The Problem
With Yo-Yo Dieting
Seek
Balance, not Feast And
Famine
Is very common for people who yo-yo diet,
where they are constantly taking off weight and putting it back
on again, in an endless emotional roller coaster to end up
weighing more than if they had never dieted in the first
place.
The reason for this is the body
begins to change in an effort to maintain energy levels and by
doing so stores more fat.
This also causes the body to use
less energy for all activities even when exercising and as a
result it becomes more and more difficult to lose weight and
even when you go on a similar diet to one you might have
previously achieved some weight loss from it is likely that you
won't be able to lose the same amount of weight the next time
around.
People who are constantly on
yo-yo diets cause their metabolism to change to an extent where
they require a bigger reduction in their calories than a normal
person would to maintain their new weight due to the body's new
and reduced demand on energy.
This is linked to our evolution
where food would often be scarce and the body adjusts
accordingly to conserve and maintain its fat reserves when
there is a shortage of food.
The downside of this happening is
that after people go off these particular diets they tend to
put on more weight than they were before they started and in
doing so it becomes all the more difficult the next time to try
and lose their additional weight so if you are the type of
person who can't stick to a particular program for any length
of time then you are better not starting at all and just making
small steps by reducing portions of food will have better
results long-term and will be a lot easier to
maintain.
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