Are you happy shopping in the Plus Size Department? The flowy styles with wide necklines? The prints that scream ‘Old Lady?’ Those fabrics that seem to be engineered by NASA to withstand the immense stretch needed by immense girth?
Ugh. No, me neither.
I’ve tried weight loss challenges with friends. You know, the ones where if you cheat on the diet you have to clean their oven? I cleaned the oven.
Keto, Carnivore, fasting, supplements, and more. I’ve tried it all. I’ve even lost weight. And like a clingy two-year-old, it found me just as quickly. Those pounds pasted themselves back onto my midsection and derriere quicker than you can say “Chocolate Sundae.”
I’m STILL wearing plus size clothes. I haven’t lost an ounce after years of trying.
Can you relate?
I’m learning that a person cannot lose weight long-term if:
—overloaded with toxins. Toxins are stored in fat.
—thyroid is sluggish. Then your metabolism is slooooower than molasses.
—liver is bogged down. Remember those toxins?
—gut microbiome is out of whack. (Gut microbiome revs up or calms down appetite, cravings, and hunger.)
—under a lot of stress which amps up cortisol—a weight loss blocker.
—not sleeping well. That amps up cortisol and stress!
—nervous system is stuck in fight/flight. More STRESS!
—childhood wounds and brain patterns sabotage your attempts to lose weight by telling you, for example, that you don’t deserve to lose weight. Those old patterns will always win.
—blood sugar is spiking like a roller coaster. It ramps up cravings like a magnet to metal.
—insulin resistant. Your fat becomes packed full of extra glucose and insulin that has no where else to go but into fat cells.
—hormones are not balanced. (Also affects hunger and cravings.)
—nutrient deficiencies. Your body is craving nutritious food.
—a couch potato. and have no muscle. The more muscle, the higher the metabolism. The less muscle, the lower the metabolism.
On and on.
Holy Guacamole! IS THERE ANY HOPE??
I want to believe there is!
I’ve come to understand my body is trying to protect me. My body needs the fat to store toxins, to store too much insulin, to store excess calories.
Thank you, Body!
I NEED TO MAKE IT SO THAT My BODY DOESN’T NEED THE FAT.
The bottom line is that being overweight IS. NOT. My. Fault. It isn’t a lack of willpower. It isn’t due to laziness. It isn’t because I have the wrong diet or am eating the wrong foods. It’s more complicated than we’ve been told.
So, WHAT CAN I DO??????? Where do I start??
Do I just give up?
