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Lose weight , a large part of the world has ever tried. To everyone’s surprise show waste really not that difficult. Just a lot less food and you’ll lose weight naturally. But how is it that many people who successfully lose weight a few months later to their old weight (or even more)?

Weight loss and weight maintenance
Diets are often associated with the yo-yo effect. Yo-yo and is losing weight and then (for no apparent reason) coming back. The yo-yo is more common as you more, longer and stricter diet. The yo-yo has a negative impact on both the physical health on the mental state. Weight maintenance is therefore more important than weight loss. Here are some tips for weight maintenance and advice to the yo-yo counter.

Yo-yo effect prevention – Tip 1: Do not look at the scales

You say you are overweight, so there must be some pounds off. Unfortunately it does not. Your weight is no indication your body composition. The relationship between fat, muscle and moisture is more important, for example, a muscular person with heavy bones and healthy moisture relatively heavy, but a perfectly healthy weight. And conversely: a light, slim person is predominantly a hefty fat accumulation around the abdomen and waist, and thus an unhealthy weight. Please check preferred for obvious cause rolls of fat, your fat, your waist circumference and your overall posture and not to the numbers on your scale.

Yo-yo effect prevention – Tip 2: Do not crash diet

The body takes on your diet. If you have less to eat, then slows your metabolism and fat burning. The body is absolutely no doubt that there are no shortages. As long as you eat very little, you will not much of your metabolism slower and slower fat burning brands. But when you get to eat some more, then the body will also further build up reserves (hoarding) to the next period of scarcity (diets) to be covered. After a strict diet you will be turned on. Never follow a crash diet, but always build your calorie intake very slowly. Starvation is counterproductive, so take adequate and varied diet to you.

Yo-yo effect prevention – Tip 3: Sport and Movement

Muscle is your best friend if you want to lose weight. Muscles burn calories because, without them you have to do something. If you are a reckless manner (strict) diet goes, then your body muscles “eat” (eg by protein deficiency). This fall you are less easily. You can therefore better to lose weight by exercise. Exercise burns calories and body fat and also your physical move will build more muscle on, so you burn more calories at rest position.