There are variety of diet plan out there for losing weight; The Mediterranean diet, the Atkins diet and the South Beach diet are just a few of the weight loss strategies that have gained popularity in recent years.
Despite all these variety, it all comes to one principle calories in/calories out. You gain weight when you take in more than you expend, these factors are influenced by.
Environmental and
Genetic influences
Everyone knows one or two persons that can eat virtually anything they want (Ice cream, Cheese, Bread, Cake) and still not gain weight, while other will gain weight with any little thing they eat. What makes some individual remain thin with little or effort while others will struggle to keep their weight in check?
On a very simple note, your weight is dependent on the number of calories you consume, how much of it you burn up and what percentage of it is stored up.
Calories Equation: The concept of calories appears simple but in the real sense its complex. This does not mean when Someone consumes a set calorie of say X, they are expected to gain a weight Y. To further complicate things, if you consume anything less than what your body demand additional mechanism kicks in to slow down your metabolism and increase your appetite. To this end Glucomannan which is a dietary fiber and scientifically proven to contribute to weight loss. This fiber expands in your stomach and allows you to feel full for a longer time.
The number of calories stored or burned is dependent on your genetic makeup, physical activities and the amount of energy expanded at your rest time. So, if the number of calories consume is the same as the amount expended your body weight remain the same, any excess calories is stored as fat throughout your body on the adipose tissue. This it does either by creating new tissue or expand existing once.
GENETIC INFLUENCES
A friend of mine once told me he eats more when he is angry. Genes contribute to weight gain/loss in many ways.
Affecting appetite
Satiety (The sense of fullness)
Metabolism
Food craving
Body-fat distribution
The tendency to use eating as a way to cope with stress
About 400 gene have been implicated in this. By research, gene account for about 25% In some people while in others it accounts for about 70% to 80% if you can determine the position gene plays in your body weight it will help to treat your weight problems.
HOW TO KNOW HOW MUCH GENES CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR WEIGHT PROBLEM
Gene plays a significant role in your weight problem if you have any of these characteristics.
You have been over weight most part of your life
One or both your parent are over weight
Gene plays low role in your weight problem if you have these characteristics
You are strongly influenced by the availability of food
You are moderately over weight
You regain or lose weight during holidays
But all these characteristics are not so great that you cannot over come them with some effort, using natural means.
Caffeine: Caffeine promotes fat burning by increasing thermogenesis (calorie burning) and lipolysis (the breakdown of fat) it’s a proven performance enhancer, so it will you boost your workouts
Green Coffee: Green coffee beans are raw, unroasted coffee beans filled with lots of lovely things like chlorogenic acid that would otherwise be burned away in the roasting process. Chlorogenic acid is thought to reduce the amount of fat and glucose absorbed by your gut when you eat, lowering insulin levels and improving your metabolism
Greean Tea: Green tea is swimming with compounds that are believed to help increase both your metabolism and levels of hormones that actually tell cells to break down fat. Researchers also reckon that catechins in green tea may reduce the amount of carbohydrates your body absorbs, which means your body may store fewer carbs as fat.
Grains of Paradise:
Studies have shown that Grains of paradise (herb from the ginger family) can help fire up brown adipose tissue(BAT). BAT keeps your body warm by burning calories – it’s basically made for thermogenesis. When activated, it burns through fat like nobody’s business. Studies have also shown that BAT activation can also help regulate blood sugar levels.
Glucomannan
Scientifically proven to contribute to weight loss, this dietary fiber expands in your stomach, helping you feel fuller faster and for longer. Which means you’ll be less tempted to overeat or raid the snack cupboard between meals.