What are the pitfalls of rapid weight loss: almost all the fat remains in place

11.12.2024 19:35

If you want to get rid of those hated extra pounds as quickly as possible, then strict self-restraint and increased physical activity will help you with this.

By monitoring your progress on the scale every day, you will be happy that the arrow has deviated from yesterday's readings by more than a kilogram.

However, the question of how healthy and sustainable this weight loss is remains open.

On the very first day after the diet, you will experience explosive weight gain, and all because before that you were limiting not only calories, but also the amount of food. This means that your gastrointestinal tract was practically empty.

When you come off the diet, you eat the usual amount of food (unless, of course, you start to pounce on food). As a result, your weight will increase by a whole kilogram or more.

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This is, of course, not fat yet, but already a stable gain in mass.

Rapid weight loss during extreme weight loss leads to certain metabolic changes.

Water loss

The body gets rid of the fluid contained in the muscles, which makes them less elastic and flexible.

Muscle breakdown

To obtain the missing energy when the diet is significantly reduced, the body may begin to break down muscle tissue instead of fat.

Depression

Severe dietary restrictions can cause depression.

Burning muscle tissue instead of fat deposits is the main disadvantage of rapid weight loss. Because most of the desired fat remains in place, it is better to choose slow weight loss.

Elena Shimanovskaya Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Editor of Internet resources


Content
  1. Water loss
  2. Muscle breakdown
  3. Depression