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Originally Posted by yorkiepuppie  yes, we learned about how you lose muscle first when you consume fewer calories than is required by your body. that was very interesting. the instructor told us that a lot of people like to lose weight rapidly, and they always gain it back, and the bad thing about that is your body gains more fat each time you do that. so you basically keep losing muscle and replacing it with fat everytime you lose weight rapidly and gain it back. |
Yes the science is very clear on this, yet we humans keep looking for shortcuts. You have to remember the body is first built for survival, and when we limit food or water it goes into a different state, and tries to keep from losing any fat, because fat has kept us alive in times of famine. Each time you go through a starvation period, you body gets better at conserving fat. The first time you diet, you will lose weight the fastest, each successive attempt is slower, and weight comes back quicker each time.