Other Factors Affecting How You Lose Weight
How You Eat
Not only does how much you eat effect your ability to lose weight but also how you are eating determines to a large extent if you will lose weight. Do you have a really accurate idea of exactly how much you eat every day?
How fast you eat will affect how much you eat. Knowing how much you eat and being aware of every bite will help you avoid filling your plate to overflowing.
Think back to your last few meals, did you savour every bite or did you eat so fast you can barely remember how the food tasted? If you are aware of how you are eating you will find that your meals will last longer and you will eat less. It will make losing weight more difficult if you 'wolf' down your meals because when you eat slower you will eat less.
Why is that true? Your brain is very smart but sometimes it has to wait for information before it can act. When you eat your brain waits to receive the "I'm full" signal. It can take up to 30 minutes for the brain to get this signal so if you eat fast you have already consumed more food than you should have before your brain receives the signal. By eating slower you give your body the chance to send the signal to you brain in time to tell you to stop eating before you have over indulged. So eat slower, be aware of every bite and enjoy every meal.
Your Genetics And Your Metabolism
Your genetic makeup may have an effect on your metabolism but that doesn't mean you can't make changes in your life that will have a positive effect on your metabolism. Just because you might be predisposed to being over-weight does not mean that you can never lose weight and never be in shape. You can make any change in your life that you want so do not believe that genetics has complete control over you.. Because you can lose weight the concepts you need to understand and use are; what you eat and how much you move.
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