3. Endomorph - this group is more inclined to adding body fat.

No one is really one hundred percent one type or another but overweight people usually tend to lean more towards endomorph.

This can explain why it is harder for certain individuals to lose weight, but it is not impossible. Understanding your body type will make you understand yourself better and you will start to realize that there is hope. Unless you have a specific medical problem that is verifiable by a physician I KNOW you can do it! If you were ever thin in past study pictures of yourself and rely on your memory to make an educated guess of your body type. It is possible for an ectomorph to become overweight as well even though it is more difficult. In this specific case you would have an easier time losing it.

In a blanket statement I would say that we all should work with what we were given. There are many stories of individuals and even athletes who were told 'they couldn't do it' and ended up going beyond their expectations. Nobody really knows how far they can push themselves until they have explored it. Once you have set limits on yourself that becomes your reality.

Think Positive

Forget past! So what if you tried many times and have failed. Sometimes that's what it takes - instinct. People often have to experiment in order to find out what's right for them and their particular situation, their likes and dislikes, as well as what they are comfortable with. If you have lost weight in past but gained it back, at least you know that it IS possible. Study what you have done and find out where you have went wrong. Research, look into things and then try it again. Practice makes perfect!

Even though you might be taking a different approach to your weight loss attempts just flip through magazines or research personal experiences of dieters on internet (see Yahoo> Health> Weight Issues> Weight Loss> Personal Experience). Study their cases, look at their bodies, see where they might have went wrong and see what time frame they did it in. Take notes if you have to. Some of these sites actually have diet journals where person has written down everything they have done. Look at them as well. In a matter of weeks you will be able to fine-tune your program and see results you didn't think were possible. Believe and achieve!

Take my case for example. For years I have been a devout follower of moderate carbohydrate, low fat and moderate protein diet. Just to try something a little different I decided to try high protein approach. I have read about it for years, it seemed logical to me scientifically for most part, but it didn't work! For most part I felt a lot hungrier than I usually did while restricting calories. And that definitely wasn't good for me. To compensate, I took a week off and ate moderate amounts of food to satisfy what I felt had been deprivation, and then I went back to my old approach and it works fine.

Does it still seem logical to me? Sure. Do I still believe that others have lost weight on that approach? You bet! Could I explain why I felt way I did? Partly. Even if my feelings about diet were just in my head it still slowed down my progress, and anything that does so for whatever reason is bad. Again, mind can be a powerful tool to you when dieting and you want it to stay that way.

Could there be other reasons? Definitely. Maybe protein sources I had picked were too low in fat therefore resulting in me feeling more hunger. Or maybe I wasn't eating enough food period. But you do not want to get too technical. You could drive yourself crazy! If over a few weeks something just bugs heck out you concerning diet you're on maybe you should try something else.

Also, consider what I call 'discomfort factor.' Naturally, any type of program where you restrict your calories will leave you a little uncomfortable in some way or another but it's to find one that you can tolerate with as little resistance as possible in order to succeed. Do not bang your head against a brick wall! Don't keep trying same thing if it doesn't work, switch. You might feel like your losing battle but in reality you're progressing. If nobody explored, we wouldn't have found North America!

Application

I know people who have lost weight by high protein diet and others who swear by high carbohydrate diet. It's your call. With all of this said, your best bet is to still choose one which makes most sense to you based upon research, testimonials, friends, advertising etc. Then work from there. And remember, don't get greedy (like I did :)... if something works stick to it! It won't take long before you master your mind and your body!