Diet Downfalls

Lighten Up!

Christian Living

“It’s good to stay hungry when you’re on a diet. It means you’re doing something right. After all, no pain, no gain. T or F If you answered “true” to the previous statement, here’s a fact that may shock you: Not only is going hungry not fun—it’s bad for your diet. That’s because the body’s got an ancient survival mechanism that works against starvation. Your body doesn’t know that you are cutting down on food on purpose. When it senses that you’re taking in fewer calories, it thinks you’re starving, literally. So, to keep you from shedding “valuable” fat, it tries to preserve the calories you are consuming by slowing down your metabolism. Basically, holding onto those calories—and really, those pounds—is your body’s way of defending itself against starvation. To make matters worse, when you starve yourself, your brain gets in on the body’s conspiracy. The more you try not to eat, the more your brain (along with your body) defends its desire to eat. Again, it’s a survival thing, and it’s been thousands of years in the making. It’s not going to change any time soon. This book will give you the skills to make your metabolism work for your diet, not against it.”