Now obviously we have a lot more conscious control over our body weight than our body temperature and we can make changes
body temperature for example is maintained automatically without any conscious thought or concern on our part. In humans normal body temperature is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. This temperature must be maintained in order for us to survive. If the temperature varies too much our health is severely compromised. And just as our nervous system is responsible for keeping our body temperature at a certain level, our heart rate at a certain level and our blood pressure at a certain level, it's also are responsible for maintaining our body weight at a certain level. Now obviously we have a lot more conscious control over our body weight than our body temperature and we can make changes, the problem occurs when we try to make the changes to quickly and to dramatically. When you use a rapid weightloss method and try losing weight too fast, our nervous system perceives that as a threat and attempts to regain balance and return us to our normal body weight. When we talk about our "normal...