Weight Loss Blog

When do you want to use a Fad Diet or Fast Weight Loss Diet?

Since this type of Diet provides a quick weight loss, the only reason to use it is when you need to lose a few extra pounds for a special occasion. If you buy that special dress for a big event and a month later you find it is a little too snug, go on a Fad Diet. Since the purpose is to fit into the dress for the special event and not a long range goal. To lose any weight on a permanent basis you need to use a method that will keep the weight off while staying Healthy.

Why do Fad Diets work?

Most Quick Weight Loss Diets limit the amount of carbohydrates taken into the body. The carbohydrates supply the body with glycogen which store water. When the body loses the glycogen, the water is also lost which you see as weight loss. You should notice that you void (pee) alot when you are on a Fad Diet. It is not due to your body flushing out waste or toxics from your system: it is your body losing water.

You will also start to have a thirst which is the body message that it needs water.

Some facts about water and the human body:

60% of the human body is water

70% of the brain is composed of water

83% of human blood is water you need to replace 2.4 liters of water daily

This is the reason for the rule of three days without water while you can go much longer without food. Drinking water helps the body to function efficiently.

As soon as you stop the Diet and start to eat carbohydrates the body will store water and you will gain back the weight quickly. This is what causes the yo-yo affect of Fad Diets. The problems is that you usually gain back more weight than you lost.

Fad Diets can cause unforeseen Health Problems if used frequently and over a long period of time. Losing weight is a time commitment not a quick fix job. It took time to gain the weight take time to loss it with a proper balanced Diet, exercise and water, not some Quick Weight Loss Diets so you avoid Health Problems later.

In todays’ face pace work environment, you are
overloaded with work. It seems there isn’t enough
time to do everything, so it is easy to set things
aside. Many people do just that by skipping eating
time. When they finally grab a few minutes to eat,
the food is just "shoveled in" and "gulped down".

Even worse, they try to eat while finishing that
overdue report, ending up with a bad report and
not eating all the food. A short time later when
the upset stomach is felt, they take a "relief pill".
How can you avoid this from happening to you?

Take time to eat!

You need to have food. Empty stomaches do not
provide nutrients for energy or normal body
functions. Your thinking becomes clouded and you
can’t perform at your best level. If you must
postpone eating, try drinking a glass of water. The
water will stop the hunger pains for a short time
and give the added benefit of helping to cleanse
the system.

The best thing to do is take time to eat, not just
to "shovel food" into your mouth.

Try to leave your desk or area of work so your
mind can get a needed rest. Eat slow and chew
your food. The digestion process starts in the
mouth with food being broken down and enzymes
mixing with food. The benefits will be a clearer mind,
and a happier stomach.

You don’t think a car would run without any gas in
the tank, why do you think you can function without
nourishment in your system?

To perform at your best level you need to take time
to eat. By taking time to eat you will Lose Weight
the natural way.

As a child our believes are influenced by what our
parents tell us. Eating habits are learn at a young
age, such as it is wrong to leave food on your plate.
When you grow older, you don’t leave food on your
plate because you believe it is wrong if you do.

Since children usually eat smaller amounts of
food at one time, many parents worry about
their child getting sufficient amount of food.
The child is told "eat all your food, there
are kids who don’t have anything to eat".

This leads to a guilt feeling in the child and he
eats all the food placed on the plate.

When you get older, you still have this
subconscious belief. You become full before
you eat all your food, but your old believe of
not eating all the food makes you feel guilty so
you finish eating the food.

You need to realize that this belief may have been
valid when you where young but not now. It is not
good for your health because that little extra food
that you take in will add more weight over a
period of time.

If you can’t break the habit mentally, try one of
the following tricks:

Fill up your plate only once, don’t get seconds.

Use a smaller plate to limit the amount of each
food, thus you can have all the food but in
smaller amounts.

Parents try to instill good eating habits in their
children. But what you learn as a child may not
be the best for you when you get older. Leaving
food on your plate may be a healthy choice to
overeating to clean your plate.