Use Genetics As a Way To Win The Fat Loss Game!

We all know those lucky few people that seemingly can eat whatever they want yet never gain an ounce of fat. People that say genetics don’t matter are obviously in denial. It does matter, big time. Yet whatever the cards (and genes) you’ve dealt you can succeed and get in great shape. We all know friends, relatives or coworkers that have lost weight, whatever their starting point or body type. So it can be done. Instead of denying genetic differences, a winning strategy for weight loss is to adapt our eating plan to our own body type.

Some dieters achieve way better fat loss on a high carb, low fat eating plan, while others are better off with a high fat, low carb diet. What makes this difference? Taste, upbringing, cultural influences? Maybe. I’m personally convinced the main factor is genetics.

For starters there is the self made genetic factor: the more fat we become, the more fat cells we actually create in our bodies. What does this mean to you and me? Well, if we are or have been overweight, our bodies are actually primed for easy fat gains since we have more fat cells that we used to… and that’s not a good thing obviously. When we overeat those fat cells actually swell, and we can even create some more. That’s one of the reasons why we can lose fat easily at first, yet gain it all back after we stop.

Solutions? If you haven’t been already, don’t get overweight in the first place. That being said we don’t control the past, we go from where we are right now. So don’t use it as an excuse! The two main solutions are first to go on an eating plan that fits our nutritional type. Refer to the article on this as this is the main element for easy success in my opinion. If you eat right for your own genetic make up, it actually feels good to eat like that way, so you’re less likely to binge or eat junk food.

The second is surgery. The famous liposuction actually gets rid of these fat cells for good – until we create new that is. But don’t be fooled in thinking it’s a magical, harmless procedure. It can be dangerous, it can go wrong, there can be long lasting consequences to this. And there are the costs involve! Think of all the gym memberships, personal coaches, training equipment, and fat burning supplements you can buy with the same dollars! You’d probably get results as good or even better, and you’d feel a sense of pride a surgeon simply cannot give you. You have to answer the question: have I done all I could realistically do to lose fat? If the answer is no, I’d recommend you forego surgery for now, unless strongly recommended by a doctor.

All in all, genetics do make an important part of how we look. But it’s not an excuse! Just a cold hard fact we have to deal with. The better we adjust to our body type, the easier we’ll lose fat and keep it off!