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Sunday, July 08, 2007

Rapid Weight Loss – What's Wrong With It?

Every dieter wants to lose weight fast, but every reliable
piece of diet information says that slow and steady is the key
to success. What's wrong with rapid weight loss, anyway, and
why does weight that comes off quickly usually return just as
fast?

To understand the problem with rapid weight loss, you need to
remember that our bodies did not evolve in modern time, where
food is plentiful and our next meal is never more than a couple
of hours away. Rather, our bodies are designed to convert any
spare food we eat into reserves that will help us get through
long periods where food is scarce. Those reserves are our fat
deposits – the body's best defense against starvation.

Fat is an extremely efficient method of storing energy for
later use, and our bodies are reluctant to part with it,
especially if there is any hint that hungry times are ahead.
If we try to achieve rapid weight loss, our bodies panic,
thinking that we are in danger of starvation. They will
sacrifice nearly anything else to hold onto those precious,
life-preserving fat stores.

With rapid weight loss, what you are really losing is water
weight and muscle tissue. This is particularly bad because
muscle tissue burns more calories at rest, helping you to lose
weight even when you are not exercising.

Rapid weight loss makes you fell lethargic and drained, because
your body is trying to conserve energy. Furthermore, you will
be assailed with hunger pangs and cravings, since your body is
trying to warn you of impending starvation. This makes it very
difficult to stay on your diet.

When your body does receive food after a starvation threat, it
stores as much of it as possible as fat, to replenish the
reserves against another "food shortage." This is why many
dieters put on weight again quickly after they resume their
normal eating habits.

The body's defense mechanisms are extremely important when in
danger of starving. In fact, many of us would not be here
today if our ancestors hadn't had this sophisticated protection
against hunger to get them through long winters. However, it
does mean that dieters today have much more success if they
work slowly to lose those extra pounds, instead of insisting on
rapid weight loss.

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