New Delhi: Some people are ready to go to any extent to lose weight. Staying hungry and thirsty for hours, doing a lot of workouts and hard work is a part of almost everyone's weight loss journey. This is a type of extreme dieting, which takes the form of a disorder. Extreme dieting is harmful both physically and mentally. It can prove beneficial for the short term, but in the long run it is a loss deal. Let's know why extreme dieting is bad-

Fear of losing lean muscle mass

After the age of 30, muscle mass starts to decrease on its own. This process is called sarcopenia. We should try to preserve it by eating healthy and having an active lifestyle, but there is always a risk of losing it by extreme dieting.

The pain of not being able to eat your favorite food

When you do extreme dieting, it is very strict, in which you are advised not to eat many of your favorite foods. In this way, due to suddenly not getting your favorite foods, there is a craving and a feeling of sadness all the time. Then this strictness does not last long and due to your mood swings or mental state, you can leave extreme dieting and follow an unhealthy diet sometimes.

Not being able to have a healthy relationship with foods

When you don't give your body enough time to accept the foods you eat during extreme dieting, it doesn't develop a healthy relationship with these foods. Extreme dieting, when done under pressure, can be beneficial and give good results, but when it ends, you tend to go back to your old weight in a short time.

Extreme dieting invites binge eating

Humans are programmed to ignore hunger during extreme dieting. Our body is designed in such a way that after strictness, it is forced to overeat. During this time, many psychological, emotional, biological factors come into play and make extreme dieting unsuccessful.

Finding a Balance

To lose weight the right way, instead of extreme dieting and strictly avoiding a lot of foods, one should focus on balance. A balanced diet full of nutrients and along with food, workouts also matter. This boosts metabolism and ends the cycle of strictness and binge eating or cravings.