Why Fast Weight Loss is Unhealthy
Why Fast Weight Loss is Unhealthy
You've made the decision to lose weight as quickly as possible.
You have your diet in place and you expect to follow it
religiously. At this point, you may be wondering how much weight
you can lose in a given week and whether fast weight loss can be
dangerous for your body. There are a number of things that can
affect your weight loss. For instance, family history, or
genetics, can play a significant role. Also, your weight loss
may depend upon how much exercise you're engaging in, as well as
how much stress you are under. Your metabolism, or how quickly
you burn calories, can also have a major effect. Theoretically,
you could lose as much as 20 pounds a week. However, much of
that weight could be water weight. That means that, once you go
off your diet, you are likely to gain much of that weight back.
Also, unless you engage in strength training, you will be losing
muscle as well as fat, since about