The human body is a funny thing. It's VERY ADAPTABLE for survival. So when you give it less food,
the result is a slow metabolism for survival purpose. That's why it is important to take a break (but stay in control of your food intake) from your diet and focus on eating healthy, balance meals with exercise.
This will prevent your metabolism from getting too slow.
Hundreds and thousands of years ago, when eating was a matter of survival, the body would protect itself by slowing down the rate it burned calories
(lower metabolism) to maintain weight. In modern society, we have the opposite problem of too much food, temptation and consequent weight gain.
Our body is designed for survival and less food is a threat to it's survival. You must control
a slow increase or decrease of food to successfully lose weight and keep it off. If you stop eating or skip meals, your metabolism will come to a SCREECHING HALT.
If you maintain a control and balance diet, you will lose weight but your body's
metabolism will finally adapt and slow down. That's why we need to take a break from dieting. If you give up and SUDDENLY start eating
back to your pre diet intake, you may quickly gain weight because of a low metabolism.
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