Diets, diet, calorie counting, hours spent at the simulators - all this is known to you firsthand, but the results do not meet expectations at all. But do not rush to put an end to a beautiful figure and give up: most likely, the cause of extra pounds lies somewhat deeper than you thought.
1. Hormonal changes
Throughout life, the female body is constantly rebuilding: transitional age, pregnancy, childbirth, menopause - all these processes affect the metabolism and can cause problems with excess weight. This is completely natural, but not too joyful.
Step 1. Gradually increase the volume and intensity of your physical activity: a few exercises, which are enough for a young person, do not always help women after 30 and even more so after 40 to keep their shape. It will also be useful to add as much variety as possible to your workouts: swimming, yoga, fitness, sports games ... In general, the rule is: the older you get, the more movement you have.
Step 2. Do not neglect the advice of doctors. Analyzes and professional advice from specialists are absolutely necessary in order to at least timely learn about possible deviations during one of the hormonal changes.
2. Addicted to fruits
It would seem that in general could be more useful for the figure ?! However, there is a catch: unlike vegetables, fruits are not such a light and low-calorie food. They contain a lot of sugars (glucose, fructose, sucrose), which, of course, affects the amount of calories. So, perhaps the reason for your overweight lies in the mindless consumption of fruits.
Step 1. Replace unhealthy sweets (cakes, chocolate) with fruits - this is both healthy and tasty. Just don't get carried away: a bunch of bananas or a pound of apples a day is a disservice to your body.
Step 2. Remember that fruits have different nutritional values. Least of all calories are found in green apples, grapefruits, pomegranates, pineapples.
3. Health problems
Disruption of the gastrointestinal tract as a result of the formation of toxins, constipation, polycystic ovary disease, increasing the level of male hormones, thyroid dysfunction, in which too little hormones are produced - a variety of disruptions in the body's work can be the causes of weight problems.
Step 1. Think about the physical discomforts that bother you on a daily basis along with the extra pounds. Observe your body, make a list of alarm bells.
Step 2. Run to a specialist. It is much better than the Internet at analyzing your symptoms and understanding exactly what the problem is. Do not engage in self-diagnosis and amateur treatment.
4. Taking medications
Often the list of side effects from the use of the drug is so impressive that many people prefer to ignore it for the sake of preserving their own nerves. Others believe that the drug's benefits outweigh its hypothetical disadvantages anyway. Nevertheless, antidepressants, oral contraceptives, antihistamines, antipsychotics, steroids and beta-blockers prescribed for various diseases are among the most likely to cause weight gain.
Step 1. Do not be faint-hearted and carefully study the list of side effects of each new medicine before using it. Monitor your condition after you start taking it.
Step 2. If you suspect that the drug is not working at all in favor of your figure, do not hesitate to contact your doctor with a request to choose another remedy. Unauthorized interruption of the course or change of medication can harm you more than you think.
5. Emotional overeating
Despite the fact that this is more of a psychological process, it will affect your fitness much faster than you think. Psycho-emotional dependence on food can manifest itself in a variety of forms:
- rewarding yourself with food for hard work;
- food as a way to satisfy needs not directly related to food intake (for example, chocolate is an excellent aphrodisiac);
- food as an antidepressant: a bright, rich (and often artificial) taste gives us the necessary positive emotions.
Step 1. Learn to distinguish the “geography” of hunger: is your stomach asking for food or your head? As a rule, if you unbearably want something like that, and even in large quantities, we are definitely not talking about a banal feeling of hunger.
Step 2. Find an adequate meal replacement. A simple “no” is not enough for itself, because sooner or later you will break off. It is important to understand: what you really need is tone and good mood. Go for a walk, take a hot bath, draw or watch movies - in general, whenever you want to "seize" another experience, do not deny yourself a pleasant pastime.
6. Stress
For some reason, many do not hesitate to attribute stress to the reasons for drastic weight loss, forgetting that it can work exactly the opposite. When stressed, the body begins to produce cortisol, a hormone that increases appetite. Wise nature, in case of potential danger, triggers a mechanism forcing us to store up calories and energy. True, times have changed, and the sight of our own imperfect body or problems at work make us stress much more often than the need to fight for survival. But this cannot be explained to the body.
Step 1. Learn to relax and look for your own ways to go to nirvana: allow yourself daily rest and do at least a little something that really calms you down.
Step 2. Contact a specialist. Perhaps the real causes of your stress lie deep enough that you cannot deal with them on your own. It's time to start looking for a qualified psychologist.
7. Lack of sleep
The link between obesity and lack of sleep is mentioned in many studies. So, according to the American company Mayo Clinic, people who sleep for 6 hours a day or less, annually gain an average of 5 kg more than those who sleep at least 7 hours. An hour of difference - and what impressive indicators!
Step 1. Reconsider your priorities. We are sure that you will be able to carve out an extra hour of sleep if you reduce the time of evening stay on the Internet, felting on the couch or watching TV.
Step 2. Observe the regimen. The later you go to bed, the less effective your co- will be.
