Eagan MN Bootcamp Instructor Talks About Why You Can’t Lose Weight

By rob · Monday, October 12th, 2009

If losing weight were simply about following a diet and exercise
program, why are so many new books being written on the subject? Because
they don’t work and honestly, it’s time people learned the truth about
fat loss.

Let me first make one thing clear - diet and exercise are necessary for
weight loss. Without them, you won’t lose weight.
But what happens when you are dieting and exercising, and you still
aren’t losing weight?

Unfortunately this happens for far too many people. They follow a good
diet and exercise program and they either don’t achieve all the weight
loss they are hoping for, or they don’t lose any weight at all. Here at our
Personal training studio we see clients that have struggled with program after
program and not seeing the results they should be seeing.

Weight loss is a complex and well-orchestrated metabolic, biochemical
and hormonal event that requires a number of factors to be working
properly for fat loss to occur.

Hormones, blood sugar balance, gastrointestinal function, thyroid . . .
if just one of these systems are not working properly, weight loss will
not happen.

Consider the following:

A recent study showed that food sensitivities were the cause of
inflammation and obesity, and that the removal of food sensitivities is
a treatment for obesity. Everyone in this study who eliminated foods
they were sensitive to lost an average of 37 pounds in 12 weeks.

Neurotransmitter imbalances (i.e. low dopamine) can lead to fatigue,
sugar cravings and carbohydrate binges. In other words, if you have a
hard time sticking to a diet - it might not be about will-power and
motivation, but rather you might have a neurotransmitter imbalance.

Many common pesticides and chemicals in our environment have been shown
to increase fat gain in animal and human studies.

The list goes on. There are many underlying reasons people are having a
difficult time losing weight including thyroid issues, gastrointestinal
dysfunction, adrenal stress, neurotransmitter imbalance, toxicity
issues, hormonal imbalance and cellular dysfunction. These systems are
the missing link in the weight loss industry that unfortunately no one
is talking about.

The point is, there are many more factors to weight loss than simply
diet and exercise. At the Body Project we leave no stone unturned. If
someone is not losing the weight they really want, then there may be
some underlying reason they aren’t losing. We evaluate the persons
chemistry and using a technique called Nutrition Response Testing, we
pin-point the dysfunction and then put a plan together to correct it.

People are told by doctors that they need to lose weight to be healthy. And
while that’s partly true, we also need to be healthy to lose weight. The
healthier we are on the inside, the easier it is for us to lose weight
on the outside.

I cannot tell you how important understanding this
concept is. We are constantly telling our weight loss coaching clients that
our focus is making you healthier, and a by-product of that is you will look a
lot better.

If you’re a couch potato and wondering why you’re overweight, the first
thing you need to do is follow a good diet and exercise program.
But if you have been following a good program and aren’t seeing the
results you’re after, it’s time to look closer as to why you are not
losing weight.

Schedule an appointment time with our nutritional expert,
Paula Schneider at 952-210-1604. Paula can often find the real reason you
are not losing weight and what you can do to fix it.