I have heard many women say they need to starve themselves to lose weight. This kind of thinking astounds me. Why would people think this is the proper / healthy way to lose some pounds?
Here is what you are doing to your body when you "starve" it or severely reduce your caloric intake :
You will lack the energy you need to get through your day and your workout. Since you can't keep up this starvation process for a lengthy amount of time you will gain the weight back that you lost once you start eating again. After all, we do need to eat to live!
When you skip a meal, your body stores more of the next one, and your metabolism also slows down, even if just a little.
Starving seems like a quick and easy way to get the body of your dreams. It might work physically; inside, however, you are slowing, and sometimes quickly, just killing yourself.
You are hurting your brain, your muscle mass, the strength of your bones, your vital organs. If you want to lose weight, and keep it off, wouldn't you want to do the best and healthiest thing?
An alternative to actually starving yourself is only eating foods in their natural form. This is called "clean eating". Eat plenty of fruits and raw vegetables, complex carbohydrates and lean proteins. Get rid of any sugar in your diet and that will take away the cravings.
Give yourself 3 weeks of clean eating and you will see how much more energy you have. It's very simple. Eat 5-6 small meals a day and eat every 2-3 hours to keep your body fueled! Don't forget to drink plenty of water.
Stay healthy everyone, this is the only body we have, we need to take care of our bodies, mind and spirit!!
Diane
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