Have you always believed that weight loss should be easy, that it’s a simple formula of eat less and exercise more (i.e. burn more calories than you consume)? This is certainly what a lot of fitness and nutrition expert tell us.

However, the factors that affect weight loss are more complex.

If you’re in a cycle of dieting and exercise but you’re struggling to lose weight or to keep off any weight that you lose, it might be because other factors are affecting your weight loss too.

Let’s look at them in more detail.