There is no single standard: height, eye color, skin tone and many other physical attributes of our appearance are genetically programmed. The same applies to addition – there are at least three types of addition, commonly known as asthenics, normosthenics and hypersthenics.
Asthenics are light, thin-boned, with a thin, almost imperceptible fat layer. It is difficult for them to get better, but it is easy to lose weight, they do not get better, but they also gain muscle mass with difficulty. Normostenics have well-developed muscles and a fatty layer and quite easily recover and lose weight. Hypersthenics have a developed fat layer, it is difficult for them to lose weight, they are often prone to fullness.
Approximately 40% of our weight is genetically programmed, it is impossible to change this, and it is unreasonable to fight genetics. There is the concept of “set point” – our weight fluctuates throughout life within 3-5 kg, but remains approximately at the same level if we are healthy. At the same time, everyone has a different metabolism: quite often, in asthenics and normosthenics, the metabolism is fast, “burning” any food excesses, while in hypersthenics, on the contrary, it is slow.
It is important to learn to accept the body given by nature, and not try to achieve unrealistic thinness
However, in view of the modern cult of thinness, many try to maintain weight below their own physiological norm through diets and exhausting workouts. This does not lead to success – dietary “swings” are formed, when, for example, for several months a woman weighs the desired 55 or 60 kg, and the rest of the time she suffers from excess weight and struggles with bouts of overeating. The latter is the result of dietary restrictions, and not a consequence of weak will, as is commonly believed.
Diets shift the set point up, and if earlier, after heavy meals on holidays or all inclusive holidays, the weight easily returned to its previous level, then after each diet experienced, it will stop at a mark higher than usual.
Unfortunately, the diet industry actively promotes the illusion of “your body can be anything,” thus promoting compulsive, compulsive weight loss and exhausting physical activity.
My experience of working with people who are professionally involved in fitness has shown me that they rarely look like they do in the photo before the competition – perhaps two or three days, no more. The rest of the time is spent fighting eating and body image disorders, as well as the physical effects of hyperactivity – swelling, injury, hormonal imbalances.
Therefore, you need to correctly evaluate your own constitution and set point, avoid any dietary restrictions in food that are not prescribed by a doctor. It is important to learn to accept the body given by nature, and not try to achieve unrealistic thinness.