Losing weight is hard enough, but keeping it off permanently or even just long-term is an even greater challenge. The reason for this is that the human body wants to be fat. We are all genetically pre-programmed to fall within a certain range of body-fat composition, with some of us being between 10-15% of body weight at one extreme and others in between 25-35% on the other, roughly speaking.

Those who deliberately starve themselves or who for all practical intents and purposes eat to excess lay well outside even those extremes, but most of us struggle somewhere in between 15 and 25 percent during at some point in our lives.

It is essential to understand all this when attempting to lose weight and keep it off simply because otherwise we would be confused as to the reactions of our bodies. One common reaction of many is to be in a constant state of hunger, despite having what’s supposed to be a fully nutritious diet.

If the scientifically-designed diet is supposedly providing all that the body wants, why is it constantly hungry – which suggests it is lacking the nutrients it needs? In many instances, the body is merely attempting to hold onto its reserves of fat. It senses it fat stores depleting every day, and it is nervous! You see, fat to the human body is like bank accounts to human beings.

Calories are the currency of the body; it takes calories to literally get anything done – just like it requires money to get anything done. Want more muscle? It requires calories (in addition to protein, vitamins, etc.). Want more videogames? It requires money (in addition to a console, controller, etc.).

Not every situation is like this, or like this to the same degree, but in many instances, your body is merely saying, “Hey! We’re burning calories/cash and depleting fat stores/bank accounts!”

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