How long does it take for low calorie diet to slow down metabolism?
My take on low cal diets – Best Fitness Site in the world- free ebooks, articles, workouts, advertising! I believe that calories are the first thing people take into action when they begin their fitness plans. Many people think that “starving” themselves is the best way to lose weight. Flaws with low calorie diets I think what people don’t realize is that doing this puts your body into what is called starvation mode where your metabolism slows enormously. Your body holds on to whatever food you intake. Low calorie diets also lead to binge eating. After long term use of such a diet, your body loses only water and muscle, but very little fat. It is also extremely difficult to workout. I remember plenty of times when exercise felt impossible because I was too low on food. But on the other side, even more times when I felt slugish from eating too much. I believe that you should eat enough that you don’t feel slugish when you work, but that the meals are fitting to your diet. Never fast or