Of course, one of the main problems that every woman is interested in from a certain period is overweight. This problem has many solutions. But the most effective of this set is the principle - to prevent excess weight, to find and eradicate the cause that leads to unwanted body weight.
Is there any extra weight?

First you need to find out if you really have extra pounds. To date, the ideal value for almost everyone has been deduced. This value is called the Body Mass Index (BMT) or BMI. This index allows a person to know, depending on his height, what his body weight is: insufficient, normal or overweight.

Body Mass Index is calculated using the following formula:

I = M / H*H

where instead of M you need to substitute your weight in kilograms, instead of H - your height in meters.
Let's give an example: let's say your weight is 80 kg, and your height is 1m 80 cm. The index is: 80kg / 1.85 * 1.85 = 23.3 - which is an indicator of the optimal height / weight ratio. Surely you will also be interested in all kinds of index values:
16 or less - a person has a large deficiency of mass;
16-18.5 - a relatively small deficit in body weight;
18.5-25 - You have the optimal ratio of height and weight;
25-30 - overweight;
30-35 - obesity of the first degree;
35-40 - obesity of the second degree;
40 or more - obesity of the third degree.
By the way, it is worth noting that this index was developed back in 1869 by the Belgian sociologist and statistician Adolphe Quetelet, and is still the main and most popular method for determining the presence or absence of excess weight.
Physiological causes of excess weight

In the first place among the physiological causes is the wrong metabolism.
Scientists have proven that in people who are prone to fullness, the body slowly processes the nutrients that enter the body with food and are subsequently converted into energy.

From this we can conclude that the excess is deposited on the human body in the form of fat reserves. In order to restore normal metabolism, it is necessary to identify and eliminate the causes that provoked it.

In second place is Human Genetics. You have probably heard stories that if everyone in your family is inclined to be overweight, then sooner or later you will fill their ranks. All this is true, if not for one BUT - your genes are not responsible for the excess fat formed on the body, however, the heredity that you possess only determines your physique and nothing more.

Diseases are the third cause of excess weight. If all your attempts to reduce weight are unsuccessful, you need to contact a competent specialist. After the examination, you need to start treatment.
Diseases that provoke excess weight include diseases of the endocrine system: hypothyroidism and diabetes mellitus, and many others. Also, do not forget that overweight itself leads to the development of many diseases. The cardiovascular system is affected first, then the musculoskeletal system, etc. Many do not take seriously enough the reason for gaining excess weight with the help of psychotropic drugs. Very in vain. After all, the mechanism of the effect of neuroleptics on body weight is still not well understood. Perhaps this is due to the craving for everything sweet during the period of use of these drugs.

Another physiological reason for gaining extra pounds is an imbalance in the production of female hormones. Violation of the hormonal system in many cases becomes an obstacle to ideal weight. After all, it is your hormones that regulate all the functions of cells and glands. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that your body produces them in the right amount, but not in excess.

Last on our list, but not least in importance, we put pregnancy. During pregnancy, serious changes occur in the body of any woman: the predominance of accumulation and building processes begins. This metabolism is quite normal for a pregnant woman, because. she is programmed by nature to give nutrients for the birth of a new life in her womb, and then during breastfeeding.

Quite often it is observed that this type of metabolism remains after pregnancy, the result of which is the accumulation of body fat. You can get rid of them by reviewing your lifestyle and diet.

Psychological reasons for being overweight

Psychological causes, unlike physiological ones, are indirect causes of the appearance of extra pounds.

In the first place, we decided to put "Jamming" problems.
This manifests itself when you are bored or angry or upset, the whole reason lies in the psychological discomfort (ie in the head). At such moments, many pounce on something edible. However, in such situations, it is necessary to restrain your impulses, because. You want to deal with the problem by consuming different goodies. At such moments, the brain switches to meals and temporarily drowns out your feelings due to taste reflexes. This should always be remembered and try to avoid such situations.

The second reason is often marriage. No, in no case do we urge not to get married, on the contrary. However, when she gets married, after a while, a slender girl turns into a disorganized plumper. Many psychologists explain this by the fact that a woman ceases to be a predator. Her goal has been achieved and there is no longer any point in conquering the strong half of humanity with her figure.

The third reason, in our opinion the most important, is a woman's dislike for herself. People who do not love themselves very much and underestimate their own importance will be more inclined to overeating.

According to statistics: about 80% of people who lose weight with the help of diets, within two years, return to their previous weight or gain even more kilograms. This means that work on changing the shape of your body must be done from the head - this is not a figurative expression. There is a close relationship between our physical body and our psyche.
And, until the psychological causes of weight gain are resolved, other methods - going to the gym, diets, all kinds of detox procedures, etc. - all of them will have only a short-term effect. To consolidate a long-term result, it is necessary to act in two directions at once. It is necessary to carry out psychotherapeutic work and also connect a variety of external methods: do fitness, switch to proper nutrition, etc.

For example, a woman has low self-esteem, she does not feel that her opinion is important to someone. Of course, she will strongly strive to begin to feel more weighty and significant. Having no other way to achieve what she wants, at the subconscious level, she can choose the easiest way: to “enlarge” the boundaries of herself in the physical world. That is, increase in volume or increase the fat layer. Our subconscious does not understand figurative expressions and perceives everything in the literal sense, and a full person looks “more significant” than a thin one.

Therefore, timid and shy women and girls often suffer from overweight, those who find it difficult to defend their own opinion, who are used to "going with the flow." But we see something similar in the animal world. Animals, when threatened, also want to increase in size: they raise their hair, fluff their feathers, arch their backs.
In addition, excess fat mass is something like a protective shell, in which a person hides his unprotected "Ego". This is what happens if a person's personality was severely hurt. For example, a girl was a victim of rape. Then she may think: “If I were less attractive, this would never happen to me” (but, this opinion is not true: unattractive girls are just as much victims of sexual violence as beauties). When extra pounds play the role of protection, then, even having reduced weight, such a woman will wear baggy clothes so as not to attract too much male attention to her person. It's the fear of being a woman.

What do your extra pounds indicate?

Places of greater severity of fat overlays can also indicate clearly defined psychological problems.
For example, fullness in the waist and tummy is often associated with the rejection of one's feminine. When a girl has a fuzzy waist (the so-called “male-type figure”), this indicates that she does not accept her femininity, is afraid of being weak and dependent on circumstances or people around her, not feeling support in them.

A massive lower body (legs, thighs, and buttocks) is often found in individuals who tend to be hyper-protective of their loved ones. This woman is most likely an exemplary mother, wife and mistress (or she wants to become one). And only her household members simply “suffocate in her steel arms”, which do not give room either for a free personality or for making independent decisions.

What does "love yourself" mean? Many psychologists today argue that being overweight comes from a lack of self-love. But few can explain to us how to learn to accept ourselves and in what actions self-love can be manifested. It is from this that the delusion typical of many follows, that “love yourself” means buying expensive things for yourself, taking yourself to elite spa treatments. This is not true. love and appreciating your personality and your body means establishing contact with him and being able to hear his true needs. We must begin to learn to build relationships with trust with ourselves - then the body will no longer need to protect or compensate for low self-esteem with the help of body fat.

Compliance with beauty standards

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