Always Celebrate Permanent Weight Loss Success

For most people, losing ten percent of their body weight and keeping it off is hard to do. About 20% of today’s dieters successfully maintain the pounds they shed for at least one year, so celebrate your successes and remain committed to moving forward. If everyone starts to avoid you due to your snippy attitude after you start your weight loss journey, you may need to gradually work healthy carbs back into your diet to ensure adequate energy stores for normal brain functions.

• Loss of Muscle Mass - When you lose weight, it’s not just fat that you lose but muscle as well. Unfortunately, your body can respond by slowing your metabolism, which destabilizes the fat to muscle ration even more.
• Imbalance of Electrolytes - Sodium, potassium and chloride are the primary electrolytes that can be lost while following a rapid weight loss program. Pedialyte, Gatorade, lemon water, and apple cider vinegar can help replenish lost electrolytes.
• Nutritional Deficiencies - If you restrict your food intake, you run the risk of nutritional deficiency and may not get enough iron, folate, and vitamin B12. You may need to increase the amount of nutrients consumed, even if it means that you lose weight more slowly.
• Gallstones - Gallbladder problems related to a sudden reduction in food consumption can include painful gallstones that leads to indigestion, pain, and abdominal discomfort.
• Drastic Drop in Energy Levels - If you want to lose weight without feeling tired all day, add more foods that provide the chew and fill factors, like water-filled fruits, vegetables, and legumes.
• Hitting Weight Loss Plateau - Following rapid weight loss, dieters often stall or hit the weight loss plateau. This is normally caused by your body adjusting to your new weight. Nonetheless, don’t abandon exercising or following healthy eating habits.

It is tempting to want to lose weight as fast as possible but losing weight too quickly is unlikely going to help you keep the weight off for years to come. Moreover, overly aggressive weight loss come with certain health risks. If you are trying to lose weight faster than one to two pounds a week, you could be putting yourself at risk for health problems like malnutrition, kidney disease, liver conditions, and gallstones as well as feeling fatigued and unhealthy. Visit MRC online to learn more about our healthy approach to shedding weight.