7 Signs You’re Not Eating Enough For Effective Weight Loss

2You think about food the entire day

If you find you just can’t perform daily activities without thinking about food, that’s your body on starvation mode. Consume healthy snacks in between meals to satiate your hunger and you’ll also get your fill of calories too. Combine protein rich and fiber foods to make a healthy combo that will meet your body’s needs and help you focus on things other than food. Cottage cheese with nuts and fruit make a nutritious treat. You need to eat more to lose weight.

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3You’re reducing your meals and snacks

Not eating breakfast is the biggest mistake made by many women. Remember your body has been without food since last night and is in starvation mode. Extending it to lunch will definitely impede your weight loss. IT will also affect you psychologically where you feel deprived of food resulting in binge eating or breaking your diet. Don’t follow a diet plan that tells you to eat thrice a day. Eat three meals and two healthy snacks a day where you concentrate on lean meat and fish, fresh products, whole grains and healthy fats.

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4Irregular or no period

When your body does not get its requirements of sufficient calories it can cause hormonal instability resulting in irregular or no periods. This is because your body does not contain enough fat to produce the hormones that causes the menstrual cycle.

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5Migraine and headache

Your brain requires glucose for normal function. This is found in the blood derived from the carbs that you eat. When you reduce your calories drastically, it can result in unhealthy brain function which in turn results in dizziness, weakness, poor focus and light headedness. You may also start experiencing headaches because of your blood sugar reducing to low levels. Increasing calories and carbohydrate in your diet will stop such symptoms and increase weight loss.

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