Reverse Diet

It can be very challenging to maintain a low calorie diet long-term. In order to minimize weight gain after a long period of dieting, calories can be gradually raised back to a more sustainable level. When someone has spent a long period of time on a low calorie diet, their metabolic rate will have declined. Slow, controlled calorie increase can be used to both minimize fat gain and increase energy output. 

If someone has reached their weight loss goal, recently competed in a physique contest, or has spent months/years “yo-yo” dieting, a reverse diet can be very beneficial to be able to maintain weight loss while consuming an increasingly greater amount of food. Reverse dieting requires patience and self-discipline in the short-term in order to maximize long term results.