Lose weight without
the yo-yo effect
Who hasn't experienced this: you have finally achieved your desired weight or even just a reduction in weight through a strict diet, but as soon as the diet is finished, the scales quickly show more weight than before the diet.
How does the yo-yo effect develop?
With every diet, less energy is consumed than with normal food intake. This forces the body to draw on its own reserves to maintain energy production and body temperature. This is intended to ensure the desired effect of weight reduction. The problem with this, however, is that the body does not draw on its fat reserves first, but first breaks down muscle mass. So although we lose weight, the percentage of muscle to body fat deteriorates. This is also known as skinny fat. This means that even if body weight and BMI are correct, the muscle percentage is too low. However, muscle mass consumes energy reserves even at rest. If the diet is now discontinued, there are too few fat-burning muscles and the body builds up more fat than before the diet.
Promote muscle building
To prevent a yo-yo effect, it is necessary to build muscle. The best way to build muscle is through regular strength training at least twice a week. It is important that the training is carried out with breaks in which the muscles can recover. This applies both between individual exercises and between training days.
At least as important as regular training is the intake of protein and sufficient micronutrients: Vitamins, trace elements and minerals such as potassium, magnesium and calcium. This is the only way to really build muscle!
Prevent muscle loss and the yo-yo effect
An insider tip for maintaining muscle mass – without time-consuming training – is leucine! Just 3 g of leucine a day activates a protein called mTOR (abbreviation for mechanistic Target of Rapamycin). This enzyme is responsible for promoting growth, energy balance and oxygen concentration in cells. Activation of mTOR therefore also leads to an increase or maintenance of muscle mass. However, a lack of food (as is desirable in diets) leads to a decrease in mTOR and thus to a loss of muscle mass.
Conclusion: 3 g of leucine alone maintains muscle mass even with a reduced food intake and prevents a yo-yo effect!
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