The Neuro-Science Of Losing The Weight You Hate And Keeping It Off Past Summer

Are you one of 90 million Americans who are currently on a diet? Do you lose weight only to gain every ounce of it back? Well you’re not alone.

The national center for health statistics suggests that over 64 % of Americans are overweight and that figure is growing every year. There are currently over 300 books on dieting and over 16,000 variations of diets from which to choose. People spend over $40 billion a year on every magic potion or pill that they think will help them lose weight they hate. Unfortunately, 95% gain back all weight only to once again look for next hot new diet. John Assaraf, one of world’s leading optimum performance experts, suggests we look at cause of this epidemic instead of relying on diets and temporary weight loss tricks.

“People don’t understand how their brain functions and therefore gain all weight they lose 99% of time,” said John Assaraf. “To diet using will power and exercise is absolutely worst way to take off weight you hate, if you want to keep it off for good."

Will power is a very short-term solution for weight loss since it is controlled by conscious mind. The latest scientific research shows that non-conscious, conditioned side of your personality controls five sixths of your behavior and therefore your long-term results.

This means that 83% of time you are acting automatically at a non conscious level and explains why you regain all your weight back. For permanent weight loss, you must re- train 5/6th your brain if you really want to keep it off.

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