3 Reasons People Didn’t Lose Weight with Hoodia
Posted on 05. Dec, 2009 by Caitlin Ryan in Losing Weight
Have you tried to lose weight with hoodia and could not? You would not be the only one to have the misfortune of paying good money for a bottle of hoodia gordonii supplements only to find the scale remains the same. Why does not hoodia work for everyone?
To answer this question, you should understand how hoodia works. There are three reasons why some people do not lose weight when taking hoodia. You might want to hold onto the bottle and give it another try.
Grown in South Africa, hoodia is a cactus. Tribesman have been chewing on the stems of hoodia for centuries to stave off hunger while out on long hunts. This was noted by an anthropologist, and scientists began examining hoodia’s ability to aid in weight loss.
It was found that hoodia contains a compound known as p57. Hunger is triggered when our blood glucose levels drop, and p57 looks like glucose to the brain. In other words, p57 fools the brain and hunger is not triggered.
You are able to go longer without eating because of p57 in hoodia. If you are diabetic, you definitely need to speak with your doctor as hoodia may not be appropriate for you.
So, some folks who try hoodia are indeed able to control hunger and lose weight by creating a caloric deficit. Others do not, and here is where the three reasons come into play.
One common reason why hoodia fails to work is emotional eating. Our body works like a machine, but we, the operators, tend to override its natural signs and signals. We do not always eat because we “feel” hungry. Sometimes we eat because we feel bad. We use food as instant gratification. This may be very deep-seeded. Many children are rewarded with food for good deeds or to bring them cheer when they feel down. Hoodia will not help you with your emotional food issues.
Do you skip meals and then overeat when you finally do sit down to have a meal? Not only are you lowering your metabolism by doing this, but you run the risk of extreme hunger that hoodia cannot overcome. Lowering your metabolism also contributes to weight gain. It ends up being a “wash” where yes, you lowered your caloric intake, but you did not burn the fuel efficiently, so you either remained at the same weight or possibly gained weight.
The final reason why hoodia sometimes fails to help people lose weight has to do with exercise. The bottom line is, there is no magic bullet and hoodia cannot replace good old-fashioned exercise to burn fat. If you live a sedentary life and rely on weight loss supplements to lose weight, you simply will not have healthy, lasting weight loss.
So, are you going to ditch the bottle of hoodia? Not so fast. If you can get a grip on your emotional eating, eat properly and exercise, hoodia might boost your efforts. After all, hoodia has helped many lose weight and it just might be the key to keeping you on the weight loss path.
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