Friday, June 24, 2011

Lose Weight & Never Gain It Back

By Evin Himmighoefer


Anyone who has been trying to lose weight for any length of time will tell you that it is hard work. It is an unfortunate fact of life that it will take several tries before you achieve weight loss success. During that time, you will likely experience victories where you have lost a few pounds followed by a rebound period where you regain all of the weight back plus a few extra pounds. This is called yo-yo dieting. Not only is it hard on your mental health and self-esteem, it can be very bad for your health.

Most people who get on the yo-yo diet rollercoaster do so because they followed a fad diet that promised to help them shed a lot of weight within an extremely short period of time. In order to get quick weight loss, though, you usually have to make extreme changes to your diet. For example, you will have to severely restrict your daily caloric intake.

The problem is, if you don't eat enough your body think that you are starving and will actually start working against you. Eventually, it will slow down your metabolism so that you are not burning as many calories as you used to. When you return to your normal eating habits, you will quickly regain the weight.

In part due to your slower metabolism but also because your body wants to protect against future periods of "starvation" by holding on to calories. In addition to this, severe calorie restrictions can have a negative affect on your immune system resulting in an increased risk of falling ill. Part of this may also be attributed to the fact that many weight loss fad diets lack nutritional balance and so you do not get all of the vitamins and minerals your body needs to function properly.

If you choose to take off the extra pounds safely then you will need to take a long term view to weight loss. Think of making gradual changes to your eating habits and concentrate on developing life-long habits. Finding an all-natural multi-vitamin will ensure that you're getting all of your essential vital nutrients each day. This is crucial for maintaining your new trim size and getting a stronger, healthier body.




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