By Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD
Weight loss requires complete commitment to healthy living as well as thorough investigation of the underlying reason(s) for one’s excess weight.
Reasons for excess weight include:
• Emotional issues—Fear, Hidden anger, Resistance to forgive, Need for protection, Running away from feelings. Insecurity, Oversensitivity, Self-rejection. Seeking fulfillment, Childhood trauma—sexual abuse, corporal punishment and verbal abuse
• Diet high in carbohydrates
• Lack of exercise
• Thyroid imbalance
• Insulin imbalance
• Adrenal problems
• Water retention—kidney/heart malfunction (edema, phlegm accumulation)
• Weak digestive function
• Blood sugar swings (glycogen/insulin imbalance or hypoglycemic/diabetes)
There are a plethora of popular approaches to fast weight loss. These approaches include:
• Diuretic herbs or drugs to reduce water retention.
• Lipotropic vitamins or drugs that bind to cholesterol and fasts to prevent their absorption
• Appetite suppressants
As you probably already know and many have discovered before you, none of these methods leads to permanent weight loss. In fact, the symptomatic weight loss treatments described above can lead to further health imbalance. For example, losing weight quickly can suppress the immune system and strain organs such as the liver and kidneys. Some weight-loss products focus on thermogenesis (the body’s natural calorie burning process) These products contain ephedrine, which not only speeds up the body’s metabolism, but also raises blood pressure and increases the heart rate. This can be dangerous for some people.
Successful approaches to weight loss include:
• Eat regular, balanced meals (small meals 5 times/day)—30 percent fats, 30 percent proteins, 40 percent complex carbohydrates (vegetables, with some grains (no wheat). This practice coupled with “Eat Right for Your Type” by Peter D'Adamo is a clear, simple food plan for each blood type that anyone can follow. For example there is a direct connection between stress, autoimmune disorders and red meat in the Type B system. I can attest to this research. Long before “Eat Right for Your Type” was published, I discovered red meat caused me to feel stressful due to pain in my stomach and nerve endings. It felt like my stomach lining and nerve endings had been scraped until they were raw. I discovered this pain was prevalent after eating red meat, thus, I stopped eating red meat and the pain in my stomach and nerve endings ceased. Many years later without knowing my blood type, I read “Eat Right for Your Type” and wondered if my blood type was B. After checking my blood type, I was not surprised to discover my blood type is B positive.
The process of changing your eating habits might seem insurmountable. However, consider the end result and the effort is worth any falsely perceived difficulty.
• Walk outside or on the treadmill at least 10 minutes after eating the evening meal.
• Take specific proven herbal compounds before each meal to increase metabolism and to assist in releasing fat and curb water retention.
• Take specific nutritional supplements for the thyroid and adrenal gland, both crucial to the weight-loss process.
• Have acupuncture treatments to help balance the organ systems (pancreas, live, endocrine function), to reduce cravings and curb the appetite (ear acupressure is available for those who fear needles).
• Hypnotherapy is imperative if you have a strong underlying emotional cause for excess. How does one determine if one has a strong underlying emotional cause? The answer is simple—if you did not have a strong underlying emotional cause, you would not have gained excessive weight.
Losing and maintaining one’s ideal weight requires an earnest commitment to healthier living. The end result—feeling and looking better—is well worth the effort.
Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD, Life Coach, Hypnotherapist, Author, "101 Great Ways To Improve Your Life." Mind, Body, Spirit healing and Weight Loss, Smoke Cessation. As an inspirational leader, Dr. Neddermeyer empowers people to view life's challenges as an opportunity for Personal/Professional Growth and Spiritual Awakening. http://www.drdorothy.net
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