Where once it might have been considered a fad, dieting has become a
staple of modern society. For many it is a way to a healthier lifestyle,
while for others it has become an obsession that can lead to more harm
than good. The problem is that many are looking for the perfect body
that they see in the movies or on TV and for most body types that just
isn't possible. Others are just looking for quick results, which is
impossible with just diet alone. If you are dieting to try to lose
weight, there are several ways you can go to get the results you want,
but you will have to be careful in choosing.
The Best is the One the You Can Actually Do
While
everyone wants you to join their particular dieting program and don't
necessarily agree with the other guy, most of them do agree on one
thing; the best diet for you is the one that you can actually stick to.
Even if someone develops the perfect dieting program that is
scientifically proven to work with no ill effects, if you can't stick
with it your weight will go nowhere.
Here is where you need to
start getting cautious. If you're using a particular program that you
just can't keep up with it can cause depression and might make you look
for an easy way out. This can either lead you to a not-so-healthy binge
eating session or falling for a quick diet program that is extreme and
unhealthy in its own right. Or worst of all, you can do both. The key is
to realize that even if that program was a good one, it just wasn't
enough for you psychologically. Don't give up; just keep looking for one
that better fits your lifestyle.
Don't Restrict Yourself
It
might sound a bit crazy, but you should eat the foods you like. One
thing that has been scientifically proven is that your body does not
think about a diet in the same way that you do. Once you start depriving
it of the calories it is used to getting, it sets off the starvation
alarms in your head, which tells the rest of the body to actually start
storing fat rather than getting rid of it. These alarms also lower the
leptin levels in your body, which help to regulate your appetite, making
you want to eat more. This means that even if you manage to finish your
diet, you will start eating twice what you were and put on even more
weight than you had within a few years.
Change Your Thinking from Diet to Lifestyle
Diet
has become an evil word in the past few years, because it has come to
symbolize a punishment that keeps you away from what you like for a
certain period of time. But a diet shouldn't be about giving things up,
it should be about finding ways to eat what you like only with healthier
ingredients that have fewer calories. If you can combine this with a
small regiment of exercise, you will be able to lose the weight you want
while keeping your body happy. And without all the cravings, you won't
really have a need to stop.
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