2024-03-14 04:30:00
Why can’t I lose weight?
Quality sleep, regular physical activity, healthy eating… You feel like you’re doing everything you need to do to lose weight, but despite all your efforts, the number on the scale does not go down. The first thing to take into account? The number on the scale is not a very good indicator of weight loss!
For example, if you play sports, you will develop muscle and the latter always weighs more than fat. Thus, you will have a more refined and toned silhouette, but your weight will increase. The best thing to do is therefore to trust the reflection you see in the mirror or how you feel in your body. But if you still have the impression of stagnating, Jessica Peyrou, dietician better known under the pseudonym jessdiet.nutrition on Instagram, reveals the obstacles that you are surely encountering.
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Insulin resistance
Insulin resistance is a real vicious circle which can be caused by an unhealthy diet, a lack of physical activity, but also age or certain genetic predispositions. We feel tired, so we are hungry, we eat and we make insulin, but the cells resist it, which causes excess sugar in the blood. The sugar is then stored as fat. Which causes fatigue, thirst, frequent need to urinate or even skin infections.
Whether in iodine, iron or omega 3, deficiencies can hinder your weight loss. In fact, we feel more tired and therefore more food urges and less motivation. This can also create a pro-inflammatory environment which is therefore not conducive to losing weight.
As mentioned above, an inflammatory area is really not good if you are looking to lose weight. Another vicious circle, the more chronic the inflammation, the more metabolic stress increases with an increase in cortisol (the stress hormone). The latter then increases abdominal fat…
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A serotonin deficiency
Serotonin, the happiness hormone, plays a role in role in our weight loss. According to experts, if we lack it, we often feel cravings around 5 or 6 p.m. Also note that a good level of serotonin is the precursor of melatonin, or the sleep hormone. And we know that sleep plays a key role in our physical and mental well-being, but also when we are trying to lose weight. Indeed, the more tired we are, the more Ghrelin (the hormone that stimulates appetite) increases. Just like the more tired you are, the more Leptin (the hormone that reduces appetite) decreases.
Thus, we find yet another vicious circle: the less happy we are, the more tired we are, the hungrier we are and the less we feel the feeling of satiety… It is therefore important to prioritize good mental health for lasting and effective weight loss!
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