As human beings we tend to use simple logic for a lot of things. People who are fat might blame their eating habits in the past and as a result try to make up for it by starving themselves. However what they don’t realize is that this habit is extremely unhealthy and not useful for sustained weight loss. Starvation will slow down your metabolism and cause it to store more fat. You may indeed see yourself losing weight but this is caused due to loss of muscle and not fat. You will regain the lost weight quickly when you start