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FADDIETS
Is it all too good to be true?
Whatdoesitallmean? Celebrityandpopularfaddietsthatpromisefastanddrasticweightlossresultsthroughliquidmeals,detoxoreliminatingwholefoodgroupsshouldbeavoided.Somefaddietsevenrecommendnoexercisewhichdemonstratesthelackoffuelthesedietsprovideforeverydayactivityletaloneathightrainingload.Faddietscanseemappealingbecausetheypromisefastresultsthroughaquickfixforsomethingthatmayordinarilyrequirealotoftimeandeffort.Oftenthenatureoffaddietsdoesnotpromoteaneatingpatternwhichissustainableinthelongterm.Initialweightlossmayhappenintheshortterm,largelyfrommuscleandfluidwhichwillslowdownmetabolism.Withoutmodifyinglifestyleandpasteatingbehavioursaddtothisaslowermetabolismandweightcancreepbackon.
Isitsustainable?Withanyneweatinghabitsyouwanttofindahappymediumbetweentargetingafewkeyareastomodifyandmanaginglife.Adietshouldn’tcontrolyouoryouractionssoifyouareeatinginawayyoufindisunnaturalordoesn’tmatchyoursocialsurroundsandyouarechangingyourbehaviororcircumstancestosuityourdietitmaynotbethebestdietplantosuityourneeds.Foodhabitsshouldsupportyourtraining,makeyoufeelhealthy,energeticandbeeasytomanagebecauseyouenjoyitandcanseethebenefitsfromdoingit,notbecauseyoufeelit’swhatyoushoulddo.
MixedmessagesandnegativemessagesAlotofdietscontradicteachotherinwhatyoushouldbedoing.Tryingtocombineallthedietmessagescanhaveyougoingaroundincirclesandstrugglingtoseeanyresults.Justbecauseawayofeatingsuitedoneperson,itdoesn’tmeanit’srightforeveryone!Ifyouareeatingsomethingthatyouaresupposedto‘ban’‘cutout’or‘eliminate’itdoesn’tmeanyouhaveabaddietoryouareunhealthy.Theirsuccesscancomefromthefactthereisjustlessfoodtochoosefrom.Thereareanumberofreasonsdifferentdietsmightseemtoworkoverothersbutultimatelytheycomedowntoeatinglessandmovingmoreandconsiderthebasicstohaveahealthy,balanceddiet. Lowcarbdiets AtkinsandtheZonedietwerethepioneersinlowcarb/highproteindiets.Nowitsbeingrevisitedthroughthehighfatlowcarbdietforweightloss.Turningthecommonconceptsofdietingonitshead,thepopularityofthesedietsislargelyduetothepotentialrapidweightlossseeninthefirstfewweeks.Impressiveshorttermresultsonthescalesarepredominatelyfromareductioninfluidaseachgramofcarbohydratestoresretains3to4gramsoffluid.Thisrateofweightlossisnotmaintainedandstudieshaveshownthatafter12monthstheweightlossresultsfromlowcarbdietsarenodifferentthanthoseachievedonasensiblereducedkilojouleeatingplan.Lowcarbdietsrestrictimportanthighnutrientfoodincludingwholegrains,fibre,fruitandstarchyvegetables.Italsorestrictsthepreferredfuelsourceforthebodyandbrain,andforpushingyourselfintraining.Verylowcarbdietscanhavesideeffectssuchasheadache,fatigue,moodswings,poorconcentrationandfocus,badbreath,dehydration,verylowenergylevelsand constipation,allofwhichwill
FADDIETS
haveanimpactonperformance.Insteadofcuttingcarbsoutcompletelyconsidermodifyingintaketosuittrainingtimesandifneedbereducewhenactivityisn’tashigh.
ConsiderthisfirstWithanysortofchange,youhavetowanttochangeandhavegoodreasonto.Ifthat’snottherenodietorbehaviormodificationwillbesuccessful,ifdietsaren’tworkingperhapsrevisitwhyyoureallywantedtogoonthedietinthefirstplacetoseeifthat’smatchingupwithwhatyouaredoing.Don’tforgetthebasics,dothemwellandconsistentlyandtherewillbeagreaterchanceoflongtermmodificationsandsuccess.Insteadofcuttingoutcertaintypesoffood,controlportionsizesandhavemealswithbalancedratiosofbothhighfibrecarbohydrateandleanproteinwithsomegoodfatsandanincreaseinnonstarchyvegetables.Thatwayyoucoverallthemajornutrientsthebodyneedstobehealthyandsatisfied.
Readthefineprint,therereallyisnomagicpill.Mostweightlossproductstillpromote–“inconjunctionwithabalanceddiet,limitedtake-awaysandalcoholandexerciseregularly.”
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