Since the overriding goal of successful weight management is to maintain a high,
fat-burning metabolism, I want to review the triggers, mechanisms, and conditions which
cause our body to store and accumulate fat instead of burning it.
- Consuming more calories than we burn at rest and at work. (Most people think this is where weight-management begins and ends.)
- Low percentage of muscle mass relative to our body weight, resulting from a sedentary lifestyle and causing a low resting metabolic rate.
- Large portions--anything over 600 calories in one sitting.
- Skipping breakfast.
- Low-calorie diets.
- Low-fat diets.
- Chronic pain.
- Too little sleep.
- Not enough water.
- Alcohol.
- Caffeine.
- Sugar, corn sugar, and artificial sugar.
- Carbonated beverages.
- Emotional stress.
- Chronic high levels of cortisol.
- Low endorphin levels.
- Not enough sunlight.
- Low blood calcium levels.
- High blood sugar levels.
- MSG.
- An under-active thyroid (hypothyroidism).
- Acidic blood pH (from consumption of beef, pork, sugar, coffee, caffeine).
- Simple carbs (bread, white potatoes, white rice, pasta, etc.)
- Foods which are high on the glycemic-load index.
- Dietary lectin (from wheat and corn).
- Not enough fiber.
- Not enough mineral-rich food
- Not enough Omega 3s.
- RX drugs.
As we learn more about our enemy, we empower ourselves and enable ourselves to progress.
Truly, this is not about perfection--it's about progressing little by little. It's about
making more positive choices and knowing what good and bad choices are.
I invite you to learn about how our bodies work and react to the many stressors that are
part of our reality. To survive, we must be able to adapt. To adapt, we must empower
ourselves with the necessary knowledge.
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