Everyone has heard about Yo-Yo diets or known someone that has unsuccessfully completed a cookie cutter weight loss program. You know the diet, the one where you lose 10 pounds in 6 months and as soon as the program is complete you gain 15 pounds back in 6 weeks. Sound familiar? Many people ask why this happens and why they can’t keep the weight off for good. Well here is the scoop:
Your body is a complex machine that works hard to accomplish a state of wellbeing or “homeostasis” (the perfect balance of health for your body.) The problem begins when we take our body off its natural course by participating in expensive fad diets or cookie cutter weight loss programs that are designed for you to fail and keep coming back.
The goal should be to change your lifestyle and your body composition through a low-glycemic diet and exercise plan. A low glycemic diet is the only diet recognized by the (ADA) American Diabetes Association, the (NIH) National Institute of Health, and the Surgeon General. In order to change your body composition, you must learn the difference between losing body fat and just simply losing water weight or muscle tissue.
If you are considering a weight loss program or just want more details on regaining your health please call The Intrinsic Wellness Center today! Our Wellspa* Medical Weight Loss Program incorporates a full medical screening, appropriate nutritional supplementation, a low-glycemic meal plan, and education that will last a lifetime! FREE one-hour educational seminars on health each Thursday at 7PM. Call (972) 459- WELL (9355) for more details.
