Losing weight is difficult enough, but keeping it off permanently or even just long-term is an even greater challenge. The reason for this is that the human body wants to be fat. We are all genetically pre-programmed to fall within a particular range of body-fat composition, with some of us being in between 10-15% of body weight at one extreme and others between 25-35% on the other, roughly speaking.
Those who deliberately starve themselves or who for all practical intents and purposes eat to excess lay well outside even those extremes, but most of us struggle somewhere between 15 and 25 percent during at some point in our lives.
It is necessary to understand all this when attempting to lose weight and keep it off simply because otherwise we would be confused as to the reactions of our bodies. One common reaction of many is to be in a constant state of hunger, despite having what’s supposed to be a fully nutritious diet.
If the scientifically-designed diet is supposedly providing all that the body requires, why is it constantly hungry – which suggests it is lacking the nutrients it needs? In several situations, the body is basically wanting to hold onto its reserves of body fat. It senses it fat stores depleting every day, and it is nervous! You see, fat to the human body is like bank accounts to human beings.
Calories are the currency of the body; it takes calories to literally get anything done – just like it requires cash to get anything done. Want more muscle? It requires calories (in addition to protein, vitamins, etc.). Want more videogames? It requires cash (in addition to a console, controller, etc.).
Not every situation is like this, or like this to the same degree, but in several situations, your body is merely saying, “Hey! We’re burning calories/cash and depleting fat stores/bank accounts!”
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