How to avoid the yoyo effect?
Have you lost the weight you wanted? Congratulations! Now, you are entering a new phase of your diet, that which consists ofmaintaining your new figure, and avoiding the yoyo effect, so dreaded by the sphere of dieters.
So, how to approach this transition with ease, and without headaches? How to deal with invitations, meals with friends and other temptations? Here are our tips and tricks to lose weight without the yoyo effect.
Stabilizing your weight: a new phase of your diet
Even if your stabilization period is not accompanied byweight loss, this phase is an integral part of your diet. Thus, it is just as, if not more, important than the regime itself.
Indeed, stabilizing your weight is crucialat the end of a weight loss period, at the risk of making your body undergo the famousyoyo effect.
What is the yoyo effect?
The yoyo effect is in a way a protection that our body puts in place to counter what it considers to be a period of caloric deprivation. Indeed, during a weight loss diet, you reduce your caloric intake, forcing your body to draw on its reserves. When you return to a “normal” calorie ration, your body will be somewhat suspicious of what you will bring it. It may then react in two ways:
- by spending less energy
- by storing more
That’s why if you go back to your pre-diet bad eating habits, you’re likely toregain all the weight you lost, plusa bonus weight.
Stephen Paul is the lead author and founder of My Health Sponsor. Holder of a diploma in health and well-being coaching with more than 200 articles in the field of health, he makes it a point of honor to offer advice based on reliable information, based on scientific research, and verified by health professionals.