by Aam Coetzee
10 Things Preventing You From Losing Weight
Despite eating healthy and exercising most days, we just can’t seem to shake off weight. What more do we have to do?! Well, many people do things preventing them from losing weight without even realizing it. Here are the 10 things preventing you from losing weight: Being sleep-deprived. You should be getting at least 7-8 hours of good quality sleep. If you don’t get enough sleep, your blood sugar and insulin levels go up, along with your stress hormone levels! All of this can lead to food cravings, becoming hungry, and even insulin resistance. Using a workout session as an excuse to eat. Eating whatever you want after a workout because you’ve “earned it” is simply an excuse that will get in the way of your weight-loss efforts. Rather plan your meals in accordance with your workout routine: Eat a healthy meal before your workout to use as fuel, then have a healthy snack afterward for recovery. Having unresolved thyroid issues. Thyroid problems are some of the most undiagnosed issues that can prevent weight loss. If your thyroid is not functioning as it should, it can have a massive impact on your metabolism, which can hinder weight loss – even if you are following a healthy lifestyle. Eating too much sugar without even knowing It. You might have cut out all the obvious sources of sugar like cake, cookies, doughnuts, and candy; but what about the sneaky sugar? Oftentimes there is sugar in foods where you’d least expect it. Yogurt, smoothies, and “healthy” snacks are often jam-packed with hidden sugars and can cause you to struggle with weight loss. Being stressed out. Being under constant stress releases high amounts of cortisol, which is the stress hormone. This can break down muscle mass, and also cause you to crave sweets and unhealthy foods. High cortisol levels also lower stomach acid, which makes it difficult to digest food effectively. Training too hard. However difficult this might be to wrap your head around, there is actually such a thing as training too hard. This often happens when you overdo a certain type of exercise, like cardio. In this case, it is best to stick to interval training, as this helps you maintain shorter, more powerful training sessions. Not eating enough fat. Contrary to what many people believe, fat does not make you fat – that is if you are eating the right fats! Healthy fats like the ones found in avocado, fish, farm butter, coconut oil, and olive oil are great for your body and its functions and can help you lose weight. Not getting enough vitamin D. Vitamin D is actually a pro-hormone that helps with many of the body’s functions and without it, you can’t burn fat. Eat plenty of vitamin D-rich foods like salmon, sardines, and cow’s milk, and of course – make sure to get enough sun exposure. Eating too late. Eating too close to bedtime can be a weight-loss killer since your body has to store all of the energy from the food as fat, seeing that it is not able to use it for any sort of activity. Make sure that you eat or snack no later than 3 hours before you go to bed. Yo-yo dieting Hopping on and off of the latest diet fads might help you lose a few quick kilograms, but in the long run, the weight does not stay off – and you might actually end up gaining weight. A healthy, sustainable lifestyle is the way to go for successful weight loss. What can I do to boost weight loss efforts? Diet: To lose weight the healthy way, you need to reduce sugar and starch in your diet, and maintain a balanced way of eating. The Manna Diet helps you do exactly that. Exercise: Get into a healthy exercise routine where you get active for at least 30 minutes, 5 times a week. Apart from helping you to lose weight, exercise releases endorphins, adrenaline, serotonin, and dopamine which are “feel-good” hormones. Manna Blood Sugar Support Take the Manna Blood Sugar Support supplement with each meal to control cravings and appetite for healthy weight loss.
