carbohydrates our bodies respond by elevating the stress hormones. The body then thinks it is in a life threatening situation and responds by releasing stored glycogen into the blood to raise the blood sugar. If this cycle is repeated on a regular basis our bodies will be experiencing bouts of high and low blood sugar causing the body to be over stressed and therefore unable to deal effectively with weight loss.

When there is too much or too little of a specific hormone, for example, the body will function in such a way to adjust to the imbalance. If the body has elevated blood sugar levels, the response is to release insulin to lower the blood sugar. Insulin levels will remain high if the body is consistently under nourished with the wrong food combinations. Excess insulin along with inactivity can prevent weight loss due to the fact that inactive muscles become insulin resistant and more and more calories are stored in the fat cells. This can ultimately progress to situation where the body becomes insulin resistant. If you find yourself accumulating fat in the middle of your body then you have more than likely become insulin resistant. Weight loss can be very difficult if this is the case.

Once this situation occurs, the body begins to react by accumulating even more fat which will eventually extend to other areas of the body and you will be come progressively more obese. As the muscles and fat cells become less sensitive to insulin, blood sugar levels will rise higher and the body will be forced to use the pancreas to help to lower the levels. In a worst case scenario this can result in Type 11 Diabetes.

To be truly successful with any weight loss program you have to educate yourself. Knowledge is power. You need to be aware that there are various factors that help to determine how quickly and effectively you lose weight, one of which is turning fat into lean muscle. You need to eat right sort of foods for your metabolic type and do the appropriate exercises on a regular basis. Very often this can result in an initial weight gain as you gain muscle (which weighs more than fat). Then as if by magic your body will start to experience weight loss that can often seem to be faster than normal. Of course a weight gain, when on a weight loss diet, can be very disconcerting and many people give up mistakenly thinking that the diet isn’t working for them.

Don’t give up if this is something that you encounter in your weight loss program. Actually your body is making changes and adapting to these changes specifically. Because muscle is the most metabolically active tissue in your body, your ability to burn up unwanted fat and subsequently achieve weight loss is improved. However it is important to remember that although you may think that weight loss is your goal the chances are what you are really aiming for is a more streamlined body. If in order to achieve a more streamlined shape you need to convert fat into lean muscle and gain a bit of weight in the process, then weight loss has to become a secondary issue. In order to help overcome this mind set it is a good idea when starting a diet to take your measurements as well as getting weighed. This way you will be relieved to find that you are losing inches even when your weight is seemingly staying the same. This will give you the incentive you need to continue.

Janet Matthews

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