Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Is Being Fat Really in Your Genes?

By Ricardo d Argence

While genes play a role in your body shape, their role should not be used as an excuse to ignore diet and exercise, or else you will never lose weight.

It is true that your genetic make-up controls how many fat cells are going to be in your body, but just because you have fat cells does not mean that you have to stuff them with food. If you are ready to commit to some effort and work, you can lose weight, get healthy and re-shape and re-sculpt your body.

Endomorph, a body type that stores fat, Ectomorph, one who has very little body fat, and Mesomorph, a body type that is well muscled and athletic and can lose fat easily and bulk up quickly, are the 3 basic body types. Life can be more difficult for those with an endomorph body type due to the fact that they can gain weight quickly, the weight is usually stored as fat and the fat is slow to go away.

Those with an endomorph body can gain weight on a regular, healthy diet, so this can be discouraging to many people. However, instead of blaming genetics, or giving up, the weight gain can be halted and reversed by trimming some calories, performing more cardio exercise, and working out with weights. This is a more reasonable and suitable solution to the problem. Many people however tend to want something that promises quicker results instead of having to wait several weeks or months.

Also be due to some chemical imbalances that can occur in the brain may tendencies to gain excess weight. Even when they have had plenty to eat, a lot of people seem to get a signal to eat more.

If you read the news, you'll find that there's a lot of research trying to find a new appetite suppressant. Another one to add to the huge list of them in the market. This medication is said to block the impulse to overeat by regulating a hormone in the hypothalamus. In short time, it will be in the market ready to be purchased by the thousands of overweight men and women of America.

A lot, and I really mean a lot, of people buy that drugs. Not only the ones that want to burn that fat, but also thin people who doesn't want to gain that weight. That means billions of dollars. With this kind of money at stake, there is little wonder why new weight loss drugs keep popping up, both with and without harmful side effects. Many people would rather use manmade chemicals than try to solve the problem through dedication, willpower and hard work.

Instead of hoping for a new quick fix for your extra weight, you can lose those pounds and create a new body with weight training, cardio workouts, and a healthy diet. The loss of weight will be gradual, and this will give you time to firm those arms, abs and glutes. You can prove that you can overcome some genetic stumbling blocks and reshape your body the way you want. It is not impossible to lose of extra fat, but not without some effort on your part.

It is an unfortunate fact that drugs, pills, and quick weight loss plans can not assist those people looking to lose weight permanently. There's nothing like a healthy diet and a regular exercise program to get that body you've always dreamed. Of course, it's not easy. But that is really worth the effort, isn't it? - 16004

About the Author: