Will i gain weight after the diet?

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Hello everyone!

So im a 19 year old male who wants to lose about 15kgs.

Currently i weigh 95kg, and want to reach 80.

So if i eat about 1000-1200 calories a day ( which is considered starving or very low), will i then gain all the weight back when i start eating normally again (2000-2500 calories a day) ?

So to explain it in a simple way this is what i wanna do:

Weight: 95 kg > eat 1000-1200 calories a day > reaches 80kg > starts eating normal again (2000-2500 calories a day)

My question is then... Will i gain weight as soon as i start eating normal again?
 
if you have been eating 2000-2500 calories for awhile and your weight has been steady, then you will probably go back to that weight.

You also have to be careful eating low calories because if you start literally starving, you will be losing muscle as much as fat, which won't help your body image, at all. It's much better to eat between 1500-2000 until your weight levels off
 
allcdnboy said:
if you have been eating 2000-2500 calories for awhile and your weight has been steady, then you will probably go back to that weight.

You also have to be careful eating low calories because if you start literally starving, you will be losing muscle as much as fat, which won't help your body image, at all. It's much better to eat between 1500-2000 until your weight levels off
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That's true,
Be stable with your diet and eat which is healthy for you, not which increases your weight. You can add fruits into your diet as they are healthy as well as nutritious, but must go with the fruits having less calories.
 
The better question is, what is that 2000-2500 calories made up of? You can certainly consume 2000-2500 of healthy good calories to support muscle growth, while at the same time to keep lean at 80kg (if this is what you desired).
 
Hi mrc123,

My names Fred, nice to meet you.

To answer your question the best I can, it is possible that you will put the weight back on and maybe more.

So the reason some people get good initial results from a low-calorie diet is because your body shifts to fat for its main fuel source.

On a low-calorie, diet the body goes into survival mode. When the fuel source (fat) begins to get low, the body has a clever way of then slowing your metabolism down because it thinks food is scarce and doesn't want you to starve. However, with this, the body also tells itself that because there is no food we need you to go and get some. That means it increases appetite. So in other words, your body responds to a low-calorie diet by slowing down your metabolism and increasing your appetite. It is a survival tactic.

The reason people gain it back is because the more times people use this tactic the more your body becomes wise to it. Every time it senses a low-calorie diet coming it stores a little bit more fat away just in case it has to get through it again. The body is smart!! This process is called leptin resistance.

What I would try to do is:

Step 1: Take a look at what you actually put into your body in terms of food quality. Create a journal.
Step 2: Don't worry too much about calories as sometimes that can be irrelevant. (I can explain more on this if you want)
Step 3: Find an eating plan that works well for you. I personally have tried both the keto diet and the paleo diet and both have worked great for me.
Step 4: Understand that weight control is a lifestyle choice that has to be habitual. What your thinking about trying to do is great but long term what is going to benefit you more.

In 2015, I put on quite a bit of weight. At the time I think I was hovering around the 90kg mark. I decided to make a lifestyle change, stopped eating out as much as I was doing and cut back on the drinking. I did a 10-day transformation to cleanse my body of toxins (went down to 79kg) then approached the paleo eating plan so that I could keep up with eating healthy. I now try to live by the 80/20 rule. 80% of what I consume is healthy and 20% are food that I love but wouldn't consider healthy.

Hope this helps, if you need more help please feel free to ask.


Fred
 
Weight loss is the consequence on a calorie deficit, which - if protein deprived - can also lead to muscle wasting. Muscle = your metabolic engine to burn calories, so if you loss muscle your metabolic rate will also drop, meaning that if you 'diet' and revert back to old eating habit, you can expect to add more weight back on as your less 'metabolically efficient'. Instead of viewing this as a diet, see it as a lifestyle change. If you loss weight then you'll need less calories day-to-day to sustain yourself.
 
If you focus heavily on calorie deficit alone, then you will most likely gain weight after you are finished. Calorie deficits are to be used as an advanced technique that can only be done for the short term. The reason why it is not good for the long term is because of muscle loss.

After long term low calories your body will go to muscle in order to fuel itself. The mix of fat and muscle loss will happen. As you lose muscle your metabolism will start to drop. What you want to do is increase your metabolism as you burn fat.

This will stop you from doing a diet that you don't even want to do. Then, when you finish the diet become worst than you were before. With a decrease in metabolism the body gains fat easier.
 
Yes you will because you are eating extra calories and not the right nutrients, if you want to loose weight permanent you must eat healthier almost every day and also detox your body they are so much pollution on the food and air that we must need to clean our bodies from them.
 
Detox programs are a scam and marketing myth, please provide your scientific proof if you truly believe in detox products.
 
Hey,

So in terms of this like what many people have said going really low calorie will most likely down-regulate metabolism as it will go into a state of which you are not bringing in enough food for it to function. Ultimately what will happen is your body will breakdown muscle tissue (protein) into glucose (through a process called gluconeogenesis) to be used as energy. This will of course decrease metabolism due to the activity muscle tissue has within the body. It will also down-regulate many other important systems such as building hormones. You will also find at this point eating super low calorie will = high stress levels as when in low calorie your body will need to release energy from cells to ensure function of organs (ultimately the bodies job is to survive). There is a few other things that could potentially happen but far too long for this article. Message me on here if want.

So to answer your question. Yes if you shoot your calories from what you are on to 2200-2400 in one jump you will inevitably increase weight/fat gain as your metabolism is down at 1000-1200. It is not ready for this massive increase in food. What I would do is a reverse diet. This simply means you slowly increase calories over a period of time up to 2200-2400 or maybe even higher. At this point you might even get a little bit learner due to the increase in metabolic rate and you will possibly also notice a little more tissue being added on the body.

The key to this is doing it slowly. Do not shoot your calories up super high straight away it will annoy and frustrate you considering you have done all this hard work to get down to where you have (well done on this as well bud seriously give yourself a pat on back!).

Hope this helps
James
 
If 2000-2500 calories is what you body require (as per the height) then, after losing weight this amount of calories would not increase your weight again. I would suggest some physical workout along with your diet. You can also take help from the weight loss trackers, they are the perfect way to monitor your progress.
 
If you consume more calories than your body requires (given your height, age, sex), and you do not burn it off, then weight gain will be possible. Stay active and eat healthy, nutritious meals to stay fit.
 
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