Panic With The Diet

Listen, the reality is that when most people begin their diet they try to create an environment which will generate very fast results. They throw everything possible into the ring at once in the hope that if they have VERY low calories and do LOTS of cardio they will lose fat that much quicker.

It doesn't work like that unfortunately and there are a multitude of reasons why this isn't a smart way to begin a diet. 

Here is what panicking will do for you when you begin a diet . . .

1. Initially you will usually find your weight will drop relatively quickly, potentially for 7-14 days. 

2. Your weight will tend to stagnate after this period of time. 

3. Your energy levels will begin to really suffer in and out of the gym.

4. Your hunger levels will probably become acute and often lead to falling off the diet.

5. You'll begin to panic as you start to feel like s*** and see the results AREN'T showing. 

The worst thing about this scenario is what happens next. 

Because of the fact you panicked at the beginning and started off on ultra low calories and used too much cardio you are left in a position where your body is VERY resistant to losing anymore weight and is accustomed to running on low calories. 

You may have to gradually reintroduce higher calories into your diet over a period of time to "retrain" their metabolism. 

This is because you cannot just keep lowering calorie intake and adding more cardio as weight loss stagnates. 

This will only lead to more muscle loss and a more stubborn environment where fat loss is increasingly harder to achieve. 

With the right knowledge you can set your diet up correctly from the beginning to avoid this from happening. You need to include specific dieting strategies along the way to retain high metabolic output whilst protecting your muscle tissue as well as preserving energy levels. 

ONE of these methods is to utilize planned "high" calorie days (refeeds) to reignite your metabolism and saturate the muscle with glycogen which helps fill you back out. 

As we reach the point of the year where many are preparing for social events like Thanksgiving and of course, Christmas, it's a good time to start thinking about the right diet for 2016.

Remember, DON'T panic!

 

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