Crash Diets Are Never Sustainable

Expect to be made fun of for eating healthy. However, if you recruit the support of friends and family members, you can avoid falling into the trap of eating and drinking just for the sake of your social life. You may have seen in the media that people who achieved extreme weight loss as a contestant may have regained all the weight after they return home to live a normal life. Strict diets are usually not sustainable, and you may experience side effects, such as:

• Headaches - Hunger headaches often strike right before mealtimes. This is a common side effect of skipping meals or severely limiting your food intake and is likely caused by low blood sugar levels that results in muscle tension.
• Irritability - So you’ve dropped a few pounds and your old work clothes are fitting better, but you are growling at everyone in sight. Overly restrictive eating plans can deplete your brain of vital energy needed to for you to function as a happy human being.
• Fatigue - Consuming insufficient amounts of energy or over-exercising to lose weight can have adverse effects to your normal energy levels causing you to feel of fatigued.
• Dizziness - Some of the most common symptoms of not eating enough are that you feel weak, dizzy, have headaches, and feel fatigued. Add some fiber-rich carbs to manage these negative effects.
• Constipation - Cutting out junk food and limiting calories should make for a happier stomach, but dieters who lose weight at an accelerated pace often find they suffer with tummy troubles.
• Menstrual Irregularities - It is common for women to lose their period or experience menstrual irregularities after losing a lot of weight too quickly. A personalized weight loss plan can balance the foods you consume to reduce the additional stress.

A key to successful, long-term weight loss is a steady, but determined, weight loss journey. Make sure your caloric deficits each day do not require you to forego healthy eating habits or obsessive workouts in the gym. Since extreme weight loss deprives your body of essential nutrients, shedding pounds too quickly can lead to an increased risk of developing certain health conditions as well as metabolic syndrome.