Eating Disorders
What Really Happens When We Diet?
By Teen Health Centre
Oct 28, 2004, 19:04

 

How We Diet	This Is What Really Happens
Skipping meals or decreasing calories	This lowers metabolism so we store fat more easily from fewer calories. The brain’s and muscle’s demands for fuel causes rebound ‘munches, usually for high fat and high sugar items. Poor attention spans, irritability, fatigue. Muscle tissue may be lost.
Cut out starchy foods	Your body loses its best source of stable energy. You’ll be more likely to feel moody and tried. You’ll end up eating higher fat and sugary foods to satisfy munchies.
Cut out meats without comparable replacement	May risk iron deficiency, which leads to fatigue. Energy from meals may not last as long, causing more hunger between meals for high fat, high sugar foods.
Go on preplanned meal replacement diet or liquid diet	You have a 95% chance of regaining any weight you lose in 1 to 2 years. You often lose muscle mass along with fat. This lowers your metabolism, making it easier to store fat on fewer calories. Habits are replaced temporarily, not changed permanently.
Fasting	Most of the weight lost is water. Muscle mass decreases, which lowers metabolism. Can be medically dangerous for some individuals.

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