Diet Programs - Which One Should I Choose?
Diet programs you will find that there are so many programs on the
market today that it is easy to become confused, lost and bewildered.
Your friends or family may suggest certain diets or regimes that have
worked for them, but be aware they may not work for you. But which one
should I choose?
In this world where we are obsessed with our
weight and our looks, we are constantly reminded in the media, in the
press, and on the television in fact everywhere we go. That our body
mass and body weight is too much and that if we were slimmer we would be
happier with ourselves and possibly more successful. It all has an
impact on our confidence, our personality and our lifestyle, but what
are the right diet programs for you.
Surfing the Internet you can
see there are so many Diet programs and regimes. For example there is
the Atkins diet, the Cambridge diet, there are diet pills, and balanced
diets, three-day diets, detox diets, soup diets, cabbage diets, diet
recipes, cholesterol diets, juice diets, grapefruit diets, pregnancy
diets, dessert diets, convenient diets, and even diet Coke. Hey, there
is just too much to choose from. But which one do I select and which
one do I choose? You can spend hours and days searching for the ideal
diet plan only to find out it is not the right one for you. Ninety five
percent of all people that start a diet will restart with different
diet looking for the "right one " for them. So obviously the first diet
did not work long term. It is a phase, it is something people are
prepared to have a go at and see if they get any results, and if it does
not work they move on.
Every dieter needs to educate him or
herself first and foremost about what a Diet programs are how what one
will work for them. You need to set your parameters and get your
guidelines organized.
1) You need to say to yourself first, how much weight does I want to lose.
2) In what time span do I want to lose this weight?
3) Where do I want to lose the weight from?
4) Will it affect my lifestyle and will it affect my relationships with people sharing with me the experience of a diet plan.
Once you sorted out your guidelines of what you are looking for, you need to sort out what types of plans are out there.
There
are starvation diets; which if you reduce drastically your intake of
food over a short period of time you will lose weight but will put back
on as soon as you stop that diet plan. Usually on a starvation diet;
you are not working at the fat content. You are actually working on the
water retention within the muscles. So you loose muscle bulk and
strength which shows up on the scales as a lose in weight. But this is
not fat lose only water weight.
Other Diet programs tell you to
reduce your calorie intake. Sounds straightforward? Everyone thinks
calories are the answer, but by reducing your calorie intake, your body
will adapt so the effects would be if you reduced you calorie intake by a
thousand calories a week, your body will get used to having a thousand
calories less and once burned those any excess calories are self
defeating. You are not burning the calories you thought you might have
had. Your body is adapting to fewer calories. Result, you don't lose
weight. But reach a weight plateau from which you will not be able to
any further.
More plans include the Atkins diet or the Ornish diet
created by a heart surgeon and cardiologist. The Atkins diet was
introduced to reduce weight rapidly in obese people or overweight people
before heart surgery. Yes it works. But again, the plan would mean
eating certain meats or certain food groups and cutting out others.
Interesting enough, you can eat plenty of one kind of food like meat,
but you won't be able to find the extra supplements and vitamins of a
normal balanced diet and will have to take supplements instead to boast
your vitamins.
Cabbage soup diet does work. Dieters mainly stick
to a water based diet of soups and fruit to reduce weight. The side
effects may be headaches as your body detoxifies taking out the toxins
and wastes that has been left in your body and had not been able to
flush out. The water based diet takes out those toxins making you feel
healthier increasing the awareness of your taste buds once you finish
your diet. Your food cravings will reduce, but it does have side
effects such as headaches. It is not recommended for any period of time
more than seven days. It is only for a quick fix route to losing
weight especially for those occasions such as your first date or a
wedding occasion.
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