A healthy weight isn’t just about what you see on the outside
If at any point in your life you’ve tried to lose weight and struggled to see any progress, chances are you’re making the most common mistake: Using an approach that isn’t tailored to your individual needs.
Understanding how nature, biology, and modern life interact within your body can restore inner harmony and unlock your ability to achieve a healthy weight and improved metabolic wellness.
Benefits of personalized weight loss
Whether it’s finding the right macronutrient ratios or deciding whether to go keto, vegan, or something in between, the sheer volume of nutritional advice can quickly become overwhelming. But there is one thing all food trends have in common: They neglect the most important variable: “You”!
Determining your personal weight loss style can give you insight into what eating practices and lifestyle are best suited to your body and personality.
So let’s look at five unique types of weight loss, based on teachings from Ayurveda and traditional Chinese medicine, along with clinical insights into weight and weight loss.
In Eastern systems of medicine, all data points are relevant to overall energy, personality, body type, and nutritional needs. So when technology, lab testing and research are added to this puzzle, the results are magical.
5 types of weight loss
Each of the five types of weight loss below should follow a slightly different protocol when it comes to restoring balance to the body and finding an individualized healthy weight.
1. The Warrior
If your weight loss type is a Warrior, then you can handle life’s stressors pretty well until you hit your limits. When you feel exhausted, you tend to store tension in the gut, resulting in digestive problems and inflammation. Warrior types should focus on liver health, as this organ can be one of their main weaknesses as well.
Strategies to try: Warrior types often manage to eliminate potentially inflammatory proteins like gluten and dairy and should prioritize healthy fats like avocado, olive oil, nuts and seeds. If you fall into this category, a combination of high-intensity activity followed by more relaxing movements like yoga or tai chi will probably help.
2. The Protector
You’ll find that this guy usually has a medium to large build and has a hard time losing weight in most cases. Protectors tend to put the needs of others before their own in their family. If you fall into this category, you may experience an overgrowth of Candida or similar bacteria and a general intestinal imbalance that creates uncomfortable bloating
Strategies to try: As a prostate, it’s a good idea to start your weight loss by limiting sugar, refined carbohydrates, and alcohol to reduce any Candida presence. Limiting sugar will also promote healthy insulin levels, which are key to a healthy Protectors weight.
3. Anchor
As the Patronus, as Anchor, you often put the well-being of others before your own, but you are always at the center of your community and always with a specific goal in mind. This duality often creates more stress, which can lead to hormonal imbalances that affect your weight.
You should look out for symptoms of hormonal imbalance such as waking up at 3 am, fat accumulation around the abdomen and chest, or hair loss on the scalp. Anchor personalities have a hard time losing weight if cortisol, estrogen, and insulin are not at healthy levels.
4. The creative
Medium to smaller constructions, more creative and more intuitive belong to this category. The Creative weight loss type needs a structured eating pattern and consistent protein throughout the day.
He’s also prone to anxiety and concentration problems, and he’s at risk of fluctuating blood sugar levels throughout the day, which then affect his overall mood.
Cortisol is the hormone that threatens the Creative and is the cause of persistent belly fat, afternoon slumps or sleeplessness at night and fatigue during the day. Intermittent fasting is not recommended for the Creative.
Strategies to try: In addition to protein, you should prioritize iron to nourish the adrenal glands and support a stable mood. A more paleo style of eating, with complex carbs, quinoa or other high protein, gluten-free grains is often helpful for the Creative type.
While adrenal balancing exercises that do not increase cortisol are essential, such as walking, yoga, Pilates or swimming.
5. The pioneer (Trailblazer)
The most dynamic type of weight loss is a combination of Warrior and Creative. Both innovative and goal-oriented, pioneers are often entrepreneurs or project managers—multitasking professionals. If you fall into this category, you may find that you often burn the candle at both ends and struggle to fuel yourself properly. Structure and routine are key for you.
Strategies to try: As a Trailblazer, you probably won’t succeed with intermittent fasting. You should eat a well-balanced, high-protein meal about every four hours.
A green smoothie is also beneficial to make sure your body can support liver function, along with a mix of healthy fats. An anti-inflammatory, paleo diet is best for this guy with a mix of protein, healthy fats, and plant-based foods.
Tips to keep in mind during your personalized weight loss journey:
Balance your energy
Have you ever tried to do too many things at once and ended up not being able to complete any of the tasks you had planned to do? This is a good analogy for trying to lose weight when your body is out of balance.
Learn to recognize your weaknesses
Depending on your type, your body is prone to different imbalances or weaknesses that can hinder weight loss progress or contribute to weight gain. One of the most common mistakes everyone makes when trying to improve health or lose weight is neglecting a restful night’s sleep. All types experience slow digestion, increased cravings, or an increase in body fat around the abdomen when they miss out on much-needed sleep. Creative and Trailblazer types feel this more.
Digestive function is also key for all types and especially for Protector, Anchor and Warrior types, who tend to be prone to gut problems and subsequent weight gain.
Improve your lifestyle habits
Want to know what lifestyle patterns and activities will further support your type’s weight loss and better health?
Exercise and movement are a key component to overall balance and discovering what type of movement is optimal for your type. Instead of pushing yourself into a grueling HIIT routine, you can learn that your type is better with more mobility or flexibility-oriented exercise like Creative and Trailblazer.
Warriors and Anchors do well to alternate higher intensity exercise with a day of adrenaline-reducing exercise such as yoga or tai chi.
Self-care is important for all types of weight loss, as stress can increase both insulin and cortisol, increasing visceral fat and ultimately sabotaging your best weight loss plans. So budget two to three hours a week for stress-management and cortisol-reducing activities like acupuncture, massage, yoga, or just getting outside!
Putting it all together
Regardless of the type of weight loss, you should always listen to your body. The weight loss formula is a framework to help you achieve your goals, but it’s also a tool to help you interpret the feedback your body is providing.
A healthy weight isn’t just about what you see on the outside. Optimizing diet, exercise, hormonal balance and digestive function will help you feel better and achieve your goals.
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