7 Pitfalls Of Extreme Caloric Restriction To Tone Arms

Many women want to tone arms. And they want to tone them NOW, not later. After all, we do live in a society that expects rapid results. We are busier than ever and simply don’t have the time to wait around for things to happen.

Unfortunately, said women are willing to go to extremes to get their pair of toned arms ASAP. What extremes? Drastic caloric restriction. And here are 7 reasons why you should not deprive yourself of food to tone arms:

1. Malnutrition. Many women who eat an EXCESS of calories are malnourished because their food lacks nutrient density. Put yourself in a massive deficit of calories and your risk for malnourishment is even higher.

2. Brittle bones. Bone density is a very important thing for female health. As we age, our bone density can be compromised because of cyclical levels of estrogen output. And restricting calories too much to get rid of arm fat, can reduce bone density.

3. Muscle loss. Muscle mass will be your best friend for getting rid of that arm jiggle. Now we’re not talking about bodybuilder levels of muscle here! Nonetheless, massive drops in caloric intake will produce massive reductions in lean muscle tissue.

4. No more hormones. Arm-fat burning hormones are powerful, very powerful. There’s a reason why so many professional athletes take heavy doses of hormones: because they work. And if you cut out too many calories, your body’s NATURAL hormonal output will shutdown.

5. Reduced immune response. Nobody likes to get sick. Getting sick will set back your flabby arms mission by many steps. And rest assured that if you cut calories too much, you’ll get sick very often.

6. Decreased fertility. Ever hear how gymnasts regularly lose their period? That’s because they eat so few calories to make their weight class. Tons of exercise with minimal caloric intake shuts down the female reproductive system.

7. Risk of depression. Your body and mind needs calories and carbs to make serotonin, the main feel-good hormone. Study after study have shown that restrictive diets increase the frequency of depression. Simply cut out all carbs for one day and see how cranky you’ll get!

In my opinion, extreme caloric restriction is not worth it. Even if you do lose a lot of arm fat, it’s most likely to come back once you start eating normal again. This has happened to me multiple times in the past! A far better (and sustainable) approach to tone arms is to follow a balanced diet so that your body doesn’t shut down.

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