Why Very Low Calorie Diets Don't Work (VLCD)

Starving yourself on a Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD) will only help you lose weight temporarily and you won't lose a lot of body fat because...

While in survival mode your body switches from a fat-burning machine to an energy saving fat-storing machine. You may think that you’re being smart by starving yourself to lose weight, but your body is even smarter at helping you survive on very little energy in your period of starvation.

During a VLCD your body will try to hold onto to as much body fat as possible by breaking down some muscle along with body fat for energy and...

Since body fat contains a lot of energy (1 lb. has 3500 calories) your body will try to store as much fat as it can for an emergency source of energy during your Very Low Calorie Diet.

Once your body goes into survival mode your metabolism will slow down (due to muscle loss) making it easier for you to store fat and...

Even after you've finish losing weight on a VLCD you will gain back every pound you lost and maybe more because...

A larger percentage of the weight you lose from VLCD is mainly water and muscle with very little fat loss. You may start out as an overweight person at the beginning of these diets but you end up being a skinner fat person and...

Along with the various health implications and the fact that you don’t lose that much body fat you should never go on a Very Low Calorie Diet.

One way to lose weight safely is knowing the right of amount of calories you can cut each day from your diet without going into survival mode.

Make sure you also look at these to help you lose weight...

• See how many calories you need to eat to lose weight
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