This reflex is still at work in modern women. When they go on a weight loss diet, serotonin levels fall, and this reflex forces women into abnormal behaviors designed to maximize their weight and sustain their ability to act as the food source for their babies.

Here is how the starvation response works in modern times. When women start a diet she expects to experience some fatigue, food craving, and mental discomfort. She probably considers these problems an inevitable price to pay for a slim body. However, these problems intensify as she continues to deplete her serotonin.

After a few weeks or a few months, the serotonin problem becomes intolerable. The dieter falls into a minor depression. Food craving become obsessive, so she gives in and cheats on her diet. This immediately elevates her serotonin, making her mind more peaceful and content. Thus, she is rewarded for overeating. So she cheats on her diet again. The cycle of cheating and reward continue until she has totally abandoned her diet and regained her lost weight.

She decides to favor her mental health over losing weight. Of course, when a woman cheats on her diet does not say, “I am going to feed my serotonin by eating these fattening foods.” She instinctively knows those foods make her feel better. Never does she realize that an ancient reflex has ensured her.

The starvation response forces a dieting woman to alternate between losing weight and having serotonin levels. Because the starvation response is unleashed by weight loss, it vanishes when a woman starts overeating. This is why woman have been forced to choose between losing weight while suffering from low serotonin or giving up dieting and feeding their serotonin needs.

Unfortunately, modern women are fighting a battle with an opponent so powerful it insured the continuation of the human species. No wonder it’s such a struggle to lose weight! This is why over 98 percent of all diets fail.

We hope this help women lighten up and stop being so hard on themselves. Until they take care of their special needs there is a no way woman can easily lose weight. It’s not just matter self control and discipline.

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