Diets present the only remedy against excess weight. There are pharmacological adjutants that facilitate the reduction of fat reserves, but they operate on a small area: either they reduce fat absorption, diminish hunger, hold a full stomach for a longer period of time or hurry bowel transit and facilitate the removal of liquids. But their efficiency is canceled if they are not combined with a diet. The diet is not a way to test our will and not respecting it should not fill us with a feeling of guilt, lack of self-confidence and lead us to our old habits.
Why do diets fail? Few people know that weight loss through short and restrictive diets produces a metabolic imbalance. So a fast weight loss diet is not the best way to lose weight. So please avoid diets that promise super fast weight loss.
Our body has 125000 calories stored in fat reserves (80-85%), blood, liver, muscle. This store provides a survival of 40 days without any food intake.
The body first loses water, muscle and the last place it goes for energy is the fat reserves. That’s why extreme weight loss methods work through dehydration and melting of muscle. In terms of energy-restricted diets (low calorie) that span over several months, weight loss occurs progressively requiring an economy of 7000 kcal. The daily restriction can not be more than 500 to 800 calories a day. In these conditions you will lose 2 pounds in 7-10 days.
Any diet that is repetitive and is perceived as a threat by the body triggers a survival defense mechanism: so the less you eat the more it gets used to eating less and therefore you will not lose weight even if you turn to an extremely strict diet. Like just eating 700-800 calories a day. In conclusion, we lose fat more effectively with a low calorie diet than with a starvation diet.
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