Will Your Plan Lead To Permanent Weight Loss? Part 1
Dr. David Nganele
Several years ago, a colleague who had tried several weight
loss plans, asked me to help her figure out why she wasn't
able to achieve permanent weight loss. After extensive research
on how the body regulates weight and studying individuals
who had succeeded in attaining long-term weigh loss, I concluded
that there are four characteristics that a plan must have
to result in long-term weight loss.
If a plan fails in any one, it might create short-term
weight loss but the pounds will come back and you will find
yourself trying something else. At first glance, these factors
might look straightforward and simple but I will present
the science behind them and why they must be taken into
account for you to succeed.
The four characteristics are:
1. The plan must avoid cravings
2. The plan must avoid hunger
3. The plan must call for increasing your activity level
4. It must be a plan you can live with for a long time
What are cravings? A craving is when your body pushes you
to want a particular food ingredient. This can occur even
when you are not hungry. When you finally give in and get
the food, you almost always binge, that is, eat more than
you would have if you did not have cravings for it.
What causes cravings? Your body needs 6 essential food
ingredients to function properly. They are carbohydrates,
fats, proteins, minerals, vitamins and water. If you deprive
your body of any of this, it will create the sensation that
will drive you to get it. The most easily identified example
is when you deprive your body of water. You develop thirst.
Thirst is the body craving for water. |
