The Struggles Of Trying To Lose Weight

 

You might think that when we’re training for a marathon, an ultra-marathon or a half-marathon, we’re doing it with all our hearts and souls. We want the best results and we know what we need to do at every moment in order to achieve them. But if your goals aren’t getting closer but your body is losing weight, you may not be making progress at all. And this is where most people struggle. They go on different diets and workout routines, try new supplements and start out by aiming for a 1% weight loss target, thinking they’ll have better luck if they hit the smaller goal first. Then their efforts take a nosedive because of lack of motivation and they give up. If only I could tell myself that I wouldn’t give up anytime soon! Now the question is: Why is it so easy to quit when you start out with a small or moderate amount of weight? Why are some people able to lose more than others and those who do, often maintain their weight loss longer? Is it because of how these individuals train and work out? What makes someone’s metabolism tick? How does genetics affect your chances of being successful at gaining weight? These are all questions of course but they’re not what’s actually going on behind the scenes. Your body isn’t going through anything like clockwork as far as weight loss goes, and it’s not following a normal pattern either, which is why even though you think there are things at play that make you lose more body fat, weight regain later, or you just don’t put enough effort into it, that doesn’t necessarily mean that those factors aren’t there. It doesn’t matter how much training you do, whether you’re working your butt off or walking around in bare feet, your body will still lose weight. In fact, it will keep shedding it as long as you let it! So what’s the problem? Well, not everyone has the same metabolic rate, and that’s where the issue becomes. Some people eat food very fast and burn lots of calories during exercise, while others don’t get all the nutrients they need and then they have trouble losing weight. Also, depending on your genes, there may be differences in what your metabolism needs to function optimally and if it does, then your chances to succeed are greatly reduced.

How Can My Metabolism Slow Down As A Result Of Eating Junk Food All Day Long?

When someone loses weight, many times the main cause is usually due to water retention as well as the hormones released into the bloodstream by the kidneys. This causes the body to retain more fluids by trying to flush out what the liver doesn’t get rid of. Because of this increase, the skin appears whiter and softer, putting a strain on the muscles as well. Water retention also occurs throughout the day as part of daily activities, such as sweating every few hours or in places where there is no humidity or cool air. Over time, this can create areas in the body that are very flat and stiff. At the point when your muscles don’t contain enough carbohydrates or calories to provide that extra amount of energy needed by your cells, they will begin to wear down. Fat deposition is increased, as is inflammation, and muscle mass is lost to compensate for this. As mentioned above, water retention is also affected, causing you to feel bloated and experience pain in the legs and lower back. You would have noticed this with any athlete or person who works to shed excess body fat, but now imagine if you didn’t exercise and worked harder than everyone else… would you still be able to drop pounds? Would you have been able to maintain lost weight? No, you would not, and this is where the problems arise when your body starts to lose the extra fat. Instead, your body starts releasing water back into the body through urine and sweat, increasing the volume and intensity of the water lost from your body. Even though it seems like there isn’t much to eat or drink in between workouts or after exercise, this extra intake of water increases your calorie burn dramatically. However, this extra fluid stays in your body for anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes after activity is completed. Since you don’t burn as many calories as you did during your session, you end up having less overall calories than you had before your day started. When this happens, your body struggles with maintaining its weight and losing more fat, causing a cycle to happen. Over time, as the water is removed, it causes the body to start storing extra fat, so instead of burning stored fat that was already present, it ends up keeping it instead.

How Does Genetics Affect Your Chance Of Becoming Successful?

Genetics have a big impact on whether someone wins sports competitions or gets engaged. Many athletes who were born with high levels of testosterone, are naturally more competitive as they enter their teens and continue to develop into adulthood. For example, the female version of the male hormone testosterone is responsible for helping the human body break through fat, particularly in the abdomen. Men who are born with higher amounts of the hormone tend to be larger and more muscular than other men, so they have a greater chance of winning games of football or baseball. Similarly, women who are born with estrogen hormones, are thought to be more attractive throughout their lives. This, however, doesn’t mean that women naturally possess natural athletic abilities or that they would be better suited for positions. There are hundreds of other possibilities when talking about genes affecting one’s ability to become an elite player, including height, eye color, hair texture, skin tone, hair length and style as well as more. Not every gene is responsible for athletic achievements, but it remains a possibility. One factor that can strongly influence your odds of becoming good at something is how successful you were as a child. While you may not yet show significant signs of physical growth in your hands, legs or arms, studies have shown that children born with parents who have low birth weights are much more likely to grow faster when compared to children born with large babies. Low-birth weight in itself is linked with cognitive development delays in later life, possibly contributing to slower intellectual development. If you were the tallest kid in the class (or in school), but your head remained underweight as you grew older, your brain might not have fully developed yet. High-birth weight in children is also linked with decreased bone density by late childhood, a condition known as rickets, in later years. Having poor sight or hearing or having low blood sugar levels, diabetes and other illnesses can lead to impaired functioning of both eyesight and hearing in later life. Being overweight, especially in childhood and adolescence can cause serious heart problems. Heart problems are often associated with high cholesterol levels, with being over 40% of your total weight, being tied to coronary artery disease and stroke. Obesity can also reduce the quality of sleep, especially in males. Research has also shown that if you ever became pregnant, being overweight or obese can actually decrease your chance of pregnancy! Another study found that obesity in pre-adolescents can lead to behavioral problems later in life, specifically poorer mental health and social difficulties. Along with a weak immune system, poor self-esteem and depression are likely to come from being overweight.

How Genetics Can Make Up To 75 Percent Of Who People Are By Age 60

Many genetic conditions can cause damage to the DNA that stores key information in our chromosomes. Sometimes these disorders can make up to 30-50 percent of who we are. For example, myleopathy, an inherited condition, makes up up to 75 percent of me. When a cell is damaged, the DNA inside can die, never to return to normal once again. Other more common genetic abnormalities include sickle cell anemia, hemochromatosis and beta thalassemia. Sickle cell anemia, which affects roughly 2% of the world, causes the excessive production of red blood cells in the bone marrow. Damage over time can result in the build up of iron in the bones, resulting in painful weakness. Hemochromatosis, another inherited condition, can cause the excessive production of too many red and/or white blood cells. Iron overload, which damages the heart, brain and intestines, is one of the leading causes of complications in patients with hemochromatosis. Beta thalassemia, an inherited disorder that can cause breathing issues, causes severe bleeding and swelling in the lungs. Blood vessels are more prone to forming abnormally and this can cause blockages. Without proper oxygen delivery to the body, the risk of death rises dramatically when taking place. Conditions such as cystic fibrosis, Huntington’s disease, lupus, multiple sclerosis and cystic fibrosis itself can cause the uncontrolled flow of mucus and other gasses in the digestive tract, which can further impair absorption of nutrients into the gut as well as irritate sensitive organs. Mucopolysaccharidosis causes the accumulation of abnormal fatty proteins in the tissues of the digestive tract of infants and adults. Children with hemophilia and the mutation G6PD are more susceptible to developing type 1 diabetes than their counterparts without this mutation. Cystic fibrosis typically damages the bile ducts of the pancreas which filter out the waste products of digestion. As a result, this can lead to a buildup of fatty deposits that restrict the flow of stool. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), approximately 3.5 million Americans are currently