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Why Weight Loss Can Be Hard To Do
By Linda Rogers

Most of us know how hard it is to lose weight. But no matter how little we eat, how much we exercise, or how many meals we skip, what went so easily to our bum and thighs seems almost impossible to shift. But what may feel to be a bout of bad luck, a genetic disorder or some kind of curse, is actually your body's normal way of functioning. The truth is that we all have the potential to reach our goal weight, no matter what size or shape we are – we just need to understand a few simple things first. Most of know that weight loss is all about burning more calories than what we are putting into our mouths. But we also need to understand that it's not only, what we eat, but how often we eat it that makes such a big difference as well. Because once we do, we can learn to play the game the way we want to – to our weight loss advantage.

For example, because the human body is so adaptive, it is likely that if we are eating very little, or very sporadically, our body's instincts will kick into survival mode, thinking that you are caught in some kind of famine or hard-ship - just as it would have thousands of years ago in the cave-man days. Your body will slow your metabolism down in a bid to store everything you eat so as to ‘save it for a rainy day', leaving you feeling fat and frumpy! This tactic may have been useful thousands of years ago, but not when we're trying to fit into that little black dress!

Playing It Smart

So if weight loss is your goal, you need to play smarter, not harder. Rather than trying to force your body to use it's fat stores through eating less and less – which will in turn, actually make you fatter and fatter, especially when the hunger gets too much and eat normally again – we need to actually eat more, and more regularly.

Research has indicated that the best eating pattern for energy and weight loss is though to be around 6 small meals a day. By small, depending on you gender, weight, activity level, height and medical history, this could be around 200 – 300 calories per meal. In doing so, we are keeping our blood-sugar levels constant, our energy levels up, our hunger at bay, and our sanity sane! As well as this, our body will think that food is plentiful, and your metabolism will speed up, helping you to lose weight and keep it off.

To hasten the weight loss progress, trying to engage in regular exercise as well will help to burn more calories. This can include any sort of activity to get you moving including walking, weight-training, and house-work, shopping or gardening. The best type of exercise you should be aiming for is something that you will enjoy – because the more you enjoy it, the more likely it is to become habit. After all, the extra fat you're carrying did not pile on over-night – so it's not going to come off any faster. Weight loss is a work in progress, and a long-term goal. So, if you can at least try to enjoy the ride.

Author Details:
Linda Rogers, copywriter for various websites about Skin Care with a special interest in microdermabrasion and other women's health matters.

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