Question

What are the factors that get in the way of someone's goals to lose or maintain weight? What are the factors that encourage someone to meet their goals?

Answer 1

The process of losing weight or maintaining weight depends on the several activities. There are many factors that influence the goal of losing or gaining weight and those include Eating habits, metabolic rate, physical activity like exercise and also genetic background.
The eating habits of a person affect more than any factor interms of regulationg weight. The metabolic rate and activities also regulate the weight loss activity. Eating wide range of foods that contain high fats and proteins may increase the weight and food with low carbohydrates and zero fat will decrease the weight. The proper metabolic rate and the physical exrcises will help to maintain weight and fitness and the proper diet and exercise lead to normal metabolic rate. In some conditions, like obesity which is obtained because of gene transfers from ancestors is a not easily regulating condition. Even though the proper diet and exercise may not help in reducing weight.
The factors that encourage someone to meet their goals include,
Eating nutritionally rich foods,
keeping a food and weight dairy which helps in remembering the goals everyday and helps to not deviate.
Engaging is regular physical activity, physical activities like exercises will help to maintain weight balance and increase the metabolic rate.
Eliminating liquid caloris and high fat and sugar content foods. They does not help in increasing weight but they effect weight loss and decrese in metabolic rate.
Eating mindfully, control in food intake. eat till whenever mind says full but not the stomach.