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Can’t keep weight off? Blame your hunger hormones

March 7, 2013 by Tim Crowe Leave a Comment

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Losing weight is hard, but holding onto hard fought gains can be even harder. Weight regain is faced by almost all successful weight losers, resulting in the need to turn to yet another variation of the dieting, exercising and self-denial merry-go-round ride. New research has now found that people who successfully lose weight, only to find it come back on again, can blame their … [Read more...] about Can’t keep weight off? Blame your hunger hormones

Gaining weight? Don’t blame your slow metabolism

October 1, 2012 by Tim Crowe 1 Comment

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Blaming weight gain on a slow metabolism is a common catch cry from many struggling to lose weight. Most people though would be better blaming the food they’re eating, or the exercise they’re not doing, as the real culprit.First, let's consider the term ‘metabolism’. It means the process by which the body converts food into energy. In fact, someone with a ‘slow metabolism’ … [Read more...] about Gaining weight? Don’t blame your slow metabolism

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