It is sometimes difficult to lose weight even with all the effort. Several factors come into play and prevent you from eliminating your few extra pounds. Because indeed, it is habits much more present in our daily life which slow us down in our slimming objective. In some cases, it is certain characteristics of our body that take over our weight loss as explained by Dr. Mc Graw, author of the 20/20 diet book.
Losing weight is not always easy even with various physical activities. Many people do not succeed, and stagnate for several reasons.
You do not sleep enough
We may not think so, but sleeping well would help your weight loss; thus, sleeping helps you reduce your appetite. Scientists have shown that sleeping between 7 and 9 hours would be beneficial and reduce your hunger during the day. In addition, you will feel more physically productive and rationalize your relationship with your diet. In addition, a lack of sleep would have an impact on the secretion of the signaling hormones: the "ghrelin" causes an increase of the appetite, whereas the "leptin" which indicates the satiation, decreases with a disturbed sleep.
You work hard on diets
Many diets rely on drastically lowering calories. However, a study published by Perspectives on Psychological Science, reducing its calorie intake would have a short-term influence on your weight loss. It is important to understand your body, to know what are the caloric and nutritional contributions to bring to it and to find your own balance in order to avoid the yo-yo effect.
You are following a specific medical treatment
There are a number of medications that would lead to some weight gain. They can increase your appetite, and thus alter your slimming goals.
Your daily life is stressful
People react differently to stress. Some will see their appetite diminish and others, on the contrary will be taken by intense eating urges. Under the effect of anxiety, your body will tend to claim sweet and / or fatty food in order to feel better. This is explained by the secretion of the brain of "the hormone of happiness" called serotonin, and which has different missions, including the fight against depression. In addition, according to one study, chronic stress is the cause of cravings, causing weight gain. The ideal would be to find ways to evacuate stress, and provide his body with emotional stability that will optimize weight loss.
You are starting to age
A woman between 20 and 50 years old takes about 15 pounds. With age, the muscle mass is relatively small thus pushing your body to burn fewer calories than before. About 10% of the muscle mass is lost once the 45 years are over. And as you get older, your metabolism is slowed down. This explains the ease of gaining weight given the reduced caloric requirements that characterize your body.
You do not hydrate yourself enough
In addition to being essential to the functioning of your body, water is an excellent appetite suppressant. It considerably reduces snacking and the desire to eat excessively. Indeed, in a study published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition, it has been developed that good hydration could be associated with weight loss. Thus, drinking water before each meal would have a positive effect on weight loss, and decrease the accumulated fat in your body. It also helps your body to get rid of toxins.
Your family history
We can talk about "table inheritance" which is the whole of the eating habits that were instilled by your family in the past, and continue to follow you preventing you from losing weight. In addition to this is the genetic predisposition to weight gain that would indeed exist. About 60 genes intervene in the appearance of obesity.
You suffer from an underlying anomaly
Some undiagnosed diseases can hide behind the stagnation of your weight loss or even create the opposite effect. Depression, for example, can cause weight gain because it is often associated with weight gain, such as appetite, lack of energy and motivation to take charge of life.
You have an unstable power supply
Between the multiple diets offered, and the fast food in every corner, the balance is difficult to make and the hard way to find according to each body. We can talk about the yoyo effect that can occur after a diet and long days of deprivation and that is to regain all the weight lost, if not more. To remedy this problem, it is important to know how to find your own lifestyle and diet to maintain a healthy body.
You consume sweet drinks
The consumption of sugary sodas or energy drinks can be unhealthy for your body and promote weight gain since they contain a good source of calories.
