Is your weight loss dilemma all in the brain?

Mind over matter

You might think that your weight loss obstacle has to do with your body or metabolism levels, when in fact it could simply be your brain.

According to James Hill, PhD at the University of Colorado, your brain plays a huge role in creating weight gain.

He goes on to explain that over time, by continuously making poor decisions – such as going for a second helping of apple pie or skipping breakfast and binging at lunchtime – your brain will respond to the hunger and satiation process based on the significant changes to which this type of behaviour has led.

What this means is that, without you even realising it, your brain has been “trained” in a way to continue making those unhealthy decisions.

Changing the pattern

The good news is that there's increasing evidence that the brain can “fix” itself. This happens once new behaviour patterns emerge.

To get your brain “rewired”, you need to be making better food and lifestyle choices on a continuous, everyday basis so that it gets into a new mindset.

That way, over time your brain will slowly start recognising these changes. It may take weeks, months or even longer, but eventually – it will happen.

Recommended reading: Healthy weight linked to a steady sleep pattern

Source: Forbes.com

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