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The Secrets of Sound Nutrition
Diets dont work, because they are not a way of living. In
fact, the word 'diet' should be replaced with 'nutrition',
which is a healthy way of eating.
All diets are temporary, passing fads. A healthy nutrition
plan is something you can live with day after day. It's an
approach to eating which involves healthy food, and
occasional cheating.
If you don't cheat once in a while, you will end up
cheating all the time. Therefore, cheating is a part of a
healthy diet! Let's take a close look at several features
of 'diet plans' and play the devils advocate. The drawbacks
of a ‘strict diet' to lose weight are:
(a) Diets require that you eat a certain way, with typical
restrictions. Unless a diet is well-planned, it may
emphasize too much of one nutrient at the expense of
another . For example, a high protein diet is, as the name
suggests, high in protein and fat. By default, this means
that it's hard to get a satisfactory supply of complex
carbohydrates and essential vitamins and minerals with such
a diet. Although some updated diet plans attempt to correct
this imbalance with healthy choices, the million dollar
question is:- Can you stick with that plan for the rest of
your life? Research has shown that individuals who go on a
strict diet tend to give up at some point. If they revert
back to old (generally unhealthy) eating habits, they not
only gain the weight back, but put on some more weight!
This leads to a vicious ‘yo-yo' affect in which he/she goes
on yet another diet, and fails to lose weight. The only
think one ends up losing is hope, motivation and knowledge
about the right foods/habits to get on the right track.
Moral of the story - a healthy nutrition plan has no
restrictions and allows you to eat a little of everything.
(b) Many diets require some degree of starvation. Starving
is a surefire way to slow down your metabolism and gain
weight in the long run! If you don't eat enough, your
metabolism shuts down so your body gets used to eating
little calories. Your body develops a tendency to store
fat, instead of lose it.
Moral of the story - a healthy nutirition plan does not
involve starvation and also allows you to cheat
occasionally!
(c) A diet can be an ordeal to sustain for many people. It
can affect your social life (you can't eat what your
friends are eating), your state of mind and even your
health. Any food restriction in diets (and if you find a
best diet to lose weight, you can bet it involves some type
of restriction) can be harmful because the body does not
obtain a sufficient variety of nutrients. Also, if you give
up on the diet, you not only regain the weight, but tend to
'binge' on the foods you missed and may even become worse
in your eating habits!
A healthy eating plan is not hard to sustain, because it is
a way of life.
The best way to find a diet that works for you is to
experiment. Enjoy the foods you like in moderation. Only
indulge if you really have to, and reduce the instances of
'cheating'. I have. Try and get a diet plan and use it as a
benchmark for what you can, and cannot eat. Read food
labels and try and shop as healthy as you can.
In summary, the best diet to lose weight is healthy,
something you can live with, and from which you can deviate
once in a while. Good luck!
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loss and equipment, visit
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Diets dont work, because they are not a way of living. In
fact, the word 'diet' should be replaced with 'nutrition',
which is a healthy way of eating.
All diets are temporary, passing fads. A healthy nutrition
plan is something you can live with day after day. It's an
approach to eating which involves healthy food, and
occasional cheating.
If you don't cheat once in a while, you will end up
cheating all the time. Therefore, cheating is a part of a
healthy diet! Let's take a close look at several features
of 'diet plans' and play the devils advocate. The drawbacks
of a ‘strict diet' to lose weight are:
(a) Diets require that you eat a certain way, with typical
restrictions. Unless a diet is well-planned, it may
emphasize too much of one nutrient at the expense of
another . For example, a high protein diet is, as the name
suggests, high in protein and fat. By default, this means
that it's hard to get a satisfactory supply of complex
carbohydrates and essential vitamins and minerals with such
a diet. Although some updated diet plans attempt to correct
this imbalance with healthy choices, the million dollar
question is:- Can you stick with that plan for the rest of
your life? Research has shown that individuals who go on a
strict diet tend to give up at some point. If they revert
back to old (generally unhealthy) eating habits, they not
only gain the weight back, but put on some more weight!
This leads to a vicious ‘yo-yo' affect in which he/she goes
on yet another diet, and fails to lose weight. The only
think one ends up losing is hope, motivation and knowledge
about the right foods/habits to get on the right track.
Moral of the story - a healthy nutrition plan has no
restrictions and allows you to eat a little of everything.
(b) Many diets require some degree of starvation. Starving
is a surefire way to slow down your metabolism and gain
weight in the long run! If you don't eat enough, your
metabolism shuts down so your body gets used to eating
little calories. Your body develops a tendency to store
fat, instead of lose it.
Moral of the story - a healthy nutirition plan does not
involve starvation and also allows you to cheat
occasionally!
(c) A diet can be an ordeal to sustain for many people. It
can affect your social life (you can't eat what your
friends are eating), your state of mind and even your
health. Any food restriction in diets (and if you find a
best diet to lose weight, you can bet it involves some type
of restriction) can be harmful because the body does not
obtain a sufficient variety of nutrients. Also, if you give
up on the diet, you not only regain the weight, but tend to
'binge' on the foods you missed and may even become worse
in your eating habits!
A healthy eating plan is not hard to sustain, because it is
a way of life.
The best way to find a diet that works for you is to
experiment. Enjoy the foods you like in moderation. Only
indulge if you really have to, and reduce the instances of
'cheating'. I have. Try and get a diet plan and use it as a
benchmark for what you can, and cannot eat. Read food
labels and try and shop as healthy as you can.
In summary, the best diet to lose weight is healthy,
something you can live with, and from which you can deviate
once in a while. Good luck!
----------------------------------------------------
Did you like this article? To learn about exercise, weight
loss and equipment, visit
http://www.best-weight-loss-programs.net/ and
http://www.guide-to-exercise-equipment.com/