Why People Fall Off Their Diets: Just Three Reasons

27.11.2024 17:25

Following a diet to lose weight does not always result in the desired result, or those trying to lose weight simply give up.

The latter can be avoided if you set yourself up for the result from the first day.

Most often, breakdowns are caused by illusions, errors in calorie counting and metabolism, experts believe.

Reason one: illusion

Not only do not all diets guarantee results, it is not always possible to achieve changes in a short period of time.

Just be prepared for the fact that you will have to fight excess weight for a long time, and the results will not appear immediately.

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Be sure to take into account genetic predisposition to obesity, the presence of diseases, physical activity, and habits.

Reason two: counting calories

Even the most meticulous counting system allows for some margin of error in calorie counting.

In addition, information from food manufacturers is approximate rather than precise.

Even a 5% error can cause significant deviations.

Reason three: metabolism

It is essential to have an understanding of metabolism. With age, this process slows down and the body, having reached a certain weight, begins to maintain it as stable.

That is why it is so important to change your lifestyle along with your eating habits.

He will be able to adapt to new conditions faster if he maintains physical activity.

For reference

Diet or ration is a set of rules for the consumption of food by humans or other animals. Diet can be characterized by such factors as the chemical composition, physical properties, culinary processing of food, as well as the time and intervals of eating.

Igor Zur Author: Igor Zur Internet resource editor


Content
  1. Reason one: illusion
  2. Reason two: counting calories
  3. Reason three: metabolism