When ‘Eat Less, Exercise More’ Doesn’t Work
Many patients have come to Dr. Lum after they have tried many diet and lifestyle interventions to lose weight. Extreme calorie restriction, diligent exercise, the use of appetite suppressants, even surgery are promoted as permanent weight loss solutions.
It can be frustrating when so much time, money and effort are spent and you still not have reached your goals. It is important to know that when this happens, there is a reason.
Too often, difficulty losing weight is attributed to an undefined, but inevitable, genetic component or a simple lack of self-control. These assessments are unscientific, are incredibly offensive, and in the majority of cases, are completely inaccurate.
I routinely find biochemical roadblocks that prevent weight loss regardless of how extreme a diet a patient implements. These biochemical roadblocks can be fixed.