When you restrict calories by skipping meals and not eating enough you create a fat and protein deficiency in your body that leads to a vitamin, mineral and enzyme deficiency.  These deficiencies produce a stress response in your body. 

Elevated stress hormones cause disrupted digestion, constipation/diarrhoea, blood sugar imbalances, muscle wasting and mood swings.  Blood sugar imbalances lead to elevated insulin levels.  Your muscles become insensitive to insulin and you become tired all the time needing stimulants, such as coffee, chocolate and sweets to keep you going.

In addition, every time you diet your body increases lipogenic enzymes (fat storing) and decrease lipolytic enzymes (fat burning) by 50%.

Yes you read right!  Every time you restrict calories you will increase your fat storing enzymes by half and decrease your fat burning enzymes by half!

This is why results on a calorie restriction diet are only short term and lead to endless cycles of yo-yo dieting.

At Take Shape we recommend you eat, exercise and think properly according to your unique needs to achieve realistic long-term results.