….Diets actually do the opposite?! Yep. It’s a trap.
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You’ve probably heard the saying “diets don’t work”, right? Welp… It’s true! Diets CAUSE weight gain. I bet you’ve heard that before too… but… why? In this video I am going to break it down for you and tell you why diets cause weight gain. If you’ve ever found yourself dieting but gaining weight or having rebound diet weight gain then listen up! I’m also going to tell you how to stop the dieting cycle which actually does more harm for our health than good!
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I always lose weight when I diet. I've lost 15.4 lb. in the last two months. My goal is to keep the better habits I have acquired. You give some excellent, pertinent advice. It's also nice to see a video which is not lazy AI! Thanks!
Constantly regaining. I’ve dieted since I was 12 I’m 59 years old now !
I’ve lost weight then regained in a flash. I just seem to go to bed then wake up with it all back on !!!!!
I’m fed up of it.
I think I’ll just have to try and love myself more and accept I’m not a skinny person. I’m always hungry.
The guilt and shame is terrible.
I have ARFID and had a bad flare in 2024 for the better half of a year; and now it’s 2026 and I’ve gained all the weight back plus 25 pounds 🙁
I wish I never started dieting and just lifted weights. I’ve been weight cycling for years and never got the results I want. I finally decided to give up and just be normal. I will not go on a dieting again.
this is over simplified i think i gain when i dont diet stay the same or lose when i dp
After ending yo-yo dieting, how do you shed off the extra "protection" weight for good?
If people have lots of nutrients while cutting out fats – then the body’s systems don’t think there is a starvation issue.
Hey everyone, so basically up until puberty Id eat whatever I felt like and stayed pretty slim,however after I hit puberty I had a massive weight gain at 55kg for 163cm, later this summer Ive started dieting, not just a diet but more so "a lifestyle". My diet is basically whatever I like as long as its under 1000 calories per day, Ive become 48kg and 165cm now and atp Ive gotten so used to gaining and losing a couple of pounds from one day to another- that Ive mastered the ways to losing 3 kg in 3 days, but I really dont think my metabolism is healthy.. Im super scared of trying to eat more to fasten my metabolism because Im scared it wont work and Ill gain weight again. Any advice?
Holy shit this is actually dangerous advice,
This will lead people into dying really young.
Im part of the Chub/Chaser community, we have… all the fucking fat people.
Literally none of what you have said here is true, even the most realistic thing is still a lie of omission.
Please for the love of god, don't listen to this video if you really care about your health.
Please don't listen to people who obviously have an eating disorder about food! This lady has no credentials or actual knowledge on nutrition, she looks in her 40s and is 32 because she's obviously not eating enough and the advice in this video is horrendous. If you really want to take your health seriously and learn what's a proper diet, there's an incredible amount of free knowledge on the internet. Frankly the things you need to know if you just want to be healthy and feel good about your weight are not that many and not that complicated. Just listen to people who actually know what they're talking about and know WHY you want to change and be better
who let this idiot talk
Yes, dieting can SOMETIMES cause weight gain, but that doesn't mean you don't have to diet if you want to lose weight. This youtuber is playing devil's advocate to promote unhealthy eating.
I’m crying I’m 10 and I randomly got rlly fat
Honestly tho I need help with something because I mean I literally can’t find anything on the internet that helps with this but I ate 500-1,200cals a day for about 2 weeks anddd I lost like 1 pound and that’s it but now that I went back to my original calories that helped me loss weight healthier which is 1,500cal now I’m gaining weight??? Idk what to do or what’s happening so any suggestions or
Correct. Every diet ended up making me fatter in the long run.
I got down to my goal weight of 70kg, then gained back 10kg I a few months, but back down to 74kg, so I guess my thermostat is going down again
I just keep gaining weight in the past 10 years and all cause of dieting … I am so done . But my problem is when I eat „normal“ I often can’t stop binging 🥲
I’ve literally cut out sugar and carbs for about a month now. I literally eat only raw fruits and vegetables. The feeling of anger and withdrawal I had wash over me when I walked by a mirror and was shocked at how much fatter I got… anger
i was intially 65 kg and lost weight to 45 kg however i have regained it back over the yrs i am now back at 66 kg ……i am trying to eat healthy and work out however the scale is not budging😮💨😮💨
What are your credentials?
I can confirm she is 100% correct. The amount of weight cycling I’ve gone through for the past 6 years was traumatizing. Through numerous calorie restricted diets and eating disorders ending up at 160 (the lowest weight id ever been) to 200 pounds , and then to 170 pounds and then to 225 pounds , then back down to 190 pounds , then back up to 253 pounds , then all the way back down to 215 , then back up to 263. They all failed. We’re hard to maintain due to the aggressive restrictions and I’m done. I’m finally going to start eating more sustainably and do the one thing I never wanted to do which was build muscle to keep the weight off in the long run and actually eat sustainable and healthy calories
Great I’m poor and barely been eating I never eat junk food always eat right even tho it’s very low because I can afford anything guess it’s all a waist now I’m just gonna gain wieght fuck life .
i have been dieting and excesising very gently in water and gained 10 kilos. im going to give up and just …………………….anyway it sucks
i lost 25kg and i stopped dieting and working out due an injury and now im up 5kg, hoping not to go up that much :X,
Weird I counted every calories and trained a lost a lot and got to size 0. If you don't count calories you gain weight
I’m 50 and I have yo-yo’d up to highest weight other than being 9 months pregnant. The restriction isn’t sustainable long term so then I gain it back plus some. Since starting intuitive eating not quite 2 weeks ago, I’m not weighing daily anymore but I do step in the scale maybe once a week. My weight has stabilized. I’m not gaining, and I’ve even seen my weight come down a couple pounds. I’m trusting the process that I will make peace with food and my body, and my body will naturally find its set point.
What exercise would you recommend if you want to gain cardiovascular fitness, gain muscle and heal a damaged metabolism?
P.S. wow your videos are so valuable . So grateful to have found your channel .
This is such a great video, Colleen, but the ad that played in the middle was for a diet. 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️