One way that I used to diet all the time is exceptionally unhealthy. I did this often in my early 40s and used to wonder why I was unable to lose anything more than 5 pounds. This is called the “starvation diet.” A friend of mine explained to me that not only is the starvation diet a dangerous way to diet, but it is also ineffective. The starvation diet is just what it sounds like - not eating. Or eating a piece of bread all day long. Naturally, this is not healthy for you, but people do it anyway. The reason people use the starvation diet is because they are desperate to lose weight and feel that by consuming no calories, they will take the pounds off.
You can lose weight, naturally, by starving. But it will take you a long time. On top of that, you will be unhealthy and feel sick. You will feel weak and tired all the time. You may faint. A woman in a town a few miles away killed a child on a bicycle because she fainted at the wheel of her car after going on a starvation diet.
When I used to starve myself, I would be able to take off five pounds right away. However, this is normal in weight loss. This is water weight and will come off no matter what type of diet you try. Then I would get frustrated because I wasn’t able to take off any more weight. This was because my metabolism had shut down, only I didn’t know this until years later.
In order to burn off the fat on your body, you need to have a healthy metabolism. Your metabolism is what burns off the calories. In order for your metabolism to work properly, it needs fuel. It is just like a machine, without fuel, it shuts down. Just like your car does not run without gasoline, your metabolism does not run without food.
What happens when your metabolism shuts down?
When your metabolism shuts down, your body goes into “starvation mode.” Your body is smart - a lot smarter than you think. When the body senses that it is not getting fuel, it starts to shut down, just like a machine. That means that everything starts to shut down, including your immune system.
You do not burn off calories when your metabolism shuts down. You end up staying at a stalemate when it comes to weight loss. You also find that your immune system shuts down. This is why I used to always feel sick when I tried to starve myself thin.
Starvation diets do not work and are very unhealthy. While you can get past starvation mode and eventually start to lose weight, you will be doing so at great risk to your health. Often, this type of thinking and dieting method leads to anorexia, a condition that causes someone to have a distorted view of their body and feel that if they eat anything, they will become fat. This is a psychological disorder that can occur when someone feels in control, perhaps for the first time, of their weight. It will lead to a complete shut down of the organs and death.
There is another reason that starvation diets do not work. After a while, when your body is crying out for food, you will start to feel as though you are very weak and will most likely give in to temptation. You will probably gorge yourself on something that is not good for you. Then you might try to starve again. This is known as binge eating and often results in just the opposite effect. You actually gain the weight that you lost and then some. On top of that, you are taking chances with your health in this manner.
You can lose weight in 10 days. You do not have to starve yourself to do it. In fact, if you starve yourself, you will not lose the 10 pounds, but probably about five pounds. Then you will feel sick and weak and most likely, get disgusted with the entire thing and eat, gaining the weight that you lost back and then some.
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