With all the different fad diets out there, how are you going to choose the best one for losing arm fat? I believe that it has become increasingly difficult to select the right diet.
But don’t panic, I’m here to the rescue.
So without further delay, here are 6 cons of fasting diets for getting toned arms:
1. Less calories burned. Once you submit your body to starvation mode, expect a massive decrease in metabolism. And a slower metabolism translates into less calories burned, even while you’re dreaming.
2. Massive rebounds. Expect an enormous rebound in arm fat gain once you get off of the fast because during fasting your active tissues have dumped water and your fat storing enzymes have up-regulated. When you start eating normal you’ll gain fat and water very quickly.
3. Can’t be sustained. Fasting is a non-sustainable endeavor. Eventually you will have to get off of the fast or you’ll suffer some pretty serious health issues, not good.
4. Uncontrollable eating urges. Every scent of food will set you off. You’ll have vivid day dreams of eating massive quantities of food. This will become more of an issue for those women who keep on exercising while fasting.
5. Phantom energy. Why phantom energy? Because you won’t have any energy! Within a couple hours of fasting you will have burned through all the carbohydrates stored in your liver. Then you’ll start to burn muscle for energy.
6. More sick days. Talk about a decrease in productivity! You can expect a much higher frequency of sickness as a result of muted immune responses. Without enough food, your body’s immune response will be severely compromised.
Fasting diets may be tempting for arm fat loss because they produce such rapid results. However, in the long run you’ll be worse off. So why not use an approach that is sustainable and gets you permanent results? And why not use an approach that isn’t so painful and depriving? Fad diets are just that, fads. They come and go just like fashion. So ignore the hype and stick to what works!
Writer Katherine Crawford, a Harvard exercise physiologist and former arm fat sufferer, teaches women how to reduce arm fat once and for all. Discover how to get sexy and toned arms by visiting her blog about how to get rid of upper arm fat with the best techniques right now!
