Weight loss is a complex issue. If weight were easy to manage, then everyone would be at their ideal weight. We wouldn’t have to keep fighting “the battle of the bulge.” However, there is no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to weight loss. Any medical provider or media outlet that tells you their program is “the one” for you and everyone else is likely misleading you to make a profit.
There isn’t a magic combination that mobilizes everyone’s fat storage and enables them to lose weight equally. No two bodies are exactly the same. Everyone’s body is different. Genetics are a significant contributor to weight management. So are environmental factors, lifestyle factors, and individual biochemistry. No two people have the same blueprint, and all of these elements play their role in weight loss.
Your diet and lifestyle factors
Multiple factors that impact your metabolic processes. Thus, counting calories and exercising are just two of a wide array of components that directs your body to burn or store fat. People who want to lose weight may be best served by attending to the basics. Maybe there are simple fixes that are being overlooked. Often, there is not some mysterious root cause to the extra pounds you carry. Weight gain is often a natural result of basic diet and lifestyle choices.
For instance, evaluate where are you in respect to these diet and lifestyle factors:
- Do you drink enough water each day (which is half your body weight in ounces)?
- Are you getting adequate exercise?
- Do you eat the rainbow (consume 7-10 servings of multi-colored fresh fruits and veggies each day)?
- Are you eating enough good, healthy fats (omega-3’s from fish, avocado, nuts, and seeds)?
- Do you skip meals or go extended periods without eating?
- Do you overeat at certain meals?
- Are you eating foods that encourage your body to store fat (sugar, sugar substitutes, diet drinks, processed foods, and hydrogenated oils)?
Frequently, when the issues above are under control, it can make a world of difference to your weight situation. Yet, sometimes people may be doing all the right things and are still not achieving their weight goals. Then what?