Why you should NOT starve yourself
When it comes to the ideal figure or the rapid loss of extra pounds, most of us have at least once experienced a diet based on lower calorie intake or starvation. Whether you did it consciously, by “craving” certain foods, or skipping meals, or giving up certain healthy foods, you experienced what is called malnutrition.
Indeed, to lose weight you need a calorie deficit, but if it is too high, it is called starvation, which can cause you to:
- Nutritional deficiencies
If you choose to eat a little, at least opt for healthy foods, rich in amino acids, fiber, vitamins, minerals, protein. Improper diet can lead to iron deficiency, which causes anemia.
When the body is deprived of all these nutrients, the metabolic rate is reduced, with the effect of “boomerang”, ie: the body “learns” with hunger, so it will create deposits for periods of rest, striving to maintain muscle mass. . The result: slower weight loss.
- Psychiatric disorders
You know the slogan: “Aren’t you hungry?” Nothing could be further from the truth. By depriving the body of nutrients, energy decreases. Therefore, fatigue sets in, the ability to concentrate decreases significantly, you become more irritable and much less productive. Lack of food causes anxiety, depression and, obviously, a greater desire to eat, so frustration.
- Increased appetite
As I said above about the desire to eat and the “boomerang” effect, the longer you stay without food, the greater the desire to eat. Most likely you will endure for a while, but at some point the brain will speak and end up compensating for the rest period with hearty, messy meals and late hours. In the happiest case, the result will be to regain the lost pounds. Going to the other extreme, you will win” some extra pounds.
- Resistance to diets
Sooner or later, people who resort to starvation give up the method but are motivated to continue to reach the ideal weight. Whether they choose sports, go to a nutritionist, follow a healthy diet or are successful in their media, most people find that losing weight is slower. The explanation is simple: the hungrier you are, the more the body has remembered that there are periods when it is deprived of nutrients and defends itself by making supplies.
- Weakening bones
Healthy weight loss involves reducing body fat and maintaining muscle mass. Through malnutrition or starvation, muscle mass is reduced, leading to weakening of the bones, osteoporosis and fractures.
I treated the subject of starvation in the hope that you will resort to a healthy diet to lose weight or maintain your body weight, to the detriment of practicing an unhealthy and especially unproductive “habit”.
