One of the worst things you can do to your body is go on a fad diet. The best ways to lose weight can be found in books on nutrition. I was on the yo-yo dieting merry-go-round for many years until I discovered that all my body really wanted was to be fed nutrients so it could do its job of burning fat. Fad diets set you up for yo-yo dieting.
Fad diets are easy to recognize because they have the following common characteristics:
1. Any diet that claims you'll lose more than two lbs. of fat a week is a fad diet. Your bathroom scale may show a bigger loss, but that will be water weight. Remember, slow and steady keeps the weight off.
2. Stay away from any diet program that has you severely restricting any of the food groups. Including all of the food groups in your diet plan is the one of the best ways to lose weight.
3. Fad diets neglect to include how to stay thin forever, because you can NOT remain on a fad diet without becoming ill, or doing damage to your body's system.
4. Any diet that rigidly restricts your daily calorie intake is dangerous. Very low- calorie diets will lower your metabolism - NOT raise it. Your body will think it needs to store fat instead of burn it.
5. You should be leery of any diet plan that tells you exercise is not necessary. Getting your body moving is one of the most important and best ways to lose weight. The only exception to this rule is if you are kick-starting your diet by fasting for more than two days before beginning a diet program. Then you must "ease" into an exercise program. Paying attention to these pointers on the best ways to lose weight will work for you if you commit to it.
6. Last, but by all means not least, fad diets usually do NOT provide a reminder to check with your doctor. Always let your doctor know that you are planning to begin a new diet program.
So, I repeat, "The best ways to lose weight can be found in books on nutrition." Read the labels on food packages. I am a huge fan of going organic. We must get the toxins out of our bodies. That means we need to give up the white menace, which is all foods that are white (including beige) and all processed foods. You can do this! It will take some time to get to know all of the wonderful benefits of eating whole, nutritious foods, but before you know it, you will have lost your weight and will be filled with energy.
Virginia Perl has amassed more than fifty years of hands-on weight loss experience. As she says, "If you want to lose weight, diets really do work! If you want to keep the weight off and never have to diet again, well that's another story. Diets - especially fad diets - are detrimental to keeping weight off." So what is Virginia's advice, after being on one diet or another her whole life? "Never go on a diet to begin with. Instead, change your eating habits. Give your body what it's begging for and what it needs so that your metabolism can do it's job."
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