Neat Trick to Keep Off the Pounds

In weight loss, losing the extra pounds is the easy part and the real challenge is keeping your body from regaining the weight that you loss. This statement isn’t exactly new and maybe you’ve heard of this a thousand times already, but I can assure you that there’s a lot of truth in this. I have already lost track how many times I’ve explained the way the human body reacts to weight loss, but just for the sake of being clear on the issue, here’s a brief explanation.

Your body is genetically predisposed to be on a certain weight range. Your body has a built-in mechanism that stops you from either losing too much or gaining too much weight in a short amount of time. That means your body won’t allow you to stray too far from your natural weight.

Let’s say you were able to lose a massive amount of weight through crash dieting. You can rest assured that after a week or so, your body will bombard your brain with urges to eat. Your metabolism will also slow down, making it harder for you to stop yourself from gaining back the weight through dieting.

That is why, if you want to be successful in keeping off the pounds, here’s something to keep in mind.

Be Realistic

How nice would it be if you could lose a quarter of your current weight? Imagine all those flabby fats from your arms, to your belly and your thigh disappearing in a few weeks. Well, that’s not going to happen. The first reason is that a sudden weight loss could be dangerous for your health. Also, scientific studies have shown that those huge weight losses are almost impossible to maintain. In fact, the number of people who were able to lose a huge amount of weight and who were able to stop themselves from regaining the weight is statistically insignificant.

So, how much weight loss is realistic, five percent? That means if you currently weigh 250 pounds, the highest chance for you to succeed in losing weight is to shed off only 12.5 pounds.

Now, you might be thinking, what difference would a 12.5 pounds make regarding your figure? Actually, it can mean a lot.