Can going off the pill (microgynon) cause weight gain?

Losing more than a pound or two a week is not healthy.

Fast weight loss is bad for two main reasons.

Lose weight fast and you will lose muscle

Firstly, if you lose weight quickly you lose muscle along

with fat. This is bad when it comes to weight loss.

Muscle burns more calories than fat. The more muscle you have the more calories you burn and

this applies to when you're not doing anything strenuous.

Losing muscle is therefore not a good idea.

Lose weight fast and you slow your metabolism

Secondly, if you lose weight too quickly your body will

slow down your metabolism.

When we skip meals or crash diet, our body is programmed to

think it's starving and slows down our metabolism to

conserve energy.

When cooking or baking, ditch the hand mixer and work with a wooden spoon instead.

Choose menu items that usually are grilled, baked, blackened, steamed, or broiled rather than fried or breaded.

Snack on high fibre, low starch carbs including healthy nuts and seeds, quinoa, barley and oats to cut back those pesky hunger pangs until finally dinnertime. It also stops an individual from attacking the biscuits.

Got nuts with nuts. Eating a handful of nuts will help you keep full. Try soaking them in water for a different texture.

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Keep healthier dessert options accessible so you have something to relish during office birthdays and some other celebrations.

remember these five essential smoothie ingredients frozen berries a banana skim milk a teaspoon of honey and a teaspoon of psyllium seed husks

got nuts with nuts eating a handful of nuts will help you stay full try soaking them in water for a different texture

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