Is it possible to have a “slow” metabolism?

I see it way too often. A woman comes to me who has been dieting on and off for years. Whether she followed weight watchers, calorie counting, or low carb, she has always been off and on some type of diet. Her first diet attempt she was able to lose 15-20lbs, but over the course of several months and years, the weight crept back on. 

Certain that what worked in the past will work again, so she puts in hours at the gym each week and “eats clean” but the weight just won’t seem to budge this time around. She thinks it is because she isn’t being disciplined enough and restricts further. She might lose a few pounds, but she feels like she is starving all the time and her energy sucks. When she isn’t seeing more results, she takes a “break” from her diet and binges on all the foods she had been restricting. 

If this woman was able to lose weight the first time she dieted, why...

Tell me if this sounds familiar. You have made some significant diet and lifestyle changes. You are feeling confident and are sure that you have lost weight. You pull out the scale that you’ve avoided for years, you are now ready to weigh because you are feeling so good with the changes you’ve made!

You step on the scale and your mindset abruptly changes to disappointment when you see the number. The scale hasn’t moved at all or maybe it has only moved 1 or 2lbs.

The scale has a powerful way of getting into our head, doesn’t it? The number on the scale can make us feel confident or discouraged like we have failed or we have succeeded. All of that power in the way that we PERCEIVE a number. A lot of women tie that number to their self-worth.

I know I have been guilty of this. One week I feel confident in my body, the next I find myself picking apart my flaws.

The Way Hormones Affect Weight

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