Are you saying that you believe there is less adaptive thermogenesis with a crash diet like a PSMF than with a regular smaller calorie deficit?
That is the first I've seen anyone ever say that crash dieting works for long term maintenance. I think the 1000's of soccer mum's on lemon detox diet agree
And in my N=1 experience, every time I have used RFL (PSMF) I have had to be VERY careful with the intake after finishing. Going straight back to my previous maintenance calories always adds back some fat. (yes, technically I should do it slower after the refeed but I am typically starving by that time)
So the "rebound" is caused by eating too much right?
not by eating "too much" but because your metabolism resets and you have to increase things slowly to rebuild your metabolic capacity.
I think you'll find its more a mental/lifestyle change thing than anything - this is what causes the weight gain again - even after a "slow weight loss" - most people think of fantastic I have reached my goals I can have abit of this and that and next minute they have gained half the weight back.
Its honestly easy to lose weight - people who say its hard are simply not trying - the biggest thing comes when you have reached your "goal" - you need to change your lifestyle - you of course cant keep dieting and eating how you were when dieting and you of course cant go back to eating how you were and expect to stay at your goal weight - you have to change your lifestyle and include exercise and a healthy diet long term and of course treats here and there....
People gain their weight back mainly due to the reason above - there is a whole industry around the process of dropping the weight - which as I said is the easy part - eat less, do exercise - and that process may only take 3,6,12 months to acheieve - but what about the next 20,30,40,50,60 years that you going to need to keep the weight off? Where is the information about that?
People are in control of their own weight loss and weight gain - the difference is what you do after you reach your goal not during...
I would say losing weight is simple.
Simple but not easy.
That is much of a muchness wouldnt you say?
I lost over 40kgs between the age of 14-15 within 6 months - with no knowledge of how to drop weight/no knowledge of exercise etc (of course did personal study during this time) - I simply ate less, walked an hour or 2 a day and did small bodyweight workouts at home.
If its purely weight loss - its not hard at all - the only hard part will be the mental part, and the drive to do it. The mental + drive alot of the time = "oh I have bad genetics" "oh I cant find the time" blah blah....
The are totally different.
Weight loss is simple. Eat less, do more.
Doesn't make it easy.
Easy would be just eating what ever you want.
Its hard for most people to stick to a diet. Just because its the mental part doesn't make it easy. The mental part is the hardest, you are fighting what your brain is wired to do.
If it was easy we'd have no fat people.
And I'd be slimmer than I should.
If it was easy we'd have no fat people.
And I'd be slimmer than I should.