Big FAT Lies

A Shocking Expose of the 12 Biggest
Scams, Cover-ups, Lies, Myths and
Deceptions In The Diet and Weight Loss
Industries!


By Tom Venuto, Author of
Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle (BFFM)

Copyright 2003, Fitness Renaissance, LLC
All Rights Reserved

 

Fat Loss Lie #2:


The only way to get really lean is to
"starve" yourself.



Most commercial diet programs are very low in calories. Many border on
starvation: 1200 calories, 1000 calories, even 800 calories or less!

Ironically, the more you slash your calories, the more your metabolism
slows down. In fact, very low calorie diets can actually make you fatter! It’s
physiologically impossible to achieve permanent fat loss by starving
yourself.

When you eat less, your body burns less. When you eat more, your body
burns more. It’s the ultimate paradox.

Very low calorie diets not only slow your metabolism so you burn fewer
calories, they can also cause muscle loss. Eventually, they shut down your
metabolism completely. When this happens, the weight loss stops and any
increase in calories that follows will cause immediate fat gain. This
“rebound effect” is inevitable, because no one can stay on low calories
forever.

 “Dieting is not effective in controlling weight. You can get a
temporary weight loss with a diet, but each scheme ultimately
gives way to weight gain, and subsequent losses become
increasingly difficult. Worst of all, you get progressively fatter
on less food. Dieting actually makes you fatter!

- Dr. Lawrence Lamb, Author of The Weighting Game


Carefully scrutinize the calorie recommendations of any diet program
before you start it. You'll probably discover that 95% of them have you
slash your calories to “starvation” levels.

Any diet program that’s extremely low in calories will cause weight loss in
the beginning – but it will never work for long.

You see, the human body is very “smart” - it always strives to maintain a
magnificent state of equilibrium: Metabolism, body temperature, blood
sugar, hormone levels, acid-alkaline balance and every other system in the body,

 are all regulated within a narrow range that your body finds safe and
comfortable.

When you subject yourself to drastic measures in an attempt to create
sudden changes such as rapid weight loss, your metabolism cybernetically
adjusts itself to maintain equilibrium in energy balance, much the same way
as a thermostat maintains the temperature of your home within a desirable
range. As soon as you’re in danger of starving, your body will quickly
adjust your metabolic rate downward like a thermostat, so you burn fewer
calories. This is often referred to as “the starvation response.”

The only way to lose fat and keep it off permanently is to reduce your
calories slightly and increase your activity greatly. It’s always better to burn
the fat than try to starve the fat.