If you have tried starvation in order to lose excess weight you probably have reralized that this method in not only ineffective but it actually backfires and causes weight gain. If you don't eat anything for a long period of time like more than 4 or 5 hours this means tht you are working against your body. Your body goes into 'starvation mode'. This mechanism is used a defence mechanism. The body becomes super efficient at making the most of the calories it does get from food and drink. In order to protect its fat stores your body uses lean tissue or muscle to get some of the calories it needs to keep functioning. As a result it causes a loss of muscle, which in turn lowers metabolic rate so that the body needs fewer calories to keep ticking over and weight loss slows down. So if you want to lose weight, this is a useless way to shift those unwanted pounds.  It is obvious that eating is natural and instinctive. That's why when a person tries to starve him or herself he or she ends up succumbing to the natural instincts which may result in binge eating. Some people may start thinking that they "failed" and they need to develop more "discipline" or "will power."
Another reason why starvation is so destructive is because it damages your metabolism, which is critical to burning fat and living lean. The weight loss solution is to take the opposite approach and start to eat more often. If you eat more frequently you will think about food less which makes it easier for you to become lean. You will keep your body in a constant state of thermogenisis (your internal body temperature is raised) and your metabolism will run on all cylinders and burn fat at an optimum rate.
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