Find Weight Loss That Suits You

Focus on individual weight loss,what is going to help you lose weight and not just blindly following some popular fad diet

Most people that want to lose weight often start using methods or products which have worked for others in the hope that they will end up with the same results. This can come in the form of word of mouth from friends or family, or it can come from advertising methods that companies use to promote their products. I'm talking about ads that tell you that this person used this product and lost X amount of pounds over a certain period of time.

The problem is that just because a weight loss method or weight loss product worked for someone else, doesn't mean that it is going to work for you. To prove this point it is statistically proven that 91% of the people that use conventional dieting fail to lose any real weight in the long term. Advertisers will use the success of the 9% to try to sell you their products, and for obvious reasons they fail to mention all the people that have failed to lose weight through their products or methods. They absolve themselves by adding words like 'may' or 'could' help you lose weight to their products.These words don't actually mean anything.I mean i 'may' or 'could' win the lottery?

It may sem that we are as people,pretty much the same.However it is more complex than that,our make up can be very different from each other. So it stands to reason that just because something affects someone in a particular way it doesn't necessarily mean it is going to affect you in the exact same way. We are all individuals, not only in mind but in body as well. Many diets and weight loss products are sold as a one fix for all solutions, but our bodies are too complex for any one thing to fix everyone, and there isn't actually a quick fix for weight loss.

Our metabolisms work in different ways. Some people have over active metabolisms. People with fast metabolisms can virtually eat anything without gaining weight, and all they have to do is yawn and they drop calories. To people who have trouble losing weight this may seem to be a great situation to be in but people with fast metabolisms have their own problems. They tend to find it very difficult to increase muscle, and who doesn't want a muscular and stronger body.

Some people have perfect metabolisms where they find it easy to lose weight and also easy to add muscle. These types of people are often involved in sports and have had the good fortune to have great genetics. On the whole these types of people make everybody else envious.

Then you have the people who have very slow metabolisms. Weight loss can be problematic for these people. All they have to do is to smell a burger and they will gain a pound. People in this category have to work hard to lose weight and keep if off. Weight loss is still very achievable for these people if they do the right things.

Don't get despondent if you feel that you have a slow metabolism, after all it is only one factor of many that will decide if you lose weight. There are dteps that can be taken to make your metabolism work more effectively. Exercise will boost your metabolism; another good way to increase the effectiveness of your metabolism is to eat more frequently. This means instead of eating 2 or 3 times a day, you should split your calorie intake over 5 or 6 small meals a day. Consuming calories every 3 or 4 hours will get your metabolism used to receiving calories on a regular basis. When this happens it will not need to store calories.

You could include the following variations in how you may or may not lose weight:

How often you exercise and how much exercise you do. Your calorie consumption. The types of calories you eat. How much willpower and motivation you have to lose weight. How active your life is. Setting realistic goals for yourself. Visualizing how you want to look. Overcoming procrastination. Keeping a positive attitude.

The good news is that all these factors can be improved to a much higher level. The truth is that at the end of the day if you really want to lose weight, then you will do so, all it takes is some time and some effort. You will need to experiment and find out which is the best way for you and not focus on what has been the best way for others. Always keep in mind that there is no quick fix for weight loss.

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