Why Losing Weight Is So Hard

Why do our bodies seem to resist efforts to lose weight? Laura Doyon, MD, FACS, of the Emerson Hospital Center for Weight Loss explains how the interaction between hormones and metabolism makes dieting difficult.

[godsrighteousness]

im 26 and have succesffuly been loosing weight, i think for myself it has everything to do with will power and desire. However I don't know if it is the same for older people maybe their bodies react differently and so it isn't to do with willpower for them as she says...
edit: and keeping count of your calories

[petersmithyy]

Oh please cry me a river. Maybe men and women have different biology, but as a man in my thirties, and I was desperately wanting to lose my belly fat, I can tell you that the only way to do this is to completely dedicate yourself every single day to hitting the gym, intermittent fasting, trying a very basic high protein, low calorie eating routine. The way I personally did this, and this is just me as a man, is that I got up every single morning before I went to work, and I work a desk job by the way. I get up every day around 6:00 and I either go for a walk or a run outside or I'll hit the gym for at least an hour. At work on my lunch break I would rather go for a walk or do some push-ups in another room. I also have a stand desk where I can stand up rather than sitting all day. I would intermittent fast and wait until at least noon time to eat my first meal. My first meal generally consists of a split chicken breast, hot sauce, a very large salad with some dressing of my choice, and one or two potatoes with salt and pepper. Maybe even a little mustard. I would then not eat again until later that night, I don't care how hungry I was initially. After work, I hit the gym for at least 2 hours doing a ton of aerobics running and resistance training which means lifting very heavy weights that you're not used to lifting. Jumping jacks, push ups, lots of running, rowing, anything that's aerobic and gets the blood pumping. I also slept a lot better. If I was hungry at night, and I really desperately needed to eat something, I would have a rice patty, or a very large salad with anchovies because they are a good fat and also very low calorie. Also loved having my coffee at least twice a day. And then I started to drink tea and get off of the coffee. I did this very strictly for at least 3 months and I can tell you, not only did I learn to love this routine but the belly fat literally melted off and you can see the results pretty quickly. In just a few months. Anyone who birches and complains about losing weight, unless you are an enormous 500 lb gorilla, it's pretty easy to burn off once you get into a routine. And it can actually be a lot of fun, and let me tell you you feel a lot better. You sleep better you eat better you think better. Your sex drive goes up, I just everything improves. And also lay off the alcohol. Every other weekend I might have a little something but overall I didn't really have the desire to drink either. I'll just kind of went away after I got my health back. I'm 36 and I look amd feel great. I don't know what this woman be talking about in this video. Yes in the beginning phases your initially going to be hungry and probably struggling with that, sure. I did as well. But your stomach actually shrinks the more you fast and you actually become less hungry as time goes on. So I don't know what this woman is talking about because that has not been my experience. Good luck everyone!

[alainalowe]

I agree with the above comment. I set out to lose fat in my midsection and it was amazingly easy with hi fat low carbs and workouts everyday. I get up and workout at 5:30 to include an hour of cardio and 15-20 weights. I eat twice between 12-7. I have energy sometimes to even walk at lunch. I set out to only do this for thirty days and I’m on day 78. I’ve lost thirty pounds so far. Yeah the keto flu sucked but once you’re fat adaptive you’re never hungry so you can always eat right! That’s the secret!! I have no cravings for anything!!