The Essential Guide to Reverse Dieting

During periods of restriction or low calorie intake, a process called ‘Adaptive Thermogenesis’ occurs in the body. This is how your body responds to calorie restriction over time by slowing your metabolism to conserve energy. A reverse diet is a process that involves slowly and strategically increasing your calorie intake to restore your body’s metabolism. Reverse dieting aims to restore metabolic rates in order to minimise fat gain while increasing calorie intake back to maintenance calories.

Why should we Reverse Diet?

Its main function is to fix your body’s adaptation to a low calorie intake. Doing this will then allow you to lose fat at a much higher calorie intake than ever before. It will help you to understand how it feels to correctly fuel your body and, in turn, help to improve/enhance your relationship with food.

Who should Reverse Diet?

A reverse diet can be useful for a range of individuals including: Individuals who have completed a fat loss phase (a cutting phase), individuals who are under-eating, individuals who already have a low body fat percentage and individuals who have been in a deficit and are no longer seeing progress with lowering their calories.