Lose Weight By Eating More

If your weight loss has suddenly STOPPED, Here’s how to lose weight by eating MORE!

One of the most stubborn areas to burn fat is your lower belly.  It’s no secret that diet and exercises play a major role for weight loss.

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We’ve all heard that in order to lose weight you have to eat less and be in a caloric deficit.  It’s simple math, calories in, calories out.

Is it really that simple?

We all need a certain amount of calories just to maintain our weight and when we put ourselves in a caloric deficit theoretically we should lose weight.

The issue becomes how many calories and for how long?

There are free calculators to help you solve this problem but I want to discuss where to many people have failed to lose weight because they’re not eating enough.

Starvation Mode

When in a caloric deficit for a long period of time the body switches into a conservation state or commonly called, “starvation mode.”

Our bodies are very smart and is designed to keep us alive especially under stressful conditions.

For dieters who put themselves under strict dieting conditions with a drastic drop in calories the body slows things down especially the fat burning process.

The body can actually begin to breakdown muscle tissue for energy especially if the dieter is also engaged in resistance training.

Muscle Catabolism

Muscle Catabolism — or the wasting of lean muscle tissue happens when your muscles are broken down by the body and used as fuel for other parts of your body.

Lean muscle requires energy and effort to maintain; you accomplish this with a balanced diet and heavy resistance training.
To prevent muscle can catabolism from happening you must eat enough calories made up of 20-30 percent protein Carbs and healthy fats.

What’s critical is you want extra energy to come from your fat reserves, not muscle or you’ll be defeating the purpose.

You should also supplement with 20 grams of BCAA’s during and 20 grams after your workout. Then an hour after your workout supplement with protein and simple sugar, with your doctor’s approval of course.

Whey protein combined with dextrose or maltodextrin helps you recover from training and replace the amino acids you have broken down when doing any form of resistance training.  It is best practice to replace amino acids that have been depleted during your workout so you’ll experience less muscle breakdown.

The Solution?  Eat MORE!

When starting any weight loss program you should start off at a deficit of 500 calories less than your BMR or Basal Metabolic Rate.

For example, if your body maintains weight at 2,800 calories that would put you at 2,300 to begin the fat loss process. However, if you only have five pounds to lose you won’t need to be in a drastic caloric deficit.

A dieter will run into trouble when calories are dropped to low like 1,000 calories or more.  Make sure you eat enough to support your bodily functions and the growth of muscle.

If you have been in a severe caloric deficit for a long period of time you’ll want to slowly increase your caloric intake.  This is commonly called, reverse dieting.”

Reverse dieting is mainly known as a way to bring your metabolism back to normal after a period of calorie restriction (weight loss)

To eat more for a dieter can be a bit challenging physiologically especially if they’ve been in a deficit for quite some time.  It can also be challenging when you’re told to increase your carbs because society and some health experts have advocated that “carbs are bad.”

Here’s a study that showed how eating carbs before bed resulted in faster fat loss while building muscle at the same time.

My recommendation would be to start eating again.  Slow and steady weight loss is the goal along with flexible dieting and this, unlike other diets, is sustainable over the long-term of your life because you are able to eat and enjoy your favorite foods.

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