yo-yo dieting
Repeated loss, regain
Yo-yo dieting is the pattern of repeatedly losing weight and regaining it, often through cycles of strict dieting followed by a return to old eating habits.
The term evokes the up-and-down motion of the toy.
Also called weight cycling: After years of yo-yo dieting, she gave up on fad diets entirely.
- piling onExcessive group criticism
- before and afterStates flanking a change
- binge eaterOne who overindulges compulsively
- emotional eatingConsuming food for solace
- stress eatingConsuming food for emotional relief
quick fix · cheat day · clean eating · hormonal imbalance · appetite control · portion control · weight cycling · calorie restriction · eating disorders · all or nothing · overeating · disordered eating · bulimic · scarf and barf · obesity · insulin resistance · bulimia nervosa · nutrient deficiencies
- dietingcalorie counting, portion control, calorie tracker, calories, carb counting
- weight lossexercise program, weight loss, calories, gastric sleeve, calorie deficit
- dietsvegan, ketogenic, vegetarian, keto, paleo
- eating habitsvegetarian, vegan, omnivore, carnivore, pescatarian
- body disordersobesity, overweight, underweight, malnutrition, anorexia
- eating disordersanorexia, bulimia, anorexia nervosa, binge eating, bulimia nervosa
yo-yo dietingintuitive eating
Diet-free body-responsive eating
balanced diet · mindful eating · body acceptance · body neutrality
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