BEYOND PHYSICAL

When calories stay too low for too long, your body adapts

Not in your favor

Here is what actually happens:

• Metabolism slows down
  • You burn fewer calories
  • Hunger hormones increase
  • Energy levels drop
  • Fat loss becomes harder

• Especially around your belly

FACT 1 | Your Body Becomes More Efficient (In a Bad Way)

When you eat less:

• Your body becomes better at surviving on less

Meaning:

• It burns fewer calories doing the same things

Even if you:

• Eat the same low calories
  • Do the same workouts

Results stop!

FACT 2 | You Start Losing Muscle (Not Just Fat)

When you undereat and do not strength train properly:

• Your body breaks down muscle for energy

When muscle drops:

• Metabolism slows
  • Fat loss becomes harder
  • Body shape changes

• Softer, less toned

This is why many women feel:

“I lost weight, but I do not look better.”

FACT 3 | Cravings Are Not Weakness

Cravings are not a lack of discipline

• They are a biological response

When you eat too little:

• Hunger signals increase
  • You think about food more
  • You feel out of control

Your body is trying to protect you

FACT 4 | Eating Less Can Increase Belly Fat

Undereating creates stress

Stress increases cortisol

Cortisol:

• Encourages fat storage around the belly

Result:

Eating less but holding more fat