Struggling to overcome excess body fat that won't melt away regardless of mileage, heart rate, calories burned or calories consumed, is down right frustrating. Five years ago my doctor told me that I "just had an unusually slow metabolism" and proceeded to limit me to around 1,000 calories a day. This meant that I was hungry - in ever way a body can possibly be hungry - all the time. Even though I experienced some weight loss, this benefit was overshadowed by daily anxiety, mood swings, frustrating restrictions and guilt. And it sucked.
It wasn't until years later, after much research, trial and error that I found my answer: a life of nourishment, delicious food, mental and physical satisfaction, new-found happiness, self-love, my ideal weight, and absolutely zero guilt. It almost sounds too good to be true reading it back; and sometimes I get really emotional when talking about my transformation because I want everyone to be freed from the overwhelm and frustration - Freed from the influence of marketing ploys packed with lies meant to lure us from one money making scheme (100 calorie packs) to another (lean cuisines) only to leave us hundreds of dollars poorer, no healthier, no lighter, and no happier. The question that I continue to get asked is "..but..HOW?" How is it possible that I'm eating more calories and more food, but losing weight. I get it. I totally get it. After a lifetime of being told to restrict, restrict, restrict, I didn't buy it either. In fact, I was terrified to increase my calories at first, but I found out first hand that, nowadays, eating fewer calories will not always give you the results you're hoping for. But eating high quality calories - will.
I know how many beautiful girls and women are counting every damn calorie, every gram of carbohydrate, sugar, fiber, fat and protein, being diligent and dedicated to their goal yet are still STRUGGLING. They're frustrated. They're getting discouraged. They're blaming themselves, like I blamed myself. Well, enough is enough. It's time that you know the truth: our food system, especially anything processed, but also many fruits, vegetables, dairy products, fish and meats, and the containers and packaging within which they are sold or consumed are polluting our bodies and making it insanely difficult, if not impossible, to shed that extra weight.
When a topic moves me as much as this one, it is difficult not to go off on tangents for pages and pages denouncing the horrific reality that is our food supply. But, taking Jon's advice, I'm going to keep it short and sweet - giving you what you need to know right now about how NOT choosing organic may be the EXACTLY why you're gaining and/or not losing weight.