Losing weight is a concern of many people in our today. In these
times where appearance is king, a round shape is not always an asset.
For this reason, each new regime attracts a lot more dieters. However,
the success remains mixed. Analyzes suggest that 90 % of diets lead to
weight gain.
Reason N° 1: The stomach
One of the main reasons for the failure of a diet is the mechanic system. Simply, the feeling of gastric fullness is disordered, which causes the person to eat more and more. Experience on obese people confirms this theory. In fact, a diet that made them lose weight has no effect on their feeling of satiety. After completing the plan, the obese regain weight inevitably. In addition, because their stomach has acquired a certain volume, it struggles to retain its size and still requires more food to ensure this emptiness. Finally, the hormone leptin present in every obese individual makes them feel hard to be full. Ghrelin, the “Hormone appetite” on it, is greatly increased.Reason N° 2: Stress
In practice, the end of a diet leads the system to regain lost fat mass. This accumulated fat is most of the time superior to lost pounds. Studies explain the cause of this weight gain by low caloric expenditure of the body during deprivation. The body, being used to spend few calories, continues in the same manner. Therefore, unnecessary calories will be immediately stored in fat. Moreover, since diets always involve deprivation (either on a specific type of food or in quantity), it creates a stress in the body. This last point can also become a cause of weight gain after stopping the diet (nervous obesity).Reason N° 3: A delicate psychological state
This psychological state is defined as a hyper food control. This mental state is essentially strictly depriving themselves from eating any food considered “too much caloric.” The problem lies in the fact that it is very difficult to apply this self-discipline for not a person that is not followed by a dietician. In addition, the smallest gap produces a very strong sense of guilt. Obviously feeling guilty is only strengthen the willing to eat more and more. Thus, it is normal at the end of a diet that a person considers food as a reward. This led him to eat more than necessary. In addition, certain factors can easily break the hyper food control, such as holidays, stress, or emotions.To conclude, gastric habit of overeating, stress and a delicate mental state explains weight gain after a diet. It is then advised to associate a diet with sport, to stabilize the balance between energy intake/caloric expenditure. In addition, be accompanied by a nutritionist to help you avoid regaining weight after a diet.
