If you have tried in vain to lose weight,
take heart. Everybody is unique. There is no
“one-size-fits-all” approach to weight loss or nutrition.
There are some reasons why people don’t lose weight on various
diets including low carb plans, and there are some steps you
can take to overcome certain health issues that may have been
preventing you from losing weight.
The Reason Some People Can’t Lose Weight
on a Low-Carb Diet Alone
Though low-carb diets work for many people,
there are individuals who suffer with certain health
conditions that make it very difficult to lose weight. A low-carb
diet is important for these people to follow, however, unless
the physical ailment is addressed, these people may spend a
lifetime trying unsuccessfully to lose weight.
You may be someone the doctors have given up
on. Maybe you’ve heard someone say there’s no hope for you to
lose weight; you may as well learn to live with it. We don’t
believe that. Very often as problems are corrected that cause
both ill health and weight gain, the weight melts off
naturally. When all the systems of the body come into harmony,
when you experience biochemical balance, when you detoxify
your system, and correct root causes of ill health, you can
achieve and maintain a healthy weight.
Cleansing the body is one of the most
important steps you can take to correct any of these
conditions. When everything in your body is free flowing, and
you are eliminating toxins and wastes quickly and easily and
feeding your body an abundance of nutrients, many ailments are
healed by the body’s natural processes. After all, the body
was made to heal itself. We need to remove everything that
hinders the healing process such as toxins, waste, and poor
food choices, and provide it with the materials it needs to do
its innate work of restoration.
Under Active Thyroid
The number of people suffering from
hypothyroidism is reaching epidemic proportions in the US and
other western countries, and is one of the main reasons people
on traditional low-carb diets cannot lose weight. Many studies
now point to an over consumption of soy as a big reason (see:
www.coconutoil.com for
much of this research). One of the biggest changes people with
hypothyroidism can make in their diet is to eliminate all
polyunsaturated oils and get a healthy amount of coconut oil
into their diet to increase their metabolism and body
temperature. The Coconut Diet is especially suited for people
that have a hard time losing weight due to thyroid problems,
and cannot lose weight on other low-carb diets. To read more
about the unique challenges facing those with thyroid
problems, please read Cherie Calbom's article
Thyroid Health: A
Key to Weight Loss
Candida
The late Dr. Robert C. Atkins said that
about 20 percent of the people on the Atkins diet don’t lose
weight because of yeasts known as Candida albicans. Candida is yeast that normally inhabits our
digestive system. In healthy people, Candida does little harm
because it's kept in check by beneficial microorganisms, or
probiotics. These "good" bacteria, however, can be easily
destroyed by antibiotics, prescription medications, birth
control pills, poor diet and daily stress, allowing Candida
yeast to grow out of control and produce infections. Thought
to affect more than 40 million Americans, Candida can cause
uncomfortable symptoms such as vaginitis, weight retention,
bowel disorders, ear and sinus irritation, intense itching,
canker sores and ringworm.
Read more here.
Digestive Disorders
When we are eating healthy whole foods with
the absence of highly refined carbohydrates, weight gain
should not be a problem. However, many people who have
switched over to healthy diets, and have even limited their
carbohydrate intake, still have problems losing weight. One
reason is because many Americans suffer from some kind of
digestive disorder that prevents them from properly digesting
their food. Without a properly working digestive system,
essential vitamins and minerals that are necessary to maintain
proper weight may not be absorbed adequately from the foods we
eat, even if we are eating healthy foods.
Read more here.
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Fibromyalgia (FM) and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
(CFS) are similar in symptoms, with FM being characterized by
musculosckeletal pain and CFS by fatigue. People who suffer
from each of these conditions say they feel like a truck just
ran over them on many a morning. They experience constant
muscle soreness and have very little energy to do anything.
Even the thought of exercising seems overwhelming. This alone
makes it difficult to lose weight.
Read more here.
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