know your bad habits so that you can make whatever changes you need to make. Successful long term weight loss is more than losing the weight for a few weeks it is understanding that you need to change your lifestyle and commit to those changes 100%.
The reason we need a permanent solution is because we are reprogramming our subconscious, our attitude and ourselves towards our food. Think of it this way, you didn't form these habits over-night so you will not change them overnight. Give yourself enough time to break the old habit and create a new health habit.
Our eating habits are never more dramatic than when we eliminate all of our favorite foods at once. This type of drastic change is very difficult for our bodies. When you remove all these foods you will experience cravings and cravings lead to snacking and over eating. Losing weight is not about depriving your body of essential nutrients so never create drastic change that is impossible to sustain.
Our bodies are marvellous pieces of machinery and will stop at nothing to preserve us at all costs. What this means to us as dieters is that when we drastically reduce food and calories our body will actually slow down our metabolism and begin storing fat. You can't fight this feature of your body because our chemistry has had millions of years to develop and understand how to survive.
So how do we get around this? You must understand your body and work with it. You must introduce all changes gradually. Prepare meals that will not leave you craving for more when you are done because, as I stated earlier, cravings lead to snacking and over eating. When you make the commitment to change your life make sure you give yourself enough time to make all the changes necessary. If you do this you will reach your long term weight loss goals and be able to maintain your weight with ease.
Medications
There are some medications which have side effects that will affect our weight.
Medications such as some antidepressant drugs can cause you to sleep more and expend fewer calories making you more susceptible to
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