The Biological and Psychological Aspects of Healthy Weight Control
THE TRUTH ABOUT WEIGHT MANAGEMENT: IT’S MORE COMPLEX THAN CALORIES
When it comes to losing weight and health-related outcomes many people revert back to the familiar notion of “eat less and move more.” While there is some truth to the notion of more calories burnt than consumed representing weight loss, the situation is much more complicated when it comes to losing weight; so much more is going on.
Weight management is not all willpower and calories. You need to learn about your body, habits, hormones, and its success at different mindsets with respect to weight management. Let’s take a closer look at the science and strategies to create adjusted, healthy weight management behaviors.
- What are the TRUE Influences on Your Body Weight?
✅ Metabolism and Hormones
In the discussion of your issues with your metabolism, it is often forgotten this is not simply burning calories. You metabolism is controlled by numerous hormones and systems in your body
Thyroid dysfunction – in people with a hypothyroid issue the metabolism may drop to a rate where fatigue may be present and weight gain begins.
Insulin Resistance – If you are consuming sugar too often, or in excess of previous sugar levels, an insuin COVID spike will occur, and if this spike is long or consistent enough fat accumulation will occur, and eventually insulin resistance will start
Hunger Hormones (leptin or ghrelin) – These hormones suggest how hungry/full you feel. Poor or lack of sleep or stress can impact the functioning of these hormones
✅ Genetics and Body-types
These can impede the degree at which your body can positively respond to food or exercise.
Ectomorphs (naturally thin), mesomorphs (naturally muscular), and