Restriction, deprivation then relaxation, weight loss followed by a recovery. This is the famous yoyo effect. The weight lost through more or less severe deprivation always ends up returning, often with a small supplement. Instead of fine-tuning, you gradually increase your balance weight. It is an infernal spiral that sets in in which each more and more draconian diet is followed by an increasingly important gain in weight.
It’s a vicious circle, physiologically and psychologically “, explains Geneviève Mahin. The solution ? Don’t stick to a restrictive diet that causes the body to store more calories for the same foods and listen to what causes you to compensate with food. The more you will be able to listen to your emotions and your different kinds of hunger (hunger of the mind, hunger of the heart, hunger of the ears, hunger of the cells, hunger of the stomach …) the more you will be able to respond correctly. . In learning to eat better (and not less), at the right times of the day, eating everything to have all the nutrients and neurotransmitters you need, you will be able to better manage your cravings and your satiety. Getting a good night’s sleep and having a healthy gut lining are also important factors in achieving balance in weight. Finally, becoming aware of your limiting beliefs and conditioning is essential to introduce dietary changes. This work on yourself takes time but is essential to manage your weight in the long term.
Geneviève Mahin offers you a notebook to concretely change your relationship to food with exercises and experiences: find out here. She is the author of My plate and me. How to calm my relationship to food, Racine editions, 2020.
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