Weight Loss

How to Plan Your Day to Lose Weight

To lose weight and keep it off requires a scientifically based weight loss plan that increases metabolism, oxidizes (burns) fat and suppresses appetite.

If you have previously tried a variety of weight loss programs with no success, consider visiting your doctor for an examination and lab work. In addition to genetics and taking certain medications that retains fluid or decreases metabolism, other possible reasons for having difficulty losing weight include:^{1, 2}

Hypothyroidism. When your thyroid does not secrete enough T1 and T2 metabolism-regulating hormones, you might gain weight that is not necessarily fat but mostly salt and water retention.
Hormonal imbalance. Perimenopause, menopause and polycystic ovary syndrome are common reasons for weight gain in women caused by hormone imbalances.
Insulin resistance. Insulin dysfunction prevents cells from accessing their main energy source–glucose. This means you crave food (especially sugary food) because your cells demand energy. Insulin also functions similar to leptin, a hormone involved in appetite control. When the brain becomes resistant to insulin, it makes you “think” you are hungry.
Food allergies. Systemic inflammation caused by mild to moderate food allergies may interfere with metabolism, insulin release and a host of other medical issues attributed to weight gain.
Enzyme deficiencies. Raw foods contain rich amounts of digestive enzymes while processed foods contain no digestive enzymes. If your intestines can’t break down food, you won’t absorb the nutrients your body needs to support energy reservoirs and metabolism.

Planning Every Day to Lose Weight

Your Best Weight Loss Friend: Proteins!

Protein helps you lose weight because it promotes satiety and staves off hunger pangs.

Weight is mostly regulated by a brain organelle called the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus signals the brain with hormones that increase appetite (peptide YY, cholecystokinin and GLP-1) and reduce appetite (ghrelin). Protein keeps these hormones at optimal levels, so you don’t overeat.

Foods high in protein include lean meats, beans, seafood, low-fat dairy products, soy, eggs and seeds/nuts.³

Your Second-Best Weight Loss Friend: Water!

Adding six to eight glasses of water each day to your weight loss program not only makes you feel fuller but also facilitates fat oxidation, flushes toxins from the bloodstream that contribute to weight gain and speeds up metabolic processes involved in burning fat.⁴

Additionally, your liver requires plenty of water to support the kidneys and increase fat oxidation. Even mild dehydration can interfere with liver functioning enough to cause weight gain and/or difficulty losing weight.

General Tips to Live by When Planning Your Daily Weight Loss Program ^{5, 6}

Reduce portion sizes by using smaller plates–we’re always tempted to fill whatever size plate we have
Use egg whites when cooking instead of yolks
Eat a salad (low-fat dressing only) before diving into the main course
Dip carrot and celery sticks in fat-free mayonnaise to satisfy cravings for crunchy foods
Don’t skip breakfast–include fiber, oats and fruit to prevent a mid-morning feeding frenzy
Use spices or a salt substitute to flavor food
Drink a glass or two of water before eating
Eat yogurt instead of ice cream
Chew your food slowly. Eating fast fills you up too quickly and promotes premature hunger pangs
Don’t eat a big meal several hours before going to bed. Metabolism slows down during sleep, which means calories burn as a reduced rate.
Keep a Food Journal.

People who keep a food journal are usually amazed at what they discover about their eating habits. Most don’t realize how much they eat during the day.

It’s easy to forget about eating one doughnut or that hamburger you gobbled after swinging through a drive-thru for a quick “snack”.

That’s why Renew´s Clean Start Weight Loss Program includes instructions on keeping a food journal, along with vitamin and fat burner injections to increase metabolism and boost energy, a cookbook containing 50 recipes aligning with the three phases of our science-backed weight loss program and a complete guidebook explaining all aspects of our Clean Start Weight Loss Program.

It’s Time to Make That Change! Renew Can Help You Take Control of your Weight

Do you want to decrease your appetite and food cravings? Optimize your metabolism to more efficiently burn fat? Stop “yo-yo” dieting? Improve your overall health and well-being? We’ve got the weight loss program do achieve all these goals and more. Call Renew Health & Wellness to learn more about our Clean Start Weight Loss Program.

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