India, Feb. 3 -- Are you feeling off after starting a new diet? Beginning a new eating plan is motivating, especially as you aspire to hit your fitness goals. But this listless energy can act as a drawback, making even simple tasks feel exhausting, putting a damper on your enthusiasm. This also increases doubts if the diet is working at all, with the potential of giving it up entirely.

HT Lifestyle spoke to Dr Vijay Negalur, HOD - diabetology at KIMS Hospitals, Thane, who revealed the reasons why you may feel low after embarking on a new diet, and whether it is normal.

The diabetologist assured that it is a fairly common experience, especially during the initial phase of calorie restriction."Yes, this is common in the early days of diet...