What to Do When More Exercise and Stricter Dieting Don’t Work (2 of 3)

#2: Caloric Intake Can Begin to Reverse In Effectiveness

If you are being super extreme with working out, you are also likely combining this with super restrictive dieting. Or you could be doing the opposite, which is eating way too many calories to overcompensate for how many you are burning. So this means you’re burning a lot of calories and not taking much in either. Either way, you are not putting your body in an optimal range of caloric burn and intake to see results. With the way diet and fitness culture is today, it can be hard to keep in mind what a good intake of food really is. Many people lose sight of how much food is needed daily to truly sustain themselves. These types of extremes skew important perspectives on fitness and eating that are needed to keep you healthy and safe.

• Having little to no energy and insomnia
• Mood swings, depression, and anxiety
• Hair loss and always feeling cold
• Brain fog and poor concentration
• Infertility, changes in menstruation, and low sex drive
• Sugar cravings and constipation

#3: Your Body Goes Into Survival Mode and Conserves Calories

If you are constantly working out and burning too many calories in relation to how much you are taking in, you put your body into dangerous caloric deficits. The body is trained to survive harsh conditions, and this includes sustaining itself when it is not receiving proper nutrients and sustenance. When it is taking in too little calories, your body will go into survival mode and begin conserving as much fat as it can. This means your caloric burn will plummet and you will actually begin retaining fat.