The issue, we are going to rise today, concerns everyone who has lost the struggle against excess weight. It happens that a person is sticking to the diet, but still cannot lose weight. It seems that his/her body preserves a latent function, which puts obstacles in the way of losing extra kilos. How to treat obesity and what kind of doctor should you apply to if nothing helps?
Why can’t I lose weight?
Reason 1: You eat little or starve
Eating little or starving doesn’t mean losing weight and treating obesity. If you are too restrictive in your diet, it can slow down metabolism and, consequently, slow down the weight loss rate. Desiring to rapidly lose excess weight, obese people start to exercise intensively and eat less, causing considerable deficiencies in the body.
Providing the body with too insufficient resources trying to get rid of obesity, it decides to reduce, in order to survive, its daily calorie expenditure (basal metabolic rate) for You to keep on living daily life.
To keep Your metabolism fast and active:
- Eat healthy food frequently, nearly every three hours.
- Add an extra snack in an hour and a half after training. For example, fruits with a fat-free yogurt or a protein shake for recuperation.
- Don’t exclude product groups from a diet, Your nutrition should be balanced and adequate. Remember that your plate should look approximately as follows: 50% - vegetables, 25% - whole grains (carbohydrates: bread, pasta, rice), 25% - lean proteins (meat, legumes, fish or eggs). The imbalance can lead to extra kilos or even obesity.
- Do sports. Exercises increase the number of calories, we burn as the day progresses, and, the point is that it also helps to gain muscle mass. The body will burn more calories daily – it will help to maintain weight and prevent obesity.
Reason 2: You eat fruits for dinner or low-calorie foods
Dinner will help You to recover and cover the daily energy intake. Therefore, it must be adequate. Having only fruits or fruits with yogurt won’t provide your body with the sufficient amount of nutrients.
Fruits are considered healthy food, essential to our body but if You consume 2-4 for dinner, blood sugar grows excessively and prevents weight loss.
When dinner is low in calories or unbalanced:
- If You eat too little, Your metabolism slows down, the body accumulates fat, it becomes more challenging to lose weight. Obesity treatment becomes impossible.
- The morning after you’ll go hard with it. If we limit our calorie intake during one meal, the sensation of hunger grows significantly till the next meal. Therefore you risk overeating, in order to make up for receiving less for yesterday’s dinner.
- If You had a workout shortly before dinner, a high-calorie, balanced meal will help to recover faster.
Reason 3: You are eating the wrong salads
Keep in Your mind that a salad is a mixture of various vegetables, not just random foods. A salad containing pasta, tuna, cheese and olives is an improper dish, as it excludes vegetables. It should contain lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, cucumber, onions, pepper, asparagus, spinach, beet, etc. Remember that cheese, tuna, olives and sausages will increase the number of calories in your plate.
Reason 4: You eat fat-rich foods on a daily basis
Avocado, nuts and chia seeds hold unique characteristics. In addition to a huge number of vitamins and minerals, healthy fats and fiber, they provide good satiety and, consequently, proper appetite regulation and avoidance of snacks.
If You are seeking weight loss but there’s a habit of eating these foods, keep in mind that they are high in calories and fat as well.
When eating high-fat groceries remember the following:
- Alternate their consumption, there’s no reason for eating all of them daily.
- Eat them for breakfast or as a snack. You won’t need to have a snack between meals after such hearty foods.
- Portions should be small. An example of a good snack: a handful of nuts and fruits, yogurt with a tablespoon of chia seeds, toast with tomato slices and half an avocado.
- We always suggest an application to a doctor, competent in treating obesity, in order to make sure that You’re on the right track and don’t limit own body trying to lose weight.
- Each body is a separate world and demands a different type of care. Do not compare or use meal plans of other people without getting and advice from an expert.
Bariatric surgery for weight loss
If You can’t lose weight by sticking to a balanced diet and doing regular exercises, it is worth undergoing examination, lab tests and diagnose potential health issues. But what if a person can’t take exercises due to physiological features, or he/she is unable to curb appetite and avoid overeating?
Weight loss surgery is the thing that makes us who we are! Our Clinic provides services of reducing the stomach capacity, thanks to which a patient starts to lose weight step by step without any physical harm.