Diets: why have we never succeeded until now? Part II
Instructions:
Every diet is perceived by the organism as a threat. When this threat is repeated, metabolic adaptation appears, as a defensive reaction as a survival strategy that represents slowing down your metabolism so that it uses 'less fuel' to keep all mechanism in function.
- In other words, the less we give to our body, the less our body will get used to consuming less, and we won't lose weight even if we're consuming 700-800 kcal per day.
- And the matter gets even worse! Due to the lack of results, we are tempted to go back to our old eating habits and, of course, the excess fat returns as well. Only this time it will be PURE FAT!!!
- SO, after numerous diets our body composition changes so that, if we're lucky and maintain our weight, the fat percentage will be higher, and because fat is lighter, weighting the same 60 kilograms will make us look worse.
- Fat tissue is less metabolically active, so, our daily energy expenses will decrease. This means that, eating the same things, with the same amount of calories will result in our weight increasing.