I will admit. I am guilty of the "I have this event to attend so I will diet the week before." Great. I fit into the dress and than after I reward myself by overindulging. And the vicious cycle continues.
In an article by Daniel J. DeNoon, Traci Mann, PhD, associate professor of psychology at UCLA reviewed 31 weightloss studies that had at least one year of follow-up data. She and her team were interested in the percentage of dieters who, over time, gain back more weight than they lost.
In her review Mann found that "when you keep to a reduced-calorie diet, your body makes metabolic adjustments that make it harder and harder for you to lose weight. Your body becomes very efficient, and you have to eat less and less to continue to lose weight. If you had the will to go on a diet, the fact that it steadily becomes less and less effective makes it even harder to stick to it."
Many of us "dieters" know, but don't really understand the science behind the negative affects of restricting our diets, whether it is by counting calories or cutting food groups. Dieting ups and downs create turmoil in our digestive systems, endocrine systems, and brain function...just to name a few.
The basic fact is - If our body is not getting what it needs on a regular basis, it will store when it does get it. Our bodies are excellent hoarders!
I feel blessed to have started this year with a momentous birthday. I am no longer in my twenties and the pounds don't come off like they use to. So, I am pledging to get off the fad diet, restrictive diet carousel and focus on nutrient dense food in amounts that will keep my body working at peak efficiency! Fat and Carbs aren't the enemy, my way of approaching them is the enemy. I am so thankful to have found a system that supports daily intake of nutrient dense food and occasional cleansing to get rid of the external toxins we can't avoid. Bring on the 30's, I'm going to rock them!
Reference:
http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20070411/diets-dont-work-long-term?page=2
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