Why Diets Do Not Work

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How Come Diets Do Not Work?

It is a failry well known fact that diets do not work, you may lose the weight but is it healthy weight loss? Was it body fat or healthy muscle that you lost? And how fast did it take to put it ALL back on again and then some?

So why is this?

Diets are not balanced.

They recommend foods that stimulate the wrong hormonal reaction to burn fat and lose weight.

Diets are not personalized.

They use a one-size-fits-all concept, which fails to take into account your own specific requirements.

Diets are not easy.

They are far to restrictive and difficult to follow, and certainly are not something you can employ for a lifetime

The Different Types Of Diets On The Market

And Why They DO NOT Work!

1) High Protein Diets:

Restrict intake of carbohydrates.

Numerous side effects:

Causes ketosis, which causes lean muscle loss, which in turn slows your metabolism causing your body to burn fewer calories and less fat.

Headaches, dizziness, fatigue, low blood sugar, muscle wasting, nausea, body odor, and bad breath.

Long-term results are dismal.

Excessive protein and fat calories can stimulate the storage of fat.

2) Low Fat/High Carbohydrate Diets:

Restricts eating adequate amounts of healthy protein & fat, which leads too muscle mass loss, which in turn slows down your metabolism resulting in fewer calories and fat being burnt.

Far too high in carbohydrates, which spikes blood sugar levels and elevates the fat storing hormone insulin, which prevents you from burning fat efficiently

High carbohydrate diets are deficient in essential fats, which leaves you feeling hungry all the time.

3) Low Calorie Diets:

Low calorie diets have been proven not to work and should only be done under medical supervision as their side effects can be severe.

Low in essential fats, which help you stay healthy and help with the fat burning process.

Far too low in quality protein, causing muscle breakdown, amino acid deficiencies, and slower metabolism (body burns less fat).

Restricts intake of carbohydrates, causing ketosis, which results in dehydration, lean body tissue loss, bad breath and body odor.

When you return to eating a mixed diet, dramatic fluid retention, swelling & rapid weight gain occurs.

4) Diet Patches, Herbal Pills, & Diet Pills:

Highly addictive with potentially serious side effects.

Muscle loss in your arms, legs and more importantly your heart.

Can affect the heart and central nervous system

Loaded with stimulants and appetite suppressants that reduce hunger resulting in your body thinking it is starving and thus starts storing fat. Any resulting weight loss is muscle and water weight with very little fat loss.

So What Does Work?

If you require assitance with your weight loss then you require a program that is not a diet, but a balanced nutritional program, that you can adopt as a lifestyle

Well Balanced Program

To provide a well-balanced program, the foods you eat must contain all of the essential nutrients in the amounts appropriate for good health.

Essential nutrients are those that your body cannot make and must obtain from an outside source.

Carbohydrates provide the glucose for your brain, energy for your body and they prevent ketosis.

Protein provides amino acids needed to build and repair body proteins.

Fat supplies the fatty acids critical for blood sugar control, appetite suppression, and hormone production.

Vitamins and minerals are critical for proper body function.

Water is an essential nutrient that brings nourishment to your body and waste away.

Adopt As A Lifestyle

In order to lose your weight and keep it off anything you do must be centered around a permanent lifestyle change and not a temporary fix.

Most of the programs on the market are just that, they will help you lose weight, most times in an unhealthy fashion, however once you go off of their program, wham-o the weight comes on fast and in most cases you end up putting on a ton more.

The key is to find a program that has you losing weight at a healthy rate, while at the same time allowing you to enjoy life by providing great tasting meals that are filling, and also by allowing you to part take in the enjoyments of life from time to time, while at the same time teaching you how to maintain this lifestyle.

Anything less is simply a waste of time!

See The Only Program I Recommend

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