Likely Reason Why You Aren’t Losing Weight Quickly #2

Likely reason #2 why you aren’t losing weight quickly

When it comes to losing weight, everyone seems to have an answer to solve that problem, but they never seem to be asking the right kind of question. Why is my weight loss not happening? What am I doing wrong? I’m putting in the effort and I’m not seeing the results.  Why am I failing?

There’s no need to panic.  Information is all over the place.  In fact, infomercials, weight loss clinics, and health food stores are right at your disposal serving you the latest pills, juices, devices, or any combination of them all.  Each and every one of them promises “quick” weight loss. Unfortunately, each and every one of them is stealing money from your wallet.

REALITY CHECK: Losing weight quickly is absolutely, positively, 100 percent guaranteed to cause your body to gain weight.  You will not find an answer in any “magic” pill, potion, or juice.  So, STOP LOOKING!

The diet and weight loss industry is a multimillion dollar business. The problem is that they are making all the money and you are keeping all the weight.  It’s all based on fear, misinformation and guilt.

Every Tuesday for the next five weeks, I’ll offer you a new tip on how to combat the battle of the bulge in a smart and safe manner. If you are looking for quick weight loss secrets, this isn’t the place for you. But, if you’re trying to find a way to reduce your body weight using sound advice for long term fat reduction, read on.

Likely reason #2: You are attempting to restrict the amount of food you put into your body. I can’t say it any simpler than this, if you are not eating; you are not going to lose any fat. For those of you who think that going on a restrictive diet or starving yourself will help shed all those unwanted pounds, think again.

Your body is an amazing machine that doesn’t want to die. It always strives to maintain a state of equilibrium: When you take drastic measures to create sudden rapid weight loss, your body will adjust itself to maintain that equilibrium by balancing its energy needs and body fat balance.

What that means is, if you restrict food and nutrients from entering your system, it will manufacture energy from your muscle tissue. When you lose muscle, you lose the ability to burn body fat.

The only way to lose your fat and keep it off permanently is to reduce the amount of calories slowly and increase your activity levels.

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