Weight Loss In The Real World For Real People

There are so many weight loss ideas, some are traditional messages which are locked in outdated beliefs about health, some are crazy and some are borderline religions where the finest details are debated.

I think there are some missing elements in weight loss thinking.

Most people are struggling with their weight in spite of current conservative thinking.
Most people will attempt and fail to lose weight many times in their lives, adding to their stress and frustration.
Most people have fixed emotional beliefs about food and what it means. E.g. we deserve sweets as a reward, or I couldn't give up sugar I would be miserable.
Most people have not yet encountered the modern successful research and clinical methods for weight loss.
Most people have weight loss as their goal instead of wellness and therefore focus on what they are missing out on instead of what they are gaining.
Most people either are inactive or go hard at exercise to compensate for the calories they are counting and consuming.
Successful weight loss requires a few things.

A lifestyle plan that focuses on naturally occurring good foods especially vegetables and good protein sources, plus the right fats.
Letting go of all processed foods at least 90% of the time, but having the occasional flexibility to have a treat if you want.
Decide that eating these foods is a good thing to do and that eating well means that you are happy and health or whatever positive thing it will mean to you.
Acknowledge that focusing on the foods you have to leave out will only create feelings of loss, deprivation and stress.
Becoming a person who is active, not a gym junkie. If you love exercise, do it for fun but not to lose weight as a goal or you will be disappointed.
To get very clear as to why you want to lose weight, both for yourself and in your outside world.
Know how you want to feel when you lose weight and bring that feeling into your life today.
This is not about going on a diet, this is not something to do periodically but instead this is the way to live your life, in the knowledge that processed foods are not compatible with living a healthy life with health weight. From your current standpoint this may sound difficult, but as you embrace a real food lifestyle over time sweet foods will taste too sweet to enjoy

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How To Bust Food Cravings For Weight Loss and Wellbeing

Food cravings especially for sweet things is often a major hurdle for those wishing to lose weight or improve general health. There are two core reasons why so many get cravings.

Expectation and beliefs.
We grow up seeing sweet foods as treats or rewards. Special times are celebrated with cakes or spectacular desserts. We expect to suffer if we can't eat sugar rich foods. Adults take a childlike delight in choosing desserts in a restaurant, and a coffee is usually accompanied by a muffin or cake of some kind

Most cultures revolve around a staple food which is always a carbohydrate. Such as wheat, rice, potatoes, yams and even quinoa. All of which break down to sugars in your body. Trouble is most people can't conceive of eating a meal without one of these staples.

Sugar makes you want sugar.
When you are eating meals with lots of carbohydrate staple you are consuming sugar. Your blood sugar swings and soon you feel hungry even if you have a stomach full of food.

This is when the cravings really kick in and it is very common to think of dessert or chocolate or whatever your sweet poison is. We have all heard of the Chinese food syndrome, have a meal and you are hungry a couple of hours later. Many Chinese meals have sweet sauces and your blood sugar crashes soon after eater leaving you hungry.

Fortunately there are three ways to avoid cravings.

Stress management
This is how you deal with the cultural, family and society and your own expectations and beliefs. Active methods such as box breathing and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) are very useful because they can be applied without sitting cross legged in the lotus position while chanting

Insulin control
When you consume processed foods which are mostly full of sugar you have to manage your blood sugar with insulin. The more insulin you have circulating in your body the more you struggle with weight loss, pain and a host of health problems including auto immune problems.

When most people try to lose weight they cut down on fats and fill the gaps with carbs. This sends their insulin into up and down spirals. The solution is to eat a diet which includes fats, proteins and carbs derived from mostly vegetables and some fruits.

Two herbs are useful in reducing cravings. Fenugreek and Gymnema. But it's a bit pointless to eat sugar and take these herbs, but if you stop the processed foods then these herbs taken for a couple of weeks may be helpful.

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