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The Truth About Weight Loss: Common Myths and Why Diets Fail

We (by that I mean the human race) seem to have an eternal obsession with losing weight and being in GOOD SHAPE whatever that is. There are 1,000,0001 different diets out there. Do any of them work? There (even after all these years) is still misinformation about losing weight. First of all the body does NOT burn fat, that notion was debunked many years ago. The body takes what it wants from the food we consume then the rest is converted into carbon dioxide and obviously exhaled through the lungs.
Secondly NO food is a diet suppressant despite what so called experts and dietitians alike may say. Infact no such food exists or everyone would know about it. Any such discovery would be a huge news story the world over as soon as it was discovered. Food manufacturers would make thousands of tons, if not millions of whatever the product was a day and there would be no overweight people. And no need for dangerous surgical procedures like the fitting of gastric bands. If someone is overweight it's usually because they're consuming more food than their body needs. Looking for a magical food that'll suppress the will to eat I suggest is impossible. Race does play a part in excess fat being carried and where the fat is distributed but, in my opinion only, should not be used as an excuse for being overweight.
Calorie counting doesn't work in most cases because people who do this usually lose the weight they need to lose then stop counting calories once they achieve their target and put all the weight back on. In 2022 I helped a late 20s woman lose 4 stones (55 pounds) or (25kgs in only 6 weeks, to get into her wedding dress. What I recommended for her was both unhealthy and unsustainable long term but she looked great in her wedding dress. I will say the last time I saw her which would've been around 2024 she'd put all the weight back on and if I'm to be honest it looked like even more than the original 4 stones she lost. How is one supposed to know if they're overweight? Check your BMI (body mass index), your waistline, body composition. If you googled any or all of these you'd get a paragraph of sophisticated instructions. One of those (usually last) is to go and see your health practitioner. Do you really need to do this? Simply stand in front of a mirror and be honest with yourself. I did this in addition to standing on a scale and being really hard on myself. I decided I needed to lose 2 and a half stones (35 pounds) or 15kgs. How did I do this? Our bodies have an in-built relationship between the brain and our stomachs that tell us when we're full. Most people choose to ignore this and carry on eating even when getting the full feeling. All I did was stop eating the moment the full feeling came. I lost that 35 pounds in about 3 months. My ideal weight is between 180-190 pounds. I've been this weight for over a decade.
Finally, if you've decided you're overweight and want to do something about it then do so but if you don't and know the health risks (if in fact there are any) then your weight really is no one else's business. If you're ready to ditch the yo-yo cycles and embrace something that actually sticks—like the TLC Diet, which flips the script from deprivation to real, feel-good lifestyle tweaks—I've got a resource that might just be the gentle nudge you need. It's a video series called TLC Diet Transformation: Lose Weight, Lower Your Cholesterol, and Transform Your Life, packed with practical steps to eat smarter, move better, and wave goodbye to those sneaky health pitfalls without feeling like you're on a punishment mission.
Get Started with TLC. No magic pills or fad promises, just solid changes that let you enjoy your meals while your body thanks you. At the end of the day, whether you dive in or keep it simple like I did with my "full-signal" rule, the power's yours—here's to feeling lighter, inside and out.

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