Our metabolism slows down and the pounds become harder to shift. Poor diets and sedentary lifestyles are common reasons for many adults becoming overweight.
This is when people often turn to extreme diet plans or join fad weight loss groups in an attempt to beat the bulge, but these supposed solutions can actually exacerbate the problem long term, not to mention all the other health issues that can occur.
Even from as young as 30 years old, our muscle mass and strength begins to reduce. This condition is called sarcopenia; it sounds scary doesn't it and in a way it is, because if adequate exercise isn't undertaken to counter it, the ratio between lean muscle tissue and fat changes and contributes to an ever decreasing metabolism. So, obviously we need to exercise but what I'm focusing on here is our need for a healthy, wholesome, balanced diet and trying to resist the quick fix!
If any food group is reduced, you will lose weight simply because you've reduced your calorie intake. However, you need to make sure you're losing subcutaneous and visceral fat, not muscle tissue, bone density and water retention, which is often the case with extreme diets. This is where the problem starts, it looks impressive on the scales and you may drop a few dress sizes but as soon as you eat normally again, the weight flies back on, often with an extra helping on top! Why?
Because you've wasted away the muscle that keeps your metabolism revved up and burns calories even while sleep. Take that away and you have less calorie burning potential, you've weakened your bones and set yourself up for a psychological reliance to the diet you thought 'worked'. Consequently, you go bak to it and the cycle perpetuates. So please say no no to the yo yo!
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