yo-yo dieting

noun

Etymology

Akin to a yo-yo, which alternates between upward and downward movement.

Definitions

  1. A series of failed diets that cause a person to lose and gain weight alternately.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for yo-yo dieting. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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