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Weight loss troubleshooting at FILEX 2010
This autumn I'll be presenting a seminar at FILEX (April 30 to May 2, Sydney Convention Center). Attracting over 2,000 people who either work in the fitness industry or are interested in learning more about fitness for their own health and well-being, I'm looking forward to busting a few myths about weight management and exercise.People often assume that when they start exercising more they'll start losing excess weight. That is not always the case. A common explanation is that 'muscle weighs more than fat'. However, there are several other physical reasons why you may not be losing weight despite increased exercise.
In my troubleshooting session based on insights from medical research I'm going to cover:
- To what extent can 'muscle weighs more than fat' be used as an explanation for lack of weight loss?
- How to know if reduced metabolic rate is contributing to your lack of weight loss, and what to do if so
- The acid test to show you if excessive kilojoule intake is causing your lack of weight loss
- How to know if your can't lose weight because you've reached the lowest weight you're genetically programmed to be
- Medical conditions and medications that that can make it particularly difficult to lose weight
- Common situations and medical conditions that cannot be blamed for lack of weight loss
What our readers say...
"hi amanda, I bought your book couple of days back, and now that ive finished it, i want to say thank you and share my experience so that it can help others in this "once-exhausting" journey towards maintaining one's weight. I have been in australia for the past 3 years. During my first 4 months, i had put on 10 kg. I went back to my home country, exercised, ate properly and lost these extra kilos. However, for the last 3 years i have been struggling to maintain my weight . I have never really been overweight , and during my the past three years my weight has been fluctuating from 55 to 60 kg. the funny thing is that everytime i would go back home to be on holidays, i just would not understand how come i lost weight while eating everything i wanted. When ill come back to australia, although ill diet more than i use to at home durings my holiday, although ill exercise like crazy here in australia, i would still put on some weight. i first thought that it might have something to do with the food at home and the food in australia. I also thought that it might have something to do with the weather or climate or even temperature. However, after reading your book, i understandd what it was all about. The answer was that went i went home for holidays, ill just forget about dieting, and ill just eat the proper food whenever ill feel like, and ill eat the amount i felt like, so as to feel just satisfied or "elegantly" satisfied. i went back home over the summer holidays, for 3 months, and lost weight. I came back and bought your book and got all my answers for all the questions ive been asking myself for the past 3 years. I just want to say thank you, and i hope that this message might help others. "