LINK: http://women.webmd.com/fad-diets
I was recently talking to a friend of mine who is one of those people that is perpetually trying to lose weight. She always likes to try the newest fad diet out there, but surprisingly enough, they never work. I looked up an article on fad diets and found out some interesting stuff about which kinds of diets to avoid and how they can affect you. The article said that diets that make you lose weight fast are not actually making you lose only fat; but water weight and muscle. Also, when you greatly restrict your diet and then gain the weight back, it is mostly just fat gained, not the muscle you may have lost. Fad diets are always in advertisements and trying to give people what they want in the typical American way: faster. It is alarming how many people will try a clearly unhealthy diet, and basically starve their bodies of essential nutrients, just to lose weight quickly. Another thing the article explained is that another reason fad diets don't work is that they may help you lose weight, but they don't teach how to eat better. Consequently, the majority of those on the diets gain the weight back, usually much faster than they lost it. It seems like every fad diet I have ever seen can fit into the guidelines to avoid in the article. People are always trying to find a quicker, easier way to lose weight for good, but in reality the only way to lose weight and keep it off is to make a lifestyle change.
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I just want to say thank you. I couldn’t agree with this article more, it is asinine and goes against all logic to think you can lose weight quickly without the aid of surgery. The fact is that people know what they should be eating and they choose not to, therefore can they really blame anyone but themselves when they have a heart attack and incur huge hospital bills? I finally got my parents to let me change their eating habits, but I’ve already discussed that in a previous blog post. People need to stop subscribing so much to their emotions when it comes to food and do what’s right. You can eat well without sacrificing flavor, it can be done, go to Border’s sit down and read a healthy cook book, take notes until they kick you out for not buying it, or go to the library. Less red meat, cut the carbs in half replace with veggies, no bread with dinner, eat before 6p.m. and no snacking it’s simple, when you snack do so on low fat or no fat items. Eating healthy is not expensive, slowly reduce the portion sizes. I had my parent’s grocery bill down from $120 a week down to $70 because I was buying less sweets and junk food and replacing them with fruit and vegetables. Lazy, people are just lazy, hence the quick fix mentality. People need to realize that these quick weight loss programs are scams to get your money, which is more costly than actually eating right. But this is my opinion, supported with logic.
ReplyDeletePeople turn to these fad diets because they want to make a change in their lives. The problem is they just don't know how to do it properly. These people are not lazy people because they are at least trying something to lose weight. I think people know in general that a healthy diet and exercise are the key to losing weight but, people don't know what exactly a healthy diet is. The school system doesn't normally teach children how to eat. And their parents don't know because they are the ones trying the fad diets. Plus I feel like the general public doesn’t know ways to make healthy food more interesting and flavorful to eat. I understand why people turn to fad diets.
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