Fruit diets can lead to rebound weight gain. While they can help you lose weight quickly, once you resume your normal diet, the calories will be absorbed by your body and converted into fat, resulting in weight regain.
The fruit diet refers to using fruit as the main food for three meals a day, reducing the consumption of other foods, and using the natural benefits of fruit to achieve weight loss. Generally speaking, the fruit diet should ensure the following two points: First, it should provide the body with at least 1000 calories per day; second, in addition to eating fruit, it should also supplement with appropriate amounts of protein.
There is another way to lose weight with fruit: eat only one type of fruit for several days, without eating any other food, until you are full.
This method can be very effective, but because it can lead to insufficient nutrient intake, it cannot be used for a long time and is more suitable for rapid weight loss.
Eating fruit to lose weight avoids high-calorie intake, thus achieving rapid weight loss. Some women have tried this method and lost 3-5 kilograms in two weeks. The weight loss is even faster with a single fruit diet. However, this rapid weight loss also greatly increases the rebound rate.
Imagine this: during a weight loss period, your weight drops rapidly due to reduced food intake. Once you return to a normal diet and eat more, how can your weight not increase? Therefore, it is recommended that women do not suddenly and drastically reduce their food intake. They should control their food intake within a moderate range and avoid adopting a single-fruit diet for a long time.
Why doesn't the fruit diet help you lose weight?
The reason why the fruit diet doesn't work is related to the fruits you eat and the method you use. Not all fruits are suitable for weight loss, and fruits also contain a lot of calories. If you eat too much, it can lead to weight gain.
1. Eating too much fruit can also lead to excessive calorie intake.
While fruits aren't extremely high in calories, they still contain calories. It's important to understand that quantity can lead to quality. Eating too much fruit can result in a higher total calorie intake, which can cause weight gain!
2. Fruits lack protein
Although fruits are rich in nutrients, they lack protein, which is an important nutrient that supports human metabolism.
Eating only fruit to lose weight will lead to insufficient protein intake in the long run, disrupting metabolism and causing problems such as hair loss, loose and swollen skin, and dull complexion.
Furthermore, even if there are some initial effects, once you resume a normal diet, your body is eager to replenish the lost protein, and your weight rebounds rapidly...
3. Eating fruit incorrectly
Besides eating only fruit to lose weight, another incorrect way to eat fruit is to eat it after a full meal. Since your body already has sufficient energy from a meal, eating fruit afterwards means the calories from the fruit are excess.
4. Fruit juice ≠ fruit
Some people like to drink freshly squeezed fruit juice and filter out the pulp. This way of eating can easily lead to weight gain.
The reason why fruit makes you feel full is mainly due to the dietary fiber in it. Dietary fiber is in the pulp. If you filter out the pulp, what you drink is just sugar!
