Why Restricting Calories Works - And Then Doesn’t
You’re providing faulty assumptions.
Diet season is almost here.
People on diets love to show off their results, but since 90% will go on to regain the weight within a year, that shouldn’t be considered a success. Big ups and downs in weight create lasting metabolic damage.
Is it worth hurting yourself for a temporary loss?
I define successful weight loss as the ability to lose it and keep it off.
In order to avoid being tempted by yet another diet trap, you need to understand the underlying factors at play with a calorie-restricted diet. Two popular ones are Noom and Weight Watchers.
I’ll pick on Noom since they’re a calorie-restricted diet but insist on calling themselves otherwise. Most begin the program at 1200 calories (participants are recommended this number despite the multitude of slow versus fast loss questions). Yes, you can raise that number through activity, but if that’s what you’re…
