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Weight Loss, slimming, calories, diets and basal metabolic rate :

Most people struggle at slimming down and even if they succeed, they rarely maintain the weight loss.

There are many reasons for failure at weight loss. What most people don't realise is that many have underlying problems associated with the digestion and absorption of foods.  In other words, their diet and long term eating habits have been incorrect - only them will the basal metabolic rate function at the correct level.
Poor food digestion problems reduce your ability to utilise food and the essential nutrients found in food such as the vitamins, minerals and trace elements which regulate all processes within your body.

Long term deficiency of nutrients leaves your body nutritionally depleted and therefore unable to regulate essential functions correctly e.g. you may develop oedema (water retention), high blood pressure, weight gain, an underactive or overactive thyroid etc.
Again, the metabolic rate is compromised if nutritional deficiencies are present.

Some reasons for weight gain are :

• Poor diet i.e. high in salt, sugars, preservatives (ready meals) etc.
• Lack of exercise
• Food intolerance
• Digestion & Absorption Problems e.g bloating, flatulence, indigestion, burping etc.
• Slow basal metabolic rate
• Underactive Thyroid / slow Thyroid function
• IBS
• Candida
• Hormone Imbalance (mainly in women)
• Cravings leading to bingeing
• Use of certain medication e.g. HRT (hormone replacement therapy), The Pill, heart tablets, anti-inflammatory drugs etc.
• Water Retention / Oedema

Everyone has a different metabolism / basal metabolic rate :

I am sure you know people that can eat anything and everything all day but still not put on any weight. And yet you may just need to look at a chocolate and the weight just piles on!!!
This is the basal metabolic rate at work.

This example is very common and proves that we all have different needs - it also proves that all these Commercial "DIETS / Diet Companies" that supply everyone with the same eating plan will not work for most people tong term as all our requirements are different.

Weight Loss is not only about counting Calories :

Food Calories are made up of Proteins, Carbohydrates & Fats.
So, it is no good making sure that you eat only 1000 calories per day (this figure is only an example) if you do not know the ratio of Proteins, Carbohydrates and Fats in your daily intake.

Eating 1000 calories per day of say chocolates only will definitely not achieve weight loss but eating 1000 calories per day of fish only would (this is only an example and should not be followed as eating a small variety of foods will caused nutritional deficiencies).

Therefore, counting calories only will not work - get the balance of food types and calories right and forget about calorie count charts etc.
Calorie counting charts will only confuse you - use them as a guideline only.

You need to determine your body's requirement for not only calories per day but also the ratio of Protein / Carbohydrate / Fat in order to lose fat weight and maintain the weight loss.

Basal Metabolic Rate:

Maintaining muscle mass will ensure your basal metabolic rate does not drop. If you crash diet and loose too much lean muscle mass, your basal metabolic rate will crash and fat burning will cease. This is when bodies start looking 'soft' and saggy and energy levels will drop.
This is not the correct method to use if you wish to slim down, to stay lean long term and maintain a high metabolism and energy levels.

Improve digestion of foods :

BUT, the most important factor in succeeding at long term weight loss, after altering eating habits and reducing calories (as well as food additives, artificial colours etc.), is improving your Digestive System (and metabolism) as this is the core of how you will utilise foods & the nutrients in the foods - this is why Digestive Problems & Weight Gain are so closely associated.

If you have struggled to lose weight, how many of the above listed 'Reasons for weight gain' apply to you?
Quite a few???

People with fast metabolisms can utilise all of these food groups easily and not gain weight BUT most of us, especially those with slow metabolisms and/or slower than normal thyroid function will have problems losing weight when consuming a high carbohydrate intake diet and/or foods that we cannot digest correctly - leading to food intolerance and the associated digestive problems such as bloating, irregular bowels, flatulence, indigestion etc.

Some people actually need more Protein & less fibre in order to activate their metabolism into burning excess bodyfat. This statement also depends on whether they have any underlying medical problems that are improved or aggravated by proteins & fats.

* Follow these weight loss guidelines & fat burning results will follow ...

So, if you have been yo-yo 'dieting' most of your life and have not been able to control your weight, you need to change whatever it is that you are doing now as it obviously does not work for you.

Click here for YOUR STEPS TO WEIGHT LOSS SUCCESS and a FREE Meal Plan : to be used as a guideline to a new beginning.

WEIGHT LOSS / SLIMMING SUMMARY Alter diet and reduce calory intake Improve the digestive process & daily food intake Stabalise blood sugar levels (to manage appetite) Increase Thermogenesis (via exercise, supplements & foods) Improve the metabolic rate (via exercise, supplements & foods) Increase activity levels BENEFICIAL INGREDIENTS Thermogenics e.g. Citrus Aurantium, Caffeine, Green Tea, Coleus Forskohlii Root, Bioperine Chromium Gymnema Sylvestre Bioperine L-Carnitine Citrin Digestive Enzymes Liquorice Root Calcium Ginseng Iodine GLA Choline Vitamin B6 Zinc

Information on healthy eating, how to increase your metabolic rate, and to achieve long term weight loss results. weight loss diets, slimming, diets for weightloss