How many times have you started a diet just to start another one 3 weeks later or end up heavier than you began. We know losing weight isn’t easy and keeping it off is even harder. You might be surprised to learn that the reason you can’t lose weight isn’t your fault but your hormones fault.
Think about weight loss as consisting of three components: water weight, muscle mass, and fat loss. With most fad diets that are not hormonally balanced, you end up losing water weight and muscle mass which is why you see the pounds come off so quick. While the scale might be going in the right direction, this is short-lived and will only set you up for failure. The real goal of weight loss should be loss of body fat. This is where the Zone can help.
Losing weight isn’t as easy as cutting back on calories. Dr. Sears has spent more than 40 years studying the impact of the foods we eat on our hormones and keeping them within a range (a.k.a the Zone) so you are never hungry or mentally fatigued. Since every meal you eat has an impact on your hormones, Dr. Sears created a simple formula to determine the amount of protein, carbohydrate and fat to be consumed at each meal. Having the proper balance of these nutrients at every meal keeps your hormones in check while managing hunger and fatigue for the next four to five hours.