Diet and Weight—The Body Has a Mind of Its Own

It’s so hard to lose weight and, once you have lost the weight, to keep the weight steady! Of course, the theory is to take in fewer calories and expend a bit more calories by exercising. Taking in fewer calories (by cutting down food) seems easy, but I think the body has a mind of its own. It’s constantly on the lookout for any attempt on your part to reduce the calories it wants and it wants a lot more than it needs! When I tried to lose weight by cutting down on my food intake, the body always found a way to make up for it. If I skimped on breakfast and lunch, I simply ended up eating a lot more at dinner. If I lowered calories uniformly, the body seemed to adjust to the lower intake and adjust who knows what so I still stayed the same weight.

When I started losing weight, what worked for me was a sudden change in the composition of the diet coupled with slight escalation in the amount of exercise. My wife drastically cut down the carbohydrates in our diet, but—and this is the key—kept the volume of food about the same by replacing the carbs (rice, noodle, potatoes, etc) with vegetables (lettuce, tomatoes, broccoli, cabbage, etc.). The point is that the diet composition changed, but I ate similar volume as before. I also made sure that I ate a good breakfast and a meal about every five hours. I think the sudden diet change took my body by surprise and before it could figure out what’s going on, my weight already dropped by nearly 40 pounds. Of course, my body quickly adjusted to a new steady-state weight. To stay at the current lower weight, I continue a similar lower-carb diet (with enough volume of food) and steady exercise. To avoid the hunger pangs, I eat at regular intervals and snack on mixed nuts (almonds, cashews, peanuts—only the unsalted kind). And I drink lots of black tea. It’s going well so far, but I have to watch out constantly for my wily body. I’m afraid the moment I drop my guard, the body is going to stock up on calories and pick up some extra pounds!

See also: Diet and Exercise: What’s the Program Doc? NPR recently aired a story on why we gravitate towards unhealthy food—Jonesing for Fries? Blame the Cave Men

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