You are not what you eat?
I recently read an article entitled “you are not what you eat”. Now this articles main theme seemed to at first be knocking down on all the different diets and such out there. However, it ended up being something entirely unexpected. It was a very understanding look at why some people lose weight easily and others just can’t seem to shed even the fewest pounds.
The first thing the author did was point just how many different genes we know about that can have one effect or another on weight loss. So with the literally hundreds of different genetic combinations possible there isn’t just one diet/diet pill that will help everyone lose weight.
Another gem I discovered was that “dieting doesn’t work. Now what I mean by that is these temporary diet changes that we make don’t ever produce lasting results. The reason for this is that these fad diets are designed to shed weight, but once it’s gone you go back to the same old routine that added those extra pounds in the first place.
So the take away lesson in this is not to despair if your neighbor’s miracle diet doesn’t work for you. Or maybe your best buddy eats whatever he wants and doesn’t gain an ounce but you cheat just once it’s immediately visible. So stick with it and keep in mind that it isn’t hopeless it just might take more work that the person next door.