Get The 5 Best Weight Loss Rules For The Resistant Dieter
October 10, 2009 by Mary V Smith
Filed under Weight Loss
It is a myth that “all diets work” and that the only difficulty is that people just can’t keep the weight off after they lose it. Some people, women especially have bodies that are very resistant to weight loss and they never seem to be able to lose a pound in the first place.
As a seasoned dieter I have tried many weight loss plans that just didn’t work. I would follow the program religiously but the scale would not move. On some of these diets, I could follow perfectly for months at a time and never lose a pound.
As a woman I am sure that I am not the only one with this difficulty. It’s biological. A man will always be able to drop pounds and gain muscle more effortlessly than a woman. It is just a fact of life. Women are biologically designed to hold onto fat because in the case of a famine, we need to not only be able to keep ourselves alive but we also need to be able to keep a baby alive until it is born and even longer as we breastfeed. That is why it is more difficult for a woman to lose weight.
But over the years I have learned quite a bit about what works to lose weight and what doesn’t work. Here are the most important five rules that I have come up with.
First rule is to Eat. That’s right; never starve yourself if you want to achieve lasting weight loss. Eating regularly will keep you from getting excessively hungry which in turn will keep you from eating everything in site later on. It also keeps your metabolism pumping and your body keeps on burning calories. If your body believes it is starving it will turn off your metabolism and save the fat so eat, at least 3 meals and as many as 6 small meals every day.
Second is to substitute quality for quantity. Empty calories that provide no decent nutritional value do nothing to fill you up and eating nutritionally empty food is a sure way to pack on the pounds. Cravings are often caused by a lack of vital nutrients so it is crucial to choose high quality, nutritionally dense foods. Steer clear of the “white stuff’, meaning white flour and white sugar.
Third, be sure to add some protein with every meal. High protein diets work because protein digests slower than carbohydrates; especially simple carbohydrates and proteins will not cause a sugar spike in your bloodstream. When you add protein you are less hungry later on and you end up eating less.
Fourth rule is to select quality carbs. Simple carbs, like donuts, cakes and sweets of any kind and anything that is made from white flour will spike your blood sugar, which will create more hunger, and it will just add to your fat deposits. Complex carbohydrates have fiber and nutrients that benefit your body. Complex carbohydrates are whole grains and vegetables.
The fifth rule is to start moving. Begin an exercise plan. Start walking and take the stairs. You can begin slow and move up to a more difficult plan as you become stronger but if you want to lose weight and keep it off long-term exercise is crucial.
It may be that you’ll have to work at it. Few people with weight problems solve them once and for all for and never have to think about it again, but if you follow these rules most of the time, you will lose weight and you will be able to keep it off.
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