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When you begin in the quest to lose weight, it’s normal that you don’t succeed or regain the weight loss because you don’t really understand how the body works and how to lose weight and what to expect.

The body is what I call “pre-programmed” to keep you from dying of starvation. This instinct was a necessity millions of years ago because humans were nomads who roamed the earth and ate off the land, not knowing when they would find food again.

Humans didn’t become farmers and fishermen for several million years. So adding body fat was not something the body was worried about. It was normal to add body fat before the cold winters. Of course, many of the various civilizations are very thin like The people of North Africa. As we study different civilizations, we can tell that some of them have lived in the same region for thousands of years and their bodies have adapted to the climate.

Now how does all this history apply to today and weight loss? Your body will adapt to change but you have to give it a chance. The body will resist change at the beginning. Yes, it might be pretty easy to lose a few pounds by emptying the digestive system which can hold 10 pounds or more of stored food. Sometimes this is referred to as water weight, but the body will easily replace that.

Any serious reduction in calories will cause immediate weight loss but big changes like that cannot be sustained. Different types of people, because of our ancestors, have adapted to different diets over centuries, but because we all have seemed to make a big change to this American style diet we have today eating much more calories than our bodies require, has added unnecessary inches to the waistline. Until the 1950s, humans have eaten mostly natural foods. Meats from livestock that were mostly grass feed or grain feed and vegetables and fruits grown on local farms.

Today we eat meats from livestock that are forced to add weight in half the normal time and fruit and vegetables that are also rushed to the markets. Commercial Farms are growing the produce we buy in the supermarkets. Chemical companies have formulated chemicals to stimulate the growth of produce so the commercial farms can get the product to the stores faster. None of this is really good for humans. Our diets lack nutrition we should get from food and the result is that we are sick more often, we have more allergies, and Cancer is our biggest health concern.

Back to weight plateaus. Plateaus are a natural part of losing weight. The body will pause and stop weight loss for a while as if to let the body adjust to the new weight. You should do nothing different, just stay on the same diet even if you stopped losing. After a few weeks, the body will resume losing weight. You can’t rush the body. If it’s not ready you won’t lose anymore. If you’re getting impatient, try increasing your exercise, don’t change your diet unless you start to gain weight. Keeping a food journal can be a big help, if you’re gaining weight you may have slipped off the diet. A food journal can help you find any mistakes you might have made.

Look for my podcasts on anchor.fm, or the podcast app on your cell phone. Search “howbaddoyouwanttoloseweight”.

If you really want to lose your body fat then look for my e-books at the websites listed below. You’ll get information on Healthy eating, exercise, and diet. Instead of spending hours on the internet reading dozens of posts, you can save time by picking up one of my e-books.

There are two e-books. “How Bad Do You Want To Lose Weight?” is available at all the online bookstores selling for $3.99. Go to any of the websites below and search the title to find my e-book. This book gives you all you need to lose weight without spending money on gym memberships, diet plans, or meal plans. Look for my book. at Amazon.com, B&N.com, iBooks, Kobo.com, Scribd.com, or Gardner Books in the U.K.

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