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Can Weight Gain Occur If Following Atkins Diet?
I'm on the the starvation diet. I have not eaten for little over 2 weeks. My mother is trying to help me get away from the diet however I'm terrified that I the 20 lbs will go back on right way.
My mother is a nurse and wanting me to start off slow on the Atkins diet. 3 pieces of bacon in the morning and salad and a pork chop for dinner.
Am I to expect terrible weight gain from this, coming off the starvation diet?
My mother is a nurse and wanting me to start off slow on the Atkins diet. 3 pieces of bacon in the morning and salad and a pork chop for dinner.
Am I to expect terrible weight gain from this, coming off the starvation diet?
Wed, 30 Sep 2015
Hi, Mechanism behind obesity is a complex thing to understand.It could be due to lack of exercise,high calories intake or due to hormonal imbalance.
It some one wants to loose weight by putting himself only on starvation diet the weight loss will not be long term and there are high chances of weight gain when you switch to normal diet. It could be due to accumulation of hormones like ghrelin which get accumulated when you are on starvation diet and they will bounce back once you stop Atkins diet.
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It some one wants to loose weight by putting himself only on starvation diet the weight loss will not be long term and there are high chances of weight gain when you switch to normal diet. It could be due to accumulation of hormones like ghrelin which get accumulated when you are on starvation diet and they will bounce back once you stop Atkins diet.
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I really appreciate your concern, if you want to reduce the weight then best way for this to cut down the calorie and practice some exercise, no need to be on starvation diet, hope this information helps, take care.
Well come to HCM
I really appreciate your concern, if you want to reduce the weight then best way for this to cut down the calorie and practice some exercise, no need to be on starvation diet, hope this information helps, take care.
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