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.

Genetics and Your Belly Fat

Is there any chance that any effort you put into losing that belly fat could be futile? Could it be possible that the hope of getting a slimmer figure and looking sexy is just an illusion?

For decades, there have been uncountable numbers of scientific research focused on gaining a better understanding on the subject of obesity. One of the things that we’ve learned from these researches shows the role of genetics to the weight of any individual.

What does this mean?

Simply, our body weight can be genetically predisposed. There are already studies that have conclusively shown that an individual’s body size is genetically coded. This is the primary reason why there are people who succeed in shedding off weight, but regain what was lost after only a few months. However, this does not mean that your genes are guaranteed to lead you to the downward spiral of getting fatter and fatter.

The human body is programmed to resist any major weight changes. The same mechanism that stops you from getting so thin also tries to stop you from gaining too much weight. Going by that, it would seem that the battle against a fat belly would only lead to a stalemate.

Not quite. When I mentioned about the people who lose weight just to gain them again, it was directed to those who rely solely on dieting to shed off weight. If you’re looking for a permanent weight loss, you can’t rely only on dieting. Given the fact that our bodies are genetically programmed to be in a certain weight range, it doesn’t mean that you have to be fat.

Time and time again, exercise proved to be the most effective way in controlling weight. Exercise, especially weight training, will increase the body’s muscle mass. This plays a huge role in burning fat as the muscles require more energy, thus speeding up the body’s metabolism.

In doing muscle building exercises, some will notice a little-to-no difference in their weight. This is due to the fact that muscle tissues have more mass. That is why in light of the relation between genetics and weight, it’s becoming important to focus not only on the amount of weight lost, but to the over health of the body.

One doesn’t have to be paper-thin just to look good. With exercise, coupled with the right diet, you could lose the belly fat without having to lose so much weight.

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