Need a really good reason not to yo-yo diet? When body weight goes up and down, it loosens the elasticity of skin and makes it sag! Not to mention that some studies suggest that extreme ups and downs in your weight may increase the risk for certain health problems like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and gallbladder disease. So for the sake of internal and external well-being, make sure you stick to a healthy diet and regular exercise (nothing extreme) if you’re trying to lose weight, as well as to maintain a healthy weight!
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Jude
/ October 19, 2010This is a great reminder – it must be so hard on your body to yo-yo! And I’ve got gravity already helping sag that skin, no need to add in bad diet habits :)
Krystal/Village
/ October 19, 2010yahhhh I can’t diet, it’s just not in my range of abilities =) I feel dumb anyway because I know the best and most natural thing is to not overeat and most importantly exercise. i did one diet once with a psychiatrist that I worked for – he was doing preliminary research for a diet he was creating called “the Cups Diet” – he would take your info and do this math and then determine how many “cups” you could eat during the day, and all these foods had all these measurements/points to keep track of. Oh my goodness…well anyway, he didn’t take in to consideration that I was running and so I felt like crap – then I stopped. That’s been my only experience with a diet! Aaaaand, I just wrote a book.
~ Village
Alleen
/ October 19, 2010So true… I see so many people (mainly women) go on these crash diets for a special event and then shortly after, they are in worse shape then before they started. It’s so unhealthy!
Thanks for posting…
XX!
Café Bellini
/ October 19, 2010Luckily I don’t have a weight problem… I don’t diet, either, I pretty much eat what I want. Hope it stays that way but the older I get, the more careful I need to be, I think…
Dylan
/ October 19, 2010this is so true!
NIKKI
/ October 19, 2010Good to know!!!!
Jessica
/ October 19, 2010I hope this doesn’t include my 5 lb weight fluctuation that occurs certain times of year: vacation, holidays, etc. ;)
isabel
/ October 19, 2010i hate diets…i was on the candida diet recently and i thought i was going to die…the restrictions were insane..
Michelle Howard
/ October 19, 2010so that’s why my legs are so wrinkly! LOL just kidding (sorta)
The sad part with yoyo diets is they are promoted so heavily on television and other media. Celebrities promote them and so they are generally accepted by society.
I’ve been on Atkins, South Beach, Jenn Craig, Weight Watchers, and others I don’t even remember…………….I weigh more now than ever before. Now, it’s time to just buckle down and eat right.
Valerie
/ October 19, 2010I’ve never been into the idea of dieting. Whenever my pants start to get a bit tight, I try to eat healthier and work out a bit more. Saggy skin is incentive enough for people to give up the yo-yo thing! Thanks for the info!
xo
Valerie
Carrie
/ October 19, 2010Couldn’t agree more. I had no idea about that weight cycling bit (thank God I don’t get anywhere near weights for fear of one falling on me). But I really do think staying healthy is eating right, wisely and doing at least some form of sane exercise (like walking, running, jillian). Anything extreme is bound to take a toll! And not a toll house cookie!
xoxo,
Carrie
Monique
/ October 20, 2010I’m totally guilty of this…I need to make eating healthy a part of my every day life style. Thanks for the reminder love!
xo
Diana Mieczan
/ October 20, 2010Ohh that is such a great post… I try to stay on my ideal weight with eating right and swimming…It works so far…Hugs and kisses,sweetie
Victoria Lewy
/ October 20, 2010This is so true. So happy that i don’t need to diet at all, just eating healthy for me is enough to be in a great shape!