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food or go to great lengths to get it. Because there was a certain
amount of effort that went into daily survival they burned more
calories compared to our readily accessible society where everything
we want is at our fingertips.
Even what was considered luxury items such as flour, sugar and
chocolate to our ancestors have become everyday fixtures of the
modern pantry. Things are too readily available to us that nothing is a
treat anymore and we tend to over indulge ourselves on a regular
basis.
As a result of this way of living we are left to find ways to get rid of the
fat we spent years gaining. If only we could look at our lifestyle and
realize the answer is staring back at us from our pantries and not in
the bottom of a jar of diet pills or the next fad diet that blows our way.
Understanding how our bodies operate, how they burn fat, what
makes them gain weight is all instrumental in your own personal
weight loss journey. Educating yourself on how your body works only
empowers you to make better decisions for yourself.
Why We Gain Weight
We are all different. It’s frustrating to see people who eat like a horse
never gain a single pound. They probably have very active
metabolisms which acts like the body’s natural furnace burning
calories effortlessly the moment they are absorbed into the body.
These people are like the hummingbirds of society, no matter how
much they consume their weight remains perfectly controlled.
But like the rest of us mere mortals, we may be disheartened when we
experience the exact opposite by having what is known as a low
metabolic rate. As you can guess when you have a low metabolic rate
anything you eat seems to be directly deposited on your love handles
without much effort.
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