not losing weight? maybe its the toxins!

that's a good theory and one i've wondered about myself. i know i don't eat a lot yet a still have a hard time losing weight. i'm thinking it's due more to the types of foods i'm eating rather than the amounts i'm eating. i'm working on eating more healthy less processed foods.

Hi, processed food has loads of salt in it - I avioid them for that reason...

I've actually read something like this quite recently, the article recommended taking a milk thistle supplement for a while to assit your liver in getting rid of the toxins as well obviously as changing your diet to include less of them!

I agree that we can only get rid of so many toxins. I've heard that when we eat mercury-filled fish, the mercury potentially stays with us forever! I read the same thing about a certain type of fat as well... (trans fats? I forget...) And that's not even mentioning the chemicals that seem into our skin through makeup, shower gels, deodorant, and there's toothpaste, laundry detergent, cleaning solvents, plastics (water bottles, containers, baggies). I get paranoid when I think about it.

My advice is to eat organic, and get as many natural (organic) products into your house as you can. We're lucky that so many things are available to us now then ever before. It's just unfortunate that these good-for-us products are so expensive!! Just do the best you can with the knowledge you have, and keep finding out more about what is really going into your body. :flowerforyou:
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I've actually read something like this quite recently, the article recommended taking a milk thistle supplement for a while to assit your liver in getting rid of the toxins as well obviously as changing your diet to include less of them!

Milk thistle is good for cleansing the liver, so it does make sense that that would help out. I've used milk thistle tea before as recommended from my naturopathic doctor.

There is one simple rule and that is in order to lose weight you must consume less calories then it takes to maintain your current weight which vary's from person to person. Now if you don't consume a reasonable amount of calories your body will enter starvation mode and cut your metabolism way back which works against your efforts. Sorry i don't buy into the toxins idea.

I agree and disagree with this post, but there are a lot more obstacles to losing weight that just reducing calories. There are toxins everywhere.

Have noticed this recently too. I see people that eat processed food and drink diet pop are either not losing weight or very little!

Back in the early 80's i lost about 60 lbs by calorie reduction and lots of exercise. All i drank was diet drinks be it soda or tea and spent the majority of my time eating 350 calorie lean cuisine meals of which neither are healthy choices. Being in good physical condition makes a huge difference when it comes to shedding pounds. More muscle requires more calories to fuel. With plenty of water, exercise and a good diet your a self cleaning machine not a toxic storage dump

Have noticed this recently too. I see people that eat processed food and drink diet pop are either not losing weight or very little!

Back in the early 80's i lost about 60 lbs by calorie reduction and lots of exercise. All i drank was diet drinks be it soda or tea and spent the majority of my time eating 350 calorie lean cuisine meals of which neither are healthy choices. Being in good physical condition makes a huge difference when it comes to shedding pounds. More muscle requires more calories to fuel. With plenty of water, exercise and a good diet your a self cleaning machine not a toxic storage dump

I love it toxic storage dump! Great way to put that. I cant drink diet pop and think its not good for you no matter what. But I use to drink ton's of mountain dew. Now i drink 12 cups of water a day and feel awesome. Just think if you would of not drank diet pop and ate healthier where you would of gotten in the 80's!

I have recently subscribed to a relatively new theory in why your body stores fat.

This theory states that your body can only process and clear so many toxins. Therefore, if you are eating more toxins (such as those found in processed food, trans fats, unnatural man made chemicals etc) than what your body can clear, your body needs to protect itself from these toxins harming you.

It does this by covering the unprocessed toxins in fat.

Makes sense, the fat protects the toxin from entering the body until it can process it, but if you keep loading more and more toxins in, then your body is just going to keep coating them in fat.

It seems to be taking effect with me personally, cutting out most processed, man made and "toxic" products has made dropping weight easier, I feel fitter and better and the food I am eating seems to be being processed faster.

Love to hear the thoughts from others ...

Yes, very true. I do not eat anything processed, man made, artificial, etc.... If I do, I drink an all natural organic liquid everyday that helps flush out the toxins. It's awesome! It's like a body cleanse. The name of it is Body Balance. Here is the link:
http://www.naturalwellnessandenergy.net/