It’s a fact that the human body absolutely hates to lose weight and likes to hoard fat instead. During evolution, when food was scarce and the next meal often difficult to acquire, the body adapted to a mechanism whereby all the extra calories got packed off to be stored as fat in case there was an energy crunch in the future. This worked for us when it was difficult to survive in harsh conditions. However, in the current scenario, this efficient survival mechanism is working against us because calorie-dense food is aplenty and access to sugary treats (which the brain rewards us with dopamine) convenient. In such as situation, the body turns into a hoarder, converting all these extra empty calories to fat. If you are someone who managed to trick the body into shedding weight by following a calorie-deficit diet and consistent exercise, congratulations! But recently, to your disappointment, the weighing scale shows you have gained all the weight back! It’s frustrating when you have put in so much hard work, over a few months, managed to lose oodles of weight, but just a few days of slacking, brings you back to square one. You can’t figure out what made the scale go up so high! Don’t fret! In this post, we will underline 5 reasons why it’s so hard to keep the weight off so that you can be careful the next time around.
1. You Made Just a Short-Term Plan: When you consider eating healthy and exercise just a part of a short-term project, you would m...