Comments on: 8 Important Factors That Influence Your Ability To Lose Weight http://goodfoodeating.org/2090/ability-to-lose-weight/ Nutrition & Health Tue, 16 Feb 2016 08:17:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.2 By: Jedha http://goodfoodeating.org/2090/ability-to-lose-weight/#comment-314176 Sun, 09 Aug 2015 10:42:03 +0000 http://goodfoodeating.org/?p=2090#comment-314176 Hi Robyn, thanks for sharing your story. Our job and stress are 2 HUGE factors for many people so you’re not alone.

Here is a podcast on the stress hormone cortisol that explains this process well http://goodfoodeating.org/10412/what-is-cortisol-cortisol-and-weight-gain/

As for getting into a better cycle, you might find this 21 day habit routine helpful http://goodfoodeating.org/10353/21-days-17-habits/

The key is to take small steps, not try to do everything all at once. And stop focusing so much on the weight, start focusing on wellness. When you think about the right things, like taking care of yourself better, you will be more inclined to choose healthier foods. Mindset is a major factor.

I hope that helps. Let me know how you go :)

]]> By: Robyn http://goodfoodeating.org/2090/ability-to-lose-weight/#comment-313491 Tue, 04 Aug 2015 15:14:57 +0000 http://goodfoodeating.org/?p=2090#comment-313491 Hi
I’m adding my comment just to give you an idea of different stages of my life when I had my weight better under control and times when I didn’t, and what I believed the factors were.
When I was a young teenager, I didn’t really have a weight problem, (other than developing puppy fat I guess) which was lost as I matured into later teens.
In my 20’s I was at my perfect weight, (around 60-65kg), and height of 170cm.
This is what I dream of going back to now, at the age of 47, and being again around 20kg over weight.
At the age of 22, I became pregnant with my first child, and gained during pregnancy, despite remaining incredibly active the whole pregnancy. After the birth of my daughter, I got slimmer quite fast, as I was breastfeeding and of course very busy.
I pretty much stayed slim though, until I had my 2nd child, (a son) at the age of 25, again I stayed reasonably slim up until my late 20’s early 30’s. This time was punctuated with lots more employment, being a single Mother, and studying also. I never had extra time to exercise, was always tired/stressed, and was always hungry, (being tired made me crave the wrong types of food).
Working a physical job helped me keep my weight at a manageable level, however as I began studying full time and had to drop off the physical work to take up other opportunities, my weight began to creep up again.
During this time, I gained around 10-15kg, and found it hard to lose it, again, being sedentary during the day, (sitting in a classroom) and my work in the evenings was sitting in an office environment, so I wasn’t getting enough physical activity, was so busy studying/learning I wasn’t home during the day being active/busy either. There was also the tiredness factor and wrong food choices thrown in once again.
In my middle 30’s I lost a bit of the weight and went down to around 73kg, but then my Mother died and my weight crept up, (emotional).
Around 2005, I moved to Australia, (from NZ) to live and work, with the weather here being hotter and sweating more, plus not feeling like eating, I lost over 10kg and felt pretty good for a while there.
Around 2007, I was doing a lot of nightshift and my weight crept back up again, to around 80kg. A year later I went to work on a mine-site, and lost 10kg with the heat and the hours of work, (quite physical). Since 2008, I have fluctuated by around 10-15kg depending on the type of work I was doing etc.
The biggest factors against me my whole life have been time, job and emotions. And once again, now at the age of 47, it is my job that is preventing me from losing weight I believe.
I have had one holiday since 2009, and probably about a total of only 3 weeks off work since then. My mornings involve very early starts, and my shifts are split, I have been subjected to huge amounts of stress, both in my job and in my private life at one stage, and that has added to my lack of overall energy/motivation/happiness levels.
Right now I weigh around 84kg, and I am not happy at all about this. But I seem to get stuck in downward spiral, making some progress for a week or so, and then it all piles back on again, up and down.
What do you suggest?

]]> By: Jedha http://goodfoodeating.org/2090/ability-to-lose-weight/#comment-45196 Fri, 30 May 2014 06:32:45 +0000 http://goodfoodeating.org/?p=2090#comment-45196 Thanks for your comment Tomas.

We often don’t need as much food as we think that’s for sure :)

]]> By: Tomas J http://goodfoodeating.org/2090/ability-to-lose-weight/#comment-40540 Tue, 20 May 2014 09:25:18 +0000 http://goodfoodeating.org/?p=2090#comment-40540 All 8 factors are certainly important, but if I have to pick the most important ones it has to be Macronutrient Intake and Exercise Habits. Because at the end of the day, if you consume fewer calories than you burn, you will lose weight 100% guaranteed.

With that said, if you have Genetics and Hormones against you, the battle will be so much harder (but not impossible).

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