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9/11/2018

Why Cutting Calories Actually Keeps You Overweight

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As soon as people enter the diet world, they’re usually taught the simplistic notion that input versus output is the key to weight loss. That basically, you must burn off more than you eat.

Sounds reasonable enough, right?

I’ve met a lot of women like this, and in all honesty, I believed this myself for years and spent most of my grade 11 year nibbling on bits of lettuce and hardly anything else.

The problem with most diets out there is that they result in people being half-starved with metabolisms crawling along at a snail’s pace.

So now, this notion of eating less and doing more doesn’t apply. In fact, it’s this concept that has put so many people in this situation in the first place.

They’re denying their bodies the calories and nutrients they need in an effort to shed those pounds and not only does it not usually work, at least, not long-term, they’re often hungry, tired and irritable in the process.

You see, studies show that the vast majority of people (mostly women) who lose weight on a diet gain it all back within 5 years.  This is why the diet industry alone is worth BILLIONS. If it actually worked, there would be no money in it.

So what does work?  Learning how to actually eat, so you can tune out the massive dieting industry and stop buying into diets, pills and potions and start actually feeling good and enjoying food again!

I want to help you understand how this works.

Continued calorie-restricting causes your metabolic rate to slooooow down. The metabolic rate is the rate at which your body burns calories for energy.

When you’re in an extended state of calorie-restriction, your body goes into survival mode and stores incoming calories (since it thinks it’s starving and wants to save every last calorie for survival, instead of using up your fuel for all your bodily functions.)

This is a lose-lose situation.

When we’re under prolonged calorie restriction, many basic biological functions also slow or shut down, and we end up with compromised immune function, and that can lead to not being able to fight off infections and viruses, or being able to filter toxins from the body, and low energy.

I get it. We believe this is the way to go because they’ve seen so many other people do it. But it never lasts and it’s not sustainable!

This concept is so widespread, yet it’s dangerous. If you continue with cutting calories, then you are causing more damage to your body.

In other words, the more you ‘diet’ the more damage you are doing to your body and it will get harder and harder to lose weight the more you do it.

Having the knowledge, or the tools as I like to call them, about the right way to eat means you can avoid “dieting” and all the negative aspects that go along with it. I don’t know about you, but I’ve never met a happy person on a diet!

Once you understand the powerful effect food has on the body it can help you reach your goals without dangerously cutting calories.

You won't be able to lose weight long-term without these things:
  • balanced blood sugar
  • balanced hormones
  • boosting metabolism 

So remember, cutting calories is not the answer to long-term weight loss.

Ready to ditch the dieting, restrictions and rabbit food and instead lose weight while becoming healthier AND feel amazing? Awesome. Send me a message here.

May Anne xo
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    As a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, May Anne's passion is working with women who have lost themselves in the busyness of life and don't feel comfortable in their skin anymore. She uses a step-by-step program that includes nutrition and lifestyle strategies, along with coaching and support, leading them to feeling vibrant, energetic and confident in their skin, without dieting or spending hours in the kitchen.

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