Top 10 Activities That Slows Weight Loss In Those With Hypothyroidism (Which Might Be You)

Do you ever wonder why losing weight for some is harder than others? If so, let me tell you why.

In order to lose weight permanently, you need to maintain an efficient metabolism. When your metabolism is aloud to work as it should, your body gets accustom to a set weight. It becomes difficult to gain more weight.

If you do things that work against maintaining a healthy metabolism, things slow down and your new set point is at a higher weight. Now losing the weight is an uphill battle.

Most experts prescribe to the calories in, calories out model. If you eat less and work out more, weight loss is surely to be achieved. This flawed way of thinking does not do justice to the complexity of the human body.

Your body has an amazing system of checks and balances, using hormones, neurotransmitters and other cascading events that regulate the level of metabolism one has during activity and rest. Utilizing this system and correcting any kinks in the system is how you can truly achieve long term success.

So what is the main regulator of metabolism?

It is your thyroid hormone. People with Hypothyroidism have a slow metabolism because of lowered production, conversion or utilization of thyroid hormone.

But that's just a small percent of the population, right?

If you go by textbook lab work to make that diagnosis (which has been proven time and time again to be wildly inaccurate), then yes. If you do a complete assessment, then you will find millions that have hypothyroidism, and even more that are well on their way.

Millions? How is it that this is a problem got so out of control?

Let me explain.

The thyroid hormone regulates the rate of cellular metabolism of every cell. This is done by regulating the mitochondria (or the powerhouse of the cell).

That makes the mitochondria pretty important.

A child gets 100% of their mitochondria directly from their mother. This is a key factor...hold on to that for a second.

So, if something was to happen to the mitochondria, it could cause problems not only in you, but your child too (if you are a woman).

There is tons of research out now that shows how the mitochondria of the cells are being damaged by environmental toxins. Once they get damaged, they stop responding to the thyroid hormone as it should...which in turn lowers the overall metabolism of the person.

One other thing to consider is that more mitochondria can be made by doing cardiovascular exercise. Since our population is becoming more and more sedentary, we are making less and less mitochondria...which in turn lower the overall metabolism of the person.

Couple that with the fact that environmental toxins also prevent the conversion of thyroid hormone into its active form...which in turn lowers the overall metabolism of the person.

So we have damaged mitochondria, in lower overall amounts, with less active hormone to stimulate it that can be handed down from generation to generation.

The results: a sicker, fatter human race.

Can you see why we need to get away from the calories in, calories out model? It is incomplete (and sometimes can make things worse).

So here is the moral of the story: You have to be healthy enough to lose weight, and losing weight will in turn make you healthy. Learning how to do so correctly will get you to your goals.