It’s a fact that our bodies absolutely hate shedding those extra layers of fat that it has meticulously hoarded over the years and that it is still stockpiling for a proverbial rainy day. As much as you want to slim down, your body will resist and desist, and do everything possible to fight weight loss. We have been wired in such a way through the evolutionary process that we have certain genes that encourage extra calories to be stored as fat to increase chances of survival. Have you noticed how it’s difficult to shed extra weight after losing the initial 5 or 10 kg, and that’s because the body adjusts various parameters so that there’s less energy expenditure and adapts to surviving on fewer calories by becoming energy efficient. In this post, we find out ways to trick the body to burn more fat and exactly what to do when your body fights weight loss.
1. When it Lowers Metabolism and Runs on Fewer Calories: Metabolic compensation is a survival mechanism that the body adapts to when it has lost weight and runs on lesser calories even during activity than it did previously. In such a situation, the body tends to conserve fat, and even with considerable calorie restriction, the weight loss process slows down. To counter slow metabolism, there are different ways, from drinking green tea, to eating metabolism-boosting foods, to doing cardio exercises, all of them would increase the metabolism and get you back on track. Also, here’s a list of 2...