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Feb 24, 2025

Reasons Why Weight Does Not Decrease

Investigation of Behavior and Insulin Resistance

  • Prediabetes & Insulin Resistance: Issues with cells not sensitive to insulin, leading to cardiovascular diseases.
  • Behavior is 95% of Disease Causes: Behavioral changes can reverse insulin resistance conditions.

Causes of Weight Not Decreasing

1. Excessive Carbohydrate Consumption

  • Wheat Flour & Its Derivatives: Bread, burgers, sandwiches, instant noodles, pasta.
  • Strategy: Reduce carbohydrates from wheat flour to lose weight.

2. Sugar

  • Hidden Granulated Sugar: Often found in packaged and processed foods.
  • Calorie-Containing Beverages: Soda, coffee, tea, herbal drinks with hidden sugars.
  • Alcohol: Contains high calories, can cause fatty liver disease.
  • Visible Sugar: Candy, chocolate, biscuits, protein bars.

3. Cooking Oil and Margarine

  • Cooking Oil: Contains toxins, reduce the consumption of cooking oil.
  • Alternative: Use olive oil, fish oil, coconut oil.

4. Boiled Foods

  • Boiled Foods: Noodles, meatballs, pempek which contain high carbohydrates.
  • Accumulation: Excess carbohydrates are stored as fat.

5. Excessive Supplementation

  • Supplementation: Over-indulgence in supplements that contain calories or sugar.

Bonus Tips: Weight Training

  • Importance of Weight Training: Helps burn calories and increase insulin sensitivity.
  • Benefits of Muscle: Muscle as a sugar reservoir and reducing the load on the pancreas.

Diet Solutions

  • Low-Carb & Ketogenics: Consume carbohydrates under 50 grams, enter into ketosis.
  • Fasting: Control eating windows with a ketogenic approach.