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Personally I hate the word diet You are not 'going on a diet' and i will explain why and this is why most dieters fail at this first hurdle.
The concept of 'a diet' implies a temporary change that will work miracles - if we're only strong enough to stick to it. But what good is a temporary change in being over weight?
You don't really want to put all that weight on as soon as you stop this 'diet' do you .... of course not what you really want is something which lasts and then keeps the weight off for good.
But we have all been programmed for so long to believe in 'fad diets' that promised us quick, low-effort weight loss, if we just ate this one miracle food.
I still remember the Cabbage diet ( i always referred to this as the no friends diet ), the No-Carb diet and the Banana diet, among others.
Over and over throughout the last 40 years, diets that advocated eating by a strictly enforced menu have been proven ineffective, or worse, dangerous.
Even the ever popular Atkins diet for many people is too extreme not if they follow it properly i might add but most try and stay on the main Atkins diet and never get to the maintenance program for ongoing weight control.
By referring to going on a diet also implies that you will eventually go off your diet - whether you 'fall off' it, or return to 'normal eating'.
The secret to losing weight and keeping it off is to create a new eating plan that will BECOME your normal eating plan week in week out month on month.
And this is the place that most of the popular 'diets' fail before the first month.
Any diet that restricts your intake of ANY necessary nutrients too severely will ultimately fail you it just has too your body is not designed that way.
In order to lose weight and maintain your weight loss indefinitely, you need to teach yourself to eat a balanced diet in portions that your body needs and will thrive on.
I have listed for you a list of common diet mistakes that will undermine your attempts to lose weight make sure these don't catch you out.
* DON'T restrict your intake to less than 1000 calories a day, unless you are under the supervision of a doctor it is very rare even a doctor will recommend such action and even then it will be very carefully monitored and for short time.
Restricting your intake in this way can lead to serious health complications and also may lead to ilnesses such as anorexia, bulimia and other eating disorders.
Remember this is you remember nothing else SIZE ZERO IS NOT SEXY IT IS DANGEROUS!
Such restrictive eating will convince your body that it's starving and slow your metabolism so that it conserves your stores of food which is exactly the opposite of what youy are trying to achieve.
In other words - your body will kick into gear to hold onto your fat so you don't starve to death.
* DON'T cut out one or more entire food groups, including fats you can replace bad fats (Transfats and saturated fats with healthy fats mono and polu unsaturated fats).
Your body needs an adequate intake of all nutrients in order to stay healthy. In every food group there are 'good' and 'bad' choices for weight loss. Stick to the good ones if not sure read more on this blog, and you'll see your weight dropping without compromising your health at all.
* DON'T fast for extended periods without medical supervision. For the same reasons that you shouldn't restrict your intake of calories to less than 1000 a day, you shouldn't embark on a fast that lasts more than 48 hours without a doctor's supervision. There are some schools of thought that the body can survive for much longer and there is scientific evidence to back this up. But as a general rule no fasting without supervison.
I should be noted that when Muslims fast for Ramadan they go with out food and water during the hours of day light and don't go for any longer don't be tempted to over do things you could up seriously ill.
* DON'T purge. Purging, whether by emetics, diuretics, vomit-induction or laxatives robs your body of more than the nutrients that you're getting rid of. It's unsafe at any speed. You can end up with far worse problems than a few extra pounds.
These are all side effect of eating disorders and with the Size Zero trend being so popular in Hollywood and amongst celebrities it is no suprize that so many are suffers of such eating related problems
* DO see your doctor before starting a serious diet. He or she can recommend a visit to a nutritionist to help you design a common sense weight loss plan that will naturally evolve into a healthy eating style that will last a lifetime after all as I said at the start you don't want to just look good for few weeks do you?
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