India, June 16 -- If you're eating less, staying in a calorie deficit, and exercising regularly but the weighing scale still refuses to budge - or worse, seems to be moving in the opposite direction - the problem may not be a lack of effort. In fact, restricting your calories too aggressively can sometimes work against your weight loss goals. Extreme dieting may leave your body deprived of energy, triggering changes in hunger, metabolism, and daily activity levels that can make losing weight harder and gaining it easier.

Chennai-based fitness coach with 18 years of experience, Raj Ganpath - founder of the Slow Burn Method, co-founder and head coach at Quad Fitness, and author of Simple, Not Easy - is breaking down why excessive undereati...