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Why Fad Diets Don’t Work!
For more than 20 years the media has bombarded us
with a perpetual diet craze. An avalanche of fad diets
are announced one after another as breaking news while
producing zero true results. Sure, you may lose
5, 10 or even 20 pounds on a fad diet...but you'll gain
it all back and then some. How can I be so confident
that your results will be short lived? It's actually
a simple concept, and once you understand it you will
be forever saved from the tortures of yo-yo dieting.
Fad diets saddle you with unreasonable calorie restrictions
and some even cut out entire food groups just to produce
that short lived drop in weight - a process that is
actually harmful to your health. The fad diets also
ignore one major component to shaping up: exercise.
Most fad diets operate on one age old premise: cut
calories, cut calories, cut calories. By restricting
the type and amount of food consumed the fad dieter
usually sees an immediate drop in weight. If only it
stopped there... But it doesn't stop there. Life
continues, and the fad dieter returns to their pre-diet
eating habits - with one major difference in their body
due to the sudden drop in pounds. Their calorie requirements
have gotten smaller.
In practical terms this means that the dieter will
begin gaining weight even though they are eating their
normal pre-diet portions. And since exercise hasn't
become a part of their routine, the unneeded calories
will result in pounds gained. So what's a dieter to
do? Find a brand new diet to follow - right? Wrong.
There is a way to drop pounds and firm your body, but
you won't read about it in the next diet book or hear
it on the news.
The solution to your fad dieting nightmare is a lifestyle
change.
What is a lifestyle change? To change your lifestyle
means to replace unhealthy habits with healthy ones,
and to do so consistently. It isn't something you do
for a week or two, only to revert back your old ways
- a lifestyle change redefines who you are.
Changing your lifestyle from one that is unhealthy
to one that is healthy will be the best thing that you
ever do for yourself. Trust me, I help people like you
make this change every day with amazing results.
Fact: The shape of your body is the direct result
of your current lifestyle.
So how do I change my lifestyle? That is a great question,
and the answer is actually easier than you might think.
Most people who are unhappy with their bodies are really
only holding on to a few bad habits. Once these destructive
habits are identified and then replaced with healthy
habits their body naturally transforms from one that
they loathe to one that they are proud of.
In other words, to get the body that you want simply
determine your unhealthy habits and replace them with
healthy ones.
Here are the most prevalent unhealthy habits:
* The habit of inactivity.
Failing to exercise on a consistent basis is one of
the most destructive obstacles for your health and figure.
(The key word here is consistent. If you aren't exercising
at least 3-4 times each week then you own this habit.)
* The habit of overeating.
Consuming calories in excess of your daily caloric needs
is one of the main reasons that more adults are overweight
today than ever before.
* The habit of empty calories.
Filling your diet with foods that hold little to no
nutritional value is a great way to expand your waist.
(Hint: if a food item is made up of mainly sugar and/or
fat consider it 'empty' calories.)
Author: Machelle Lee
Machelle Lee owns and operates The Invisible Gym in
Santa Cruz, CA. Her mission is to inspire people to
become physically active and enjoy the benefits of a
balanced, healthy lifestyle. For more information and
questions you can visit her website. http://www.the-invisible-gym.com/
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