“Friends” of Weight Gain

Permanent weight loss appears to be one of the most elusive challenges impacting over sixty percent of the US population. I have been a participant in conversations with individuals who discuss how easy the pounds seem to go onto their bodies, and how difficult it is to have them go away (that would be a great Christmas present). Personally, I have had my own lifelong weight loss journey – it started when I was a junior in high school. I can recall purposely having to drop extra weight because of my toast before bed and “Big Barney” burger passion. I remember my pants literally falling down and hanging loosely in the spring of 1971. The faculty at the school I attended were concerned about my physical health. When I got married in 1978, I weighed 120 pounds, but I gradually increased in weight, going back to the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, I peeked out at over 190 pounds!

I know how easy it is to gain weight, but I see the biggest obstacle is the roller coaster of weight gain followed by weight loss, weight gain followed by weight loss, like a teeter totter. From my previous weight gain experiences, I had an inner circle which enjoyed eating and drinking beverages with high calories. Even though I made significant dietary changes since then, I had a “truth” moment in 2012-that even healthy food (with high calorie content) was causing me to gain weight.

Stress and weight gain are “friends”. Whenever your stress levels increase, the amount of cortisol which is released by your adrenal glands also increases. The excessive sugar intake can result in self-inflicted cannibalized muscles, with loss of muscle tissue. This loss can also create an environment of more glucose hanging around and storing itself in your body as fat. Over time, with reduced muscle bulk, and an over indulgence in foods with high calories, it’s easy to see how someone can gain weight.

Other “friends” of weight gain include heavy metal toxicity from the environment, which causes your body to dilute toxins in fluid, or added water weight (your body will also store toxins in fat or cellulite). Leptin is the hormone that broadcasts to the rest of your cells that you are “full”. Ghrelin, on the other hand, promotes hunger. High fructose corn syrup (a weight loss assassin), reduces leptin and increases ghrelin. It would be in your best interest to reduce your HFCS exposure, which is commonly used as a sweetener in many packaged foods.

The list of weight factors could be limitless and often, tiring. I want you to focus on the amount and type of calories you are choosing- reduce your high caloric intake foods. Exercise, or any type of movement, is a secret weapon for long-term success with your weight loss plan. Weigh yourself often, daily would be an excellent strategy.  Your strategy should also include a SWAP bag (Start With A Protein). More info in this video:

I recommend Gammanol Forte with FRAC™, an excellent product helping create lean muscle tissue (two or three daily). Lastly, L-Carnitine™, which promotes optimal fat metabolism and excellent adjunct to optimize the fats consumed in your daily routine. My best to you on your long term weight loss plan and achieving your weight loss goal and BMI number of 25.