Truths And Misconceptions Related To Weight Gain And Weight Loss

Do low-calorie foods help us lose weight?

You need to lose a few pounds. You decide to achieve this through a diet that includes only low-calorie foods. You avoid not only sweets, but also fatty products, nuts ...
After a week or two, however, you are disappointed to find that the scales do not show weight loss. Where is the problem?
In fact, when we are subjected to a diet that includes only low-calorie foods, we focus on calculating the energy content of individual products only. Usually these foods keep us hungry - we need a much larger amount of them to satiate us, and the body quickly receives energy from them, so very soon after eating our stomach is empty again. In most cases, we unknowingly get the amount of energy we need by increasing the amount of food we eat.
Another problem with this diet is that low-calorie foods are poor in important and useful substances that are necessary for the proper functioning of the body. As a result, especially in an exhausted organism, unwanted changes in metabolism can occur.
According to experts, such a restriction is useful only when replacing the consumption of low-fat dairy products and stopping the consumption of foods containing sugar and white flour.

Do you gain weight after quitting the

facts? The facts: half of the smokers keep their body weight unchanged when they quit, a quarter lose weight, the other 25% gain weight.
Nicotine is generally believed to suppress appetite and stimulate metabolism. That is why, after stopping smoking, we actually feel an increased appetite and are likely to gain weight. In order to avoid the undesirable accumulation of extra pounds, it is desirable to start controlling calorie intake in parallel with smoking cessation, ie. to make sure that no more food is consumed than before. 

Taking hormonal contraceptives leads to weight gain

In the years of creation of hormonal pills, about 3 kg of weight gain is observed in those taking them. With modern hormonal contraceptives, this effect is "clear". The tablets contain too little specific hormones to control reproductive function. Such a limited amount of estrogen would not be a reason to change the metabolism and gain weight. On the contrary, experts even advise in case of such an effect the woman should seek her doctor to find the cause of weight gain.

The figure of menopausal women is deformed

About half of women lose weight when they enter menopause. However, the percentage of those who gain weight is relatively high - 44. Only about 4% of women lose weight after the cessation of the menstrual cycle.
Indeed, the female body after reducing the levels of female sex hormones tends to accumulate fat. Unlike the fertile age, when these fats are part of the formation of the female figure and are located in the breasts, thighs and hips, the menopausal woman begins to accumulate fat in the abdomen. That is why at the age of about 65 the risks of heart disease and heart attack in women are equal to those in men.
However, the change in hormonal balance is the lesser cause of weight gain, or weight loss, because in 4% of women the lower weight is due to the "melting" of "women's depots".
In fact, weight gain is due to a change in lifestyle in women during and after menopause. The woman's life is no longer as dynamic as before - the commitments to raising children, maintaining family comfort have decreased. More often than not, a woman restricts her social life, stops going out, relaxes, greatly reduces her physical activity, concentrates on providing, preparing food and eating ... Gaining weight can also be a result of stress.
In hormone replacement therapy, the percentage of women who gain weight is 31, 66% retain their weight, 2% lose weight.

Weight loss with sports

In strength exercises, which result in the accumulation of muscles, weight loss is questionable. Muscle weighs more than fat. So it is very possible for a weak person to gain a little weight during active sports.
In sports, one should look not only at the movement of the arrow on the scales, but also how it affects the figure. Despite gaining 1-2 kg, the waist and hip circumference decreases. In this case, the silhouette is more important.
However, since physical activity is associated with energy expenditure, it is believed that it normalizes weight and reduces the amount of fat in the body. Not only that, sport affects insulin resistanceand subsequently helps lower blood sugar levels. It also has a beneficial effect on blood pressure.
Regardless of the intensity of the exercises and their type, with a full nature, sports will help you lose weight.
For those who want to lose a few extra pounds, it is necessary to build an appropriate program that focuses more on speed than strength.
It is obligatory to prepare a compliant nutrition program, in addition to fitness.