Why Your Diet is Making You Fat
Diets do not work. Learning to eat right is the best way to lose weight. When you diet, your metabolism slows down as it thinks you are starving. When your metabolism decreases, every calorie you consume burns slower and turns into fat storage.
When you go on a diet and reduce your caloric intake, your body thinks that you are starving. Even though you know your intentionally not eating, your body thinks differently and thinks you are unable to find enough food. This triggers your body to slow down its metabolic rate and store fat for future "fuel".
Even when you eat less, your body starts to metabolize the calories at a slower rate, which means that less energy is being burned and more food is being stored as fat. This means, even though you are eating less, you might not lose weight. Sometimes people actually gain weight on diets and after they quit the diet, they gain even more weight.
This is why you have to actually eat to lose weight. Doing the opposite of dieting actually will be in your favor. The general idea for fat loss is to eat more meals, however you need to be smart about what you're eating and the portion of every meal. Essentially, every time you feel hungry, eat something! Then, instead of your metabolism thinking you're starving, it will think food is plentiful and increase its metabolism. Therefore the survival mechanism will not kick in and your metabolism will burn calories at a faster weight. Your brain thinks it can get all the food it wants and will not store food as fat.
Training your metabolism to get out of survival mode will benefit you in the long run. Matter of fact, you will be able to eat fatty foods (once in awhile) and you will still lose weight. Unlike traditional diets, once you learn how to eat correctly, even having a slice of pizza or a beer once in awhile won't hurt your weight loss goals.
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