The yoyo effect
The yoyo effect is the frequent phenomenon of weight gain after a diet. Like a yoyo, the weight then supposedly returns to the successful participant and spreads frustration after the great successes in the diet. After an extremely calorie and above all carbohydrate-poor nourishing way the Glykogenspeicher in liver and muscles is filled again with a normal Essgewohnheit.
Thus also again increased water is stored in the body. An increase of up to two kilos is normal. Besides many formerly over-weighty ones do not consider that with a weight reduction the basic conversion of the body sinks.
Thus it needs less energy than before the diet. Who eats clearly over its need and is in the calorie surplus will inevitably increase. The body stores the extra calories again in fat reserves.However, these are not emergency mechanisms, the “hunger metabolism” or “yo-yo effect”, but a very simple principle that the body follows: If too much energy is absorbed, it is stored, less energy is supplied, and storage is tapped.
How can I avoid the yo-yo effect with this diet?
An increase through increased water retention is usually unavoidable after a diet. This is due to the fact that the body is supplied with more carbohydrates than in the diet phase. Thus glycogen stores are filled and water is stored.
Those who reduce their weight through diet also lower their basal metabolic rate. The body therefore needs less energy for its normal functions than before the diet. This can make a big difference over several hundred calories.
Those who do not want to gain weight again after a diet should continue to pay attention to their diet – a calorie surplus leads to an increase. It is therefore important to consume only as much energy as the body needs. You don’t necessarily have to give up everything or be too strict with yourself, but exceptions should be within reason. You can increase your energy consumption by exercising in everyday life or by doing sports.
