YO-YO kilos

This expression of kilos "yo-yo" appeared in the 70/80 years to describe, in reference to the toy that comes and goes, lost and recovery of lost weight or more during successions of dieting.

When diets are linked with weight loss and times ...

During a first slimming regime, whatever it is, you lose weight quickly. Then a few weeks or months after we took over the lost weight.

Then again the same diet or another. And you lose weight again, less often and less quickly. We find the lost weight, with one or two more bonus. So we went back to diet, it's hard to lose weight, and then regain a little more.

The succession of slimming regimes, weight lost and found over the years, eventually install a number of more then difficult to dislodge. More we persist in these diets without result, without follow up on a balanced diet over those kilos accumulate.

After a diet, why do we take the lost kilos?

Firstly because, after the diet, one inevitably finds his bad eating habits: those that were originally weight. It is quite logical that we regain the lost weight.

Then because we do not handle the body with impunity. It remembers that was previously private and abused when the diet was unbalanced as is often the case in express plans, whatever they are: fruits, mono diet, Atkins and others.

Thus, reducing its basic metabolism because it wants to protect from deprivation. To this we can do nothing, we are made. Over the schemes was more kilos to eliminate that force to deprive more. It's a vicious circle.

What are the dangers of yo-yo weight?

This dangerous phenomenon of the yo-yo kilos has long been criticized by nutritionists. The results of a large study in the United States over two decades have shown how these deleted kilos and taken can also endanger health. They unquestionably promote the installation of obesity, they weaken the body and shorten life expectancy.

How to get out of those extra yo-yo?

It must first be reconciled with his body, which is not obvious. accept for a time to have excess weight, get rid of the obsession with thinness and balance.

It must then adopt a balanced diet, matching its energy needs and, at the same time increase energy expenditure so that the body becomes less efficient in its spending. Once found this balance, we can then move to a balanced low-calorie diet and arm themselves with great patience. we will lose those kilos in too slowly, without brutalizing his body again.