Every year Americans invest billions of dollars in weight loss diets and gimmicks, many of which yield few results. However, the lure of quick, easy weight loss is hard to resist. Despite ineffective tools, most hopeful consumers are willing to give the next weight loss fad a chance. If you're planning to start a new diet, it is important to remember the following information.
Food-specific diets: Have you ever tried the cabbage diet or the fruit-only diet? These are just a couple of examples of diets that promote one "specific" food that causes weight loss. No matter how much you think you'll enjoy ice cream at every meal, inevitably you will get bored with eating the same food repeatedly. As a result, you'll eat less food than needed to maintain your weight. This type of diet will not teach you healthier eating habits or provide a balance of nutrients, and consequently is not effective for long-term weight loss.
High-protein, low-carbohydrate diets: One of the most recent trends in dieting, these diets are based on the concept that carbohydrates are "bad" and that everyone has some degree of insulin resistance, resulting in poor carbohydrate metabolism. Many proponents of these diets suggest that including carbohydrates in your diet will cause weight gain. The reality, though, is that eating more calories (whether as carbohydrate, fats, or protein) than you burn will cause weight gain.
High-fiber, low-calorie diets: Fiber-rich foods play an important role in a healthy diet. They are a helpful ingredient of weight loss efforts because they provide bulk to the diet, which helps you feel fuller sooner. Be careful, though: if you plan to increase the fiber in your diet, be sure to increase your fluid intake at the same time or you may experience cramping, bloating, and constipation. High-fiber diets will help with weight loss only if you restrict calories in conjunction with addition of extra grains, fruits and vegetables.
Liquid diets: Consumers face a couple of different liquid diet options. Your local grocery store and pharmacy sell over-the-counter liquid meal replacements, which can be expensive and frequently add extra calories to daily consumption if not managed carefully. On the other hand are liquid diets that require medical supervision. These diets are usually very low in calories and may result in metabolic abnormalities if dieters are not carefully monitored. Neither type of liquid diet should be used for long-term weight loss unless monitored by a health care professional. Radically changing your caloric intake in this way will not result in long-term behavior modification and healthy eating patterns.
Fasting: As a way to cleanse the body or jump-start a weight-loss program, fasting has been recommended for years. However, all that fasting really does is deprive your body of nutrients and decrease your energy, leaving you feeling weak and lightheaded. If the right nutrients are not available for your cells to use as energy, your liver will convert fat stores to ketones for use as energy (ketosis). Long-term ketosis can be harmful to your health.
No fad diet or gimmick will work magic for safe and effective weight loss. The following are some suggestions for ensuring a long-term healthy eating plan and getting your weight loss efforts off to an encouraging start:
Eat a variety of foods. Remember, a balanced diet will ensure that you get all necessary nutrients.
Get some physical activity every day. Calories in must be less than calories out to ensure successful weight loss. To keep "calories out" at a healthful level, make you get at least 30 minutes of physical activity every day.
Include sources of fiber in your diet. They will add bulk and give you a feeling of fullness.
Choose a diet low in fats, saturated fats, and cholesterol. You do need to consume some fat for good health. Aim for no more than 30 percent of your total calories as fat calories, of which no more than 10 percent should be saturated fat calories.
Choose foods moderate in sugars. Foods that are high in simple sugars usually offer little nutritional value and will add unwanted calories.
2006-12-20 04:32:22
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answered by Sunflower 6
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There is no magic pill on the market, they all have to be used with a low calorie diet and exercise program. Most of them just give you increased energy so you can work out harder and longer hence take the weight off. There are others like Hoodia that decrease your appetite.
But there is not a pill that you can just take and lose weight.
2006-12-17 05:22:00
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answered by TritanBear 6
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2006-12-17 07:32:14
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answered by Brittney 2
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Yes and No None of them seem to make you lose abundant weight in and of itself but they may aid in weight loss aka you eat correctly and exercise. I also believe that you need to feed your body the proper nutrients. Balance complete is an awsome drink to help with nutrients and the digestive cleanse is a great way to start it off.
2006-12-17 06:50:27
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answered by Mary K 2
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carry a cooler stocked with three bottles of water a six pack four pb js two oranges a bag of tortilla chips and 12 servings of cool cucumber salsa go to womenshealthmag allrecipes com for the recipe for 22 minutes
2016-03-17 23:56:06
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answered by ? 3
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oats are your friends eating a cup of oatmeal in the morning will prevent you from gorging in the afternoon
2017-04-01 14:24:53
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answered by Harold 3
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get casual for 4 days a study shows that people take 491 more steps and burn 25 more calories on days they wear jeans to work
2016-03-03 01:36:03
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answered by ? 3
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Most of them are gimmicks. Diet and exercise is the way to go!
2006-12-17 05:14:36
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answered by Michelle D 3
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Don t take rest more than 30 seconds between exercises
2016-08-13 16:54:21
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answered by Colin 3
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land in the taupo volcanic zone and climb 26 percent of the way up in 18 minutes
2016-03-29 02:51:16
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answered by ? 3
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