by J. Boda
The trick in losing weight and keeping it off is in squelching you body in its attempt to "save" you with fat reserves. In ancient times, food came from what primitive people could hunt or find and gather in. Sometimes there was plenty and sometimes there was famine. Now, we have food constantly available, and need to reset hypothalamus hormone production that once kept us alive by storing fat in good times to live through the bad ones.
In modern society most countries do not experience vast differences of feast and famine because a suitable amount of food is available all of the time. Our bodies have no real use for the large fat reserves that we store. In order to communicate to our bodies that we do not need this extra reserve, we must reset hypothalamus function by carefully planned healthy eating.
What we need to understand is that it's not only the number of calories that we eat, but also what form those calories come in. Fats, proteins and different types of carbohydrates are all utilized and absorbed in the body in different ways and this makes a difference in whether they are burned or stored as fat. Choosing carefully is also the secret to reset hypothalamus reactions to work positively for you, not against you.
The hypothalamus is a gland deep in the brain with several functions, among them regulating the appetite. The hypothalamus sends signals to tell us to eat, experienced as hunger, and then sends signals to tell us we are satisfied. One difficulty is that the signal of being full is slow; it can take up to 20 minutes for us to realize that we have eaten enough. Knowing this, one factor in being the boss of your own hypothalamus is to eat slowly, so that you do not overeat long before it can send the "stop" signal.
Fat contains nine calories per gram, more than twice the four calories per gram found in proteins and carbohydrates. Therefore, while any healthy diet requires some fat consumption, you need to be very careful to limit the total amount of fats you eat. What fats you do consume should be monounsaturated or polyunsaturated. Quality protein is always a good choice, because it deters hunger longer than carbohydrates, is needed for healing and tissue building, and is converted to fat very slowly.
When it comes to making the hypothalamus stop their role in fat accumulation, foods which contain carbohydrates definitely lead the way. The body assimilates carbohydrates faster than proteins, vitamins etc. These carbohydrates act as catalysts for the hypothalamus glands, which begin storing complex lipids. Some special kinds of carbohydrates are found in sugar. You should not confuse these sugars with the sweetening agent we use in everyday cooking. These lipids don't contribute to the lipid build-up caused by triggering of the hypothalamus glands.
A diet that is geared toward normal weight maintenance will typically rely on proteins, whole grains and healthy fats while avoiding simple sugars. healthy eating is really the only way to dodge the ancient need of the hypothalamus to save fat for times of famine.
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The trick in losing weight and keeping it off is in squelching your body's attempt to "save" you with fat reserves. In ancient times, sometimes there was plenty and sometimes there was famine.
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