Your New Years Weight Loss Resolution™ by JayKay Bak PDF EBook JayKay Bak Your New Years Weight Loss Resolution | Page 22

Because dieting is for the short term once we depart from it we gain
back the weight as we fall back into our old eating habits. This leads
to “Yo-Yo Dieting” as we go from one diet to the next in the hope that
this is the solution to our weight problems we have been searching for.
Just like a Yo-Yo goes up and down so does our weight with each diet
we embark on.
Each diet has the same symptoms. We start out and experience quick
results, hit a plateau, binge then gain back all the weight plus more.
Why do we gain all of the weight back plus extra? Our bodies have
what we call a set point. Think of it as your body’s natural thermostat.
It regulates your weight.
When you drop weight after starting your new diet especially on diets
that restrict caloric intake, your body goes into shock. Say your
starting weight prior to commencing the diet was around 170 pounds.
You lose 5 pounds. Then you lose another 3 pounds. Suddenly your
weight loss comes to grinding halt. You cut even more calories in the
hopes of keeping the weight loss going but again, you lose zero
pounds. By now because you have restricted your calories that your
body goes into self preservation, survival mode. This is where
evolution as its finest kicks in. Your body overrides you by making you
sluggish and lethargic. You have the metabolism of a tortoise. You
barely have enough energy to lift your own arm let alone your entire
body to continue exercising.
Your body has taken over and thwarted your attempts to lose weight.
You can’t work out to lose the pounds you simply don’t have the
energy for and to top it off you have an increased appetite.
Your body is stimulating your appetite to make you gain back all of the
weight you spent a lot of effort to lose. So not only do you eat, but
you eat lots. Your body’s thermostat makes sure that your weight
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