Yo-yo dieting, also known as weight cycling, is the repeated pattern of dieting to lose weight, regaining the lost weight, and then dieting again. The pressure to be thin in a diet culture society triggers this endless dieting cycle.
Why Diets Don’t Work (and 6 Steps to Take Instead)
As intuitive eating dietitians, we’re here to set the record straight on why diets don’t work, why it’s not as simple as calories in vs. calories out, and what to do about instead.