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When someone has lost some weight and months later the clothes don’t fit, meaning they have regained some of the fat. This is one of the biggest challenges when it comes to weight loss. Particularly for those who lose weight drastically.
Essentially, while it is good to have a weight target, you shouldn’t be driven such that once the target weight is reached, you go back to old habits. The healthy habits become a lifestyle, which makes it possible to sustain and maintain weight loss or the targeted weight.
A calorie-restricted diet makes one lose muscle mass, and as a result, your metabolism slows down to accommodate the restriction of food.
Moderate-intensity exercise, such as a brisk walk or dancing, has been known to reduce the lowering of one’s metabolic rate while restricting calories.
In a study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Physiology, a team of researchers from their findings suggests that in the presence of a calorie-restricted diet, high-intensity exercise training preserves muscle mass and has a greater impact on the way the body uses glucose for energy.