Carry The Weight You Want To Lose

If you’ve ever lost a significant amount of extra weight and struggled to keep it off, or eventually regained most, if not all, the weight you lost, chances are that your weight loss efforts didn’t include a way to “re-set” your body’s fat thermostat.

Your body actually has a “fat thermostat” that is controlled by a part of your brain called the hypothalamus. As you gradually gain excess weight (almost under the radar so to speak), your body becomes acclimated to this new weight and sees it as ‘normal’.

Unfortunately, when this happens, and the longer you remain at this new so-called normal weight, your body starts burning calories (or less of them) based on this new “set point” and it will forever haunt you until you give your brain a reason to think otherwise.

Fool Your Brain To Think You’re Heavier Than You Are

One of the ways you can work towards resetting your stubborn “fat thermostat” or set point is to make your brain think you are suddenly heavier than you really are.

You do this by adding 5 lbs., 10 lbs., or even more (up to 20 lbs.) of extra weight to your torso while you take a walk for 30 minutes.

How do you add this extra weight? One of the most effective ways is to wear a ‘weighted vest’ that can easily and comfortably house the extra weight on your torso.

Remember… the extra weight HAS TO BE on your body (torso area) to work – holding dumbbells in your hands, wearing wrist weights, or even wearing ankle weights won’t bring about the change. We know… we’ve tested it!

Get A Good Weighted Vest

There are a number of brand names in the weighted vest arena to choose from. Most are readily available for purchase online, but we recommend a weighted vest that is both durable and comfortable. In addition, you should use one that has the capability to add and lower the overall weight of the vest in 1 or 2 lb. increments.

When adding this strategy to your weight loss regimen, it’s important to start with carrying just 5 lbs. and adding some weight each week until you reach the 20 lb. capacity.

This way, you ‘gradually’ stimulate your metabolism and hypothalamus to compensate for the sudden change in body weight while you’re taking your fitness walk and in turn, lower your fat thermostat on a more permanent basis.

How Long & How Often?

We’ve seen the best results in clients who perform their “weighted walk” for 30 minutes at a frequency of 5 days per week. Some clients have found that they can accelerate their weight loss by adding an additional 30-minute weighted walk later in the day or evening. For example, they perform one 30-minute weight walk in the morning and then another in the evening after dinner.

If a little is good, then is more better? Should you wear it more… maybe throughout the day when you can?

The answer is NO. This strategy works only when there is a ‘sudden’ change in body weight. If you use it ongoing for several hours per day, your brain will adapt and it can work against you. So NO… MORE is NOT better.

Rich Farina, M.S.

Rich Farina, M.S. is a Metabolic Health and Conditioning Specialist with over 30 years of experience helping thousands of individuals lose weight, rebuild their metabolisms, and improve their health in his Metabolic Testing & Weight Loss Centers.

He holds both Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Exercise Physiology and Public Health respectively and is a passionate advocate of using proven, scientific principles in his approach to exercise and nutrition.

He is a contributing author, professional speaker, and advisor on topics that include weight loss, human performance, and medical fitness.

He continues his deep-seated passion to help people improve their health and longevity through his own line of premium, all-natural nutritional supplements called Truthentics™. The Truthentics™  brand of nutritional supplements is specifically designed to help people compensate for nutritional deficiencies and bring their bodies back into balance.