How to lose 50 pounds Yo-yo Diets And Weight Cycling Posted

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How many times have you successfully lost weight -- only to gain it again further down the track? Some people struggle with this for most of their lives. This is yo-yo dieting - a continuing pattern of gaining and losing weight. Sometimes it is called weight cycling.

What Causes Yo-yo Dieting?

When your diet includes bouts of starvation, missing meals, or very low calories - you are setting yourself up for the yo-yo effect. While it seems that good results can be achieved quickly, sooner or later, the body gets the hint that less calories are coming in. The body adapts, and decides that energy must be conserved - and metabolism (the way the body burns food for energy) begins to slow down. Often this can be a 'plateau' - the weight loss that was initially achieved begins to slow down or stop.

Many people hit the wall at this point, and, struggling to maintain the diet, the weight begins to come back on. And what's even worse, is that for some peop

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