Is Reverse Dieting the Key to Weight Maintenance?
The buzzy strategy should be pursued with eyes wide open.
By Anna Medaris Miller, Staff Writer | Aug. 21, 2017, at 3:52 p.m.
Every spring, Jim White and his colleagues get in the best shape of their lives. They commit to strict eating plans and carefully crafted exercise regimens with one goal in mind: the company's annual June photo shoot. "It's a big goal for us every year," says White, a registered dietitian and owner of Jim White Fitness & Nutrition Studios throughout Virginia.
But once the camera snaps its last shot, the restriction reins come off. After the first year's shoot, White says, a lot of the trainers binge ate and put on 10 to 15 pounds in a single month. "They were really discouraged," he says.
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