Why is it so damn hard to lose weight?

Question

I know all about nutrition, I know what I should and shouldn't be eating, and I know I should be exercising. Why is it so much easier in theory than in practice?

Answer 1

Its hard because refined carbs are addicting and actually give the brain stimulants and pleasure but not that great for your body try switching ur bad carbs (which is what we eat most ) with whole grains !

Answer 2

Hi pal,

It is hard, but its will power also... Just forget about eating crisps, chocolate, and all those bad bad foods, and take a healty option, then do a few excersizes a day (I recommend walking) and within a few weeks time, you will notice a difference.

I go to the gym twice a week. I do weights in the swimming pool... yes! And you will be surprized how much that strenghens the arms.

Mcdonalds, Burger King have a lot to answer for!

Go on the Weetabix challenge for two weeks (Weetabix, and perhaps a yogurt, and fruit) and have a healthy BUT small snack at lunch, and a main meal at night... try it for two weeks and if you go for it, email me and let me know how you get on.

Take care,

Nat - www.magpienat.co.uk

Answer 3

RE: Why is losing weight so damn HARD? I want to lose weight. I am fourteen and I spend all my free time sitting around. As a result I have became over weight and my body is just used to doing nothing and it is SO HARD to just get out of the house. I end up staying home because I am just to tired (i am ALWAYS tired) It is hard to...

Answer 4

Its hard for lots of reasons. Firstly, it's all about habit. You get used to eating a certain way, and it's hard to change. Just like biting your nails, tapping your foot, or saying "like" or "you know," all the time. If you give yourself time, and work at it, your habits will change and it will get easier to not do the things youre so used to doing.

If you feel like you've been doing this, try drinking more water. We need at LEAST 8 glasses of water a day, more in the summer/when we sweat/exercise. Sometimes we feel "hungry" when we're really thirsty. When this is the case, we end up eating to satisfy this "hunger", and it never really goes away because we're thirsty all along.

Try drinking a glass of cold water down before and after every meal. When you feel like snacking, try drinking instead.

If you're not big on water, try crystal light, perrier, seltzer, stuff like that... avoid canned teas, since they can be high in sugar...and ofcourse, the whole caffeine thing O_O. If you love tea, drink it light and watch the sugar!!!!!! That has calories. For every cup of coffee you drink, (soda, too!) youll need to drink extra water.

One last thing before i shut up! Don't eat it if you don't want it, and, be prepared to continue to live this way (though not as strictly as you do when you're LOSING weight) once you've gotten all the stubborn pounds off...

If you can't see yourself doing that, then i'd work on feeling comfortable being you, no matter what size you are :) Be healthy, yes, but be happy first.

Don't fuss about looking like "so and so" on the cover of god knows what, since they're all airbrushed anyway. :P

Guys don't realize it, but a confident, smart, COMFORTABLE girl is more attractive than any twiggy legged boob-less model. goodluck!

Answer 5

Here is what you need to do, if you are serious about losing weight and keeping it off. Eat 6 small meals a day about every 4 hours. Here what that will do for you, your metabolism will increase (i.e. Loose weight) and you will have more engry. If you go on a diet and eat less, your metabolism will slow down and store to fat. That is why diets dont work. Only the size of your fist, carbs (examples:baked potato, pasta, oatmeal, beans, corn, melon, apples, fat free yogurt, whole wheat breads)in one and protien (examples:chicken breast, swordfish, shrimp, turkey breast) in the other. You can also eat vegetables and salads with any meal, they dont have none or little fat). 30min cardo exercise every day. Any of these(examples: walking, jogging, swimming,running, biking, ect), Monday cardo, tues upper body (arms: curls, tricep extensions,pull ups, front press)(abdominals: leg pull crunch, leg raises), (chest: bench press, butterfly, pullover)(shoulders: front press, arm pullover, cross county skier machine)(back:seated row, lat pull downs, back extension)(YOU DONT HAVE TO DO IN ONE DAY, mix it up) wed cardo, thurs lower body (legs: leg pull,leg press, squats, lounges) fri cardo, sat upper. Sunday eat anything you want and dont exercising, you do this on sunday so your body doesnt go into starvation mode. YOU NEED TO TAKE SUNDAY OFF. If you stilck with this you will have a great body. also drink aleast 8oz of water daily! Stay away from Mcdonals, Wendys, ect because there is nothing good for you on the menu's even the salads are bad (beaon bits, cheeze, dressing, ect) Good Luck :)

Answer 6

Its mostly up to your metabolism AND your state of mind.
I only can lose much weight when my life is in turmoil.
Had 4 babies, lost the weight, gained the weight.
When my life got easy, I gained, when it was hard, I lost.
Maybe u try too hard and maybe u are just right the way you r!
Does someone make u feel like u need 2 lose weight?

Answer 7

In essence, it is because the body's natural orientation is try to conserve its energy stores (fat); such that in times of famine or difficulty, you don't immediately die.

Evolutionists would consider this a good thing for survival; intelligent design advocates would consider this, well, good design.

The problem with us in the first-world countries today is that we are *too* rich. Food is plentiful, cheap, and easily available (on a relative basis). So our instinct is to eat whatever we can get our hands on; we can get our hands on a lot; and hence you have the reason I am 15 pounds overweight.

Answer 8

I'm a professional dieter, you name it i've been on it, atkins. ww, negative calorie, 3 day, south beach, gi,cabbage soup, slim fast etc etc. I lost a few pounds then ground to a halt, fell off the wagon and gained it all back plus some. I have now lost 16lbs over about 8 wekks, easier than i have ever done before. If you want to chat, e-mail me.

Answer 9

I know how you feel - Whatever you do walk away from the telly when the adverts are on, I used to find I was always peckish in the evenings and I couldnt understand why, then I noticed how many adverts were about food even if I wasnt conciously watching them my sub concious was soaking them in, next thing I knew I was snacking - with all the talk about obesity these days you would think they would ban all food advertising and encourage us not to think about food all day. good luck

Answer 10

The simple truth of the matter is you just eat too much. You really do not need many calories at all to be fit and healthy, ask anyone who grew up during the war ration period.

That's it in a nutshell, pardon the pun, maybe it's not what you want to hear but you will have to face facts.

Regards,