These days, you can simply ignore promises like “Drop a dress size in two days!” – bikini diets that sound too good to be true usually are.

Do you know that when your body suspects you’re starving, it stores extra fat around your middle? Why, you must be wondering? Reason:  so you could survive longer in a real starvation situation.

An average woman needs 1,200-2,000 calories a day. So, you should never drop below this. Extreme dieting often leads to a cycle of starvation and overeating, which can slow your metabolism.

If a diet is unrealistic you won’t stick to it, and you will start to overeat. In the end, you’ll be disappointed and go back to your diet, then fall off it again. Yo-yo dieting creates havoc with your metabolism, thus, it is making it harder for you to keep the weight off.

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