Why Can’t I Lose Weight?
Have you been struggling for years to lose weight, buying weight loss supplements from infomercials, online sites and even from your local department store? Have you carefully checked the labels and bought only ‘Good For You’ foods. Well, there is a reason you are unable to lose weight, and it may surprise you to know that it is not entirely your fault!
Obesity has a significant effect on your health. Obesity related issues cost over $160,000,000,000 and cause about 310,000 premature deaths in the United States alone. Health conditions related to obesity are; Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes, Cardiac problems, joint diseases including Osteoarthritis, sleep apnea and other respiratory concerns, cancer, metabolism dysfunction and depression and isolation to name just a few.
Did you know know that food manufactures set the overweight or obese consumer up to fail from the get go. Yes, you read that right. The manufactures that process our food and box, can or freeze it mislabel the food many times, posting such things on their label as; Heart Healthy, Nutritious, sugar free or low sugar, Diabetic friendly etc. The average consumer is not able to discern ingredients on a label and therefore take the manufactures word that the item is good for them as stated on the label in large print.
Food manufactures use processing methods that strips away almost all of the good vitamins and nutrients our body’s need to sustain life. After processing they add sugar, fats, artificial nutrients and dangerous poisonous chemicals to replace what they removed! Organ life is slowly destroyed because Americans consume large quantities of processed food that are boxed, packaged, foil-wrapped and or frozen in various containers. We feed our children these organ destroying foods as well as our selves because the consumer believes these products are healthy as labeled. In fact they are anything but; in essence, food manufactures set a person, looking to lose weight, up to fail from the start!
Exercise is another key to losing weight and is just as important as learning to eat a proper diet that Promotes weight loss. The common belief regarding exercise is to work out hard, fast and often. The more and longer you exercise the more pounds will melt away; Right? That is what most people say, in fact there are gym coaches that say this very thing! However, this approach is totally wrong!
Exercising for several hours a day and several times a week will only break down your muscles and possibly cause loss of muscle mass, bone loss, heart conditions, an increased level of cortisol to be released into the body. This increase in cortisol literally puts the body into starvation mode. Starvation mode causes the body to literally start eating itself-from the inside out! This may sound like a good thing but in fact it is not. When your body is in starvation mode it first eats muscle mass. Loss of muscle mass causes the body to break down causing weakness and an inability to complete daily tasks. Further, if you get sick your recovery time is greater due to loss of muscle mass.
Despite being set up for failure by the food manufactures, your inability to analyze labels and the advice to exercise like am Olympic champion, there is someone who can help you obtain your goals. A weight Loss Specialist is available in your town to help you. He or she has the tools needed to guide you to your quest for a happier, heather weight loss adventure.
The tools the weight loss physician will use will teach you about foods that are good for you and promote healthy weight loss. Further, you will learn the proper way to exercise and how often as well as what exercises to do. Call a weight loss specialist for an appointment and to secure a special weight loss plan tailored just for you. This won’t be your typical cookie-cutter plan but one you help your Doctor to create based on your goals and desires as well as physical abilities.
Comments (0)