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Originally Posted by awb  hi! i'm new here.
i don't know if this is the right place to write it,but maybe you can give me answers.
i used to be normal weight,but i always wanted to be thinner so i was always on diets,and....ended up gaining weight.i gained about 10 kg in a few years. i'm not overweight yet but still-i know that weight i gained is an outcome of my crazy yo-yo dieting.
anyways-i had a thought in my head-i wondered how many overweight people used to be thinner but gained weight just from struggling not to be overweight? is the fear of getting fat one of the causes of being overweight?
how many of you feel that you gained weight(even if you were overweight to begin with) just because the negative body image you had? is it widespread or is it only me?
i hope for replies...thanx |
Dieting just causes the dreaded yo-yo effect, because dieting is only meant to be a short-term solution. Lifestyle changes are what will keep the weight off long term.
Part of the problem with dieting is that many of them are crash diets with drastic reductions in calories, that can be borderline starvation. These types of diets can cause people to not only lose fat, but muscle as well, and muscle does burn some extra calories as well.
The fear of fat indirectly causes people to have this yo-yo effect or weight gain you speak of. It's the drastic measures they take in response to their fears that is directly the result of this.
Trust me when I say you are not alone.