Why losing fat is so difficult...
For those of us attempting to lose weight we sometimes forget how simple it could be. We are constantly bombarded by weight loss pills, diets, and exercise equipment.
The sad truth is that the simple answer to most of our weight loss problems simply relies on two things: Cutting back what we eat (or modifying it) and exercising more often.
We are not sedentary creatures, this change in lifestyle is due in large part to the industrial revolution and more recently to the tech age. The majority of our existence we have been active.
Unfortunately our bodies adapt to change very slowly. We can look at our wisdom teeth as an example of this. The fact that our body adapts slowly to change, is responsible in large part for the obesity that plagues most developed nations.
Before everything was industrialized and food was in abundant supply, there was no guarantee of food for our ancestors. For this reason our bodies chose to hold fat deposits as precious. It chose to store these fat deposits especially in times of starvation (that’s why nutritionists encourage that you eat rather than starve yourself if you are dieting)
In present times we have more food than we can handle. Our bodies however, still function as they did in the past. They still make it very difficult to burn fat.
This does not mean that all is lost however, we can train our bodies to be lean machines. In simple terms, what needs to be done is reduce consumption of junk foods and increase exercise.
Eating nutrient rich food that has not been processed to death allows our body to get the most out of the meal.
So in closing, we need to really focus on what we eat. If anything this should be our main focus. Once we have a good diet set up, implementing an exercise regimen can come second.
