How to Lose Weight Permanently

How to lose weight permanently is a question I hear very often. Many women over 40 see their weight increasing with every year, and nothing seems to help long-term. So, automatically the question comes up: How to lose weight permanently?

We tend to think of weight loss as a two step process. The first step is to lose weight, and the second is to keep it off. Actually, most dieters I’ve talked to are much more concerned about the first step – losing weight – then the second – keeping the weight off. It’s a bit like “I want to lose weight, and after I’ve achieved that, I will see how I can keep it off”.

Could it be the case that this kind of thinking makes it actually hard to lose weight permanently? If you want to discover how to lose weight permanently consider this: You will only lose weight if you lose it in a way so it stays off.

Let me explain. Over 40 our fat burning is slowing down, so if we continue to eat and exercise the way we’ve used to we won’t be able to keep our weight. If you want to lose weight, you actually have to increase your efforts- it’s not just sufficient to keep the weight, you need to do more.
This “you need to do more” will send your body into starvation mode. This sounds drastic, and it certainly is- but it’s the only way to lose weight. It is natural as well. Our bodies are designed to cope with periods of famine and starvation, so this is not a problem in itself. That’s important to remember for knowing how to lose weight permanently.

But, after ending a traditional diet the body tries to get back the fat it’s used to have. You’ll develop a huge appetite, and pack on the pounds easily. That’s what needs to be avoided- so you have to set up your weight loss phase just like you need to live after having lost all the weight you want to lose.

In conclusion, the key secret to know if you want to learn how to lose weight permanently is doing only things in your weight loss phase you are willing to do after you’ve lost the weight too.

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