Yo Yo Dieting In Men
By Debbie Green, Thu Dec 8th

When a person wishes to go on a diet, they may experience theups and downs that come with the process of dieting. This iswhen the term "yo yo dieting" comes into play. Even though aperson may lose weight after beginning a diet, they will have towork hard to keep up and maintain the progress. Yo yo isalso seen in individuals who are obese.

Those who are obese have more fat cells than a person who isphysically fit. Their fat cells are also larger. When an obeseman or woman diets, their fat cells do not decrease in numbers,they only grow smaller. This means that when food intakeincreases after a diet, the fat cells will return to theiroriginal state, making the overall appearance of the individuallarger. This is why it is important for a person to find a dietthat they will be able to stick to; they will be able to feelbetter and maintain their weight loss better.

Although the trend of has been mostly associated withwomen; men also experience these ups and downs of yo yo dieting.During short-term dieting, a dieter must exercise or else halfor more of the weight they lose will be due to a loss inmuscles. Muscle loss will lead to a variety of problems, such asa thinner, weaken body prone to breakdowns and fatigue; weakenedmaintenance of weight because it is muscle than burns calories,not fat; and when weight is gained back, it is mostly fat thatwill stick to the body- exercise is needed to build muscles.

Another result of yo yo is when the weight is gainedback, a dieter who does not exercise will not only be fatter,but will appear thicker than they were before. For example,let's say a man weighed 300 pounds and wore a 5x shirt. He dietswithout exercising, then loses 20 pounds. Now, let's

say that heregains the weight, but now he is puzzled as to why he now hasto fit into a size 6x shirt. The reason is that fat is lighterand less dense than muscle, so it takes more fat weight, as wellas bulk, to replace the lost muscle weight. Exercise caneliminate some of these problems.

Not only is yo yo a frustrating process, but it is notgood for your overall health. When a person bounces from weightgain to weight loss and back to weight gain again, the immunesystem suffers. Studies have shown that negative health effectsof yo-yo can still be detected years after the fact. Ifa man participates in crash dieting, such as trying to lose tenpounds in ten days, they will most likely suffer from a yo yodieting trend. If they are trying to maintain a healthy weight,they should choose a diet that promotes a healthy diet overlonger periods of time. The diet should be a complete lifestylechange and not something to try for one brief moment. It hasbeen said that if you lose more than 1-2 pounds a week, you areprobably doing too much.

If you are interested in reading a little more on the subject,you should look into such books as:

The Yo-Yo Diet Syndrome: How to Heal and Stabilize Your Appetiteand Weight by Doreen Virtue

How to Stop the Yo-Yo Diet Syndrome by Charles Schoelen

The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet : The Lifelong Solution to Yo-YoDieting by Rachael F. Heller

The Turbo-Protein Diet: Stop Yo-Yo Forever by DieterMarkert

The Low Carb Yo-Yo: Why Low Carb Diets Dont' Work by Barry Sears

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