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Monday, 9 September 2013

Helpful Information About Diet Plans

By Ron Stucky


There are definitely plenty of weight loss programs available, such as books, websites, etc., of course they all figure their plan is the most effective. The bottom line is eventually picking a diet and following through with it. This requires restraint and focus, and the desire to do what's needed to proceed. To aid you in choosing an appropriate weight loss program, we'll cover these issues later on.

Some of the best known diets are low carb, high protein, like the Atkins diet. These diets state that carbohydrates are the main reason you gain weight and that eating more lean protein helps you burn fat more efficiently. Eating only a few carbs leaves some people with low energy, but others do well with this kind of diet. For those who have trouble sticking to the traditional low carb diets, try a modified one like the Zone diet, which still limits your intake of carbs but offers a wider variety of foods. These diets work better for some than others, so it depends on how well your body responds to it.

Many people who go on a diet focus many on reducing fat. When choosing a low fat weight loss program, you need to be aware that some fat is still required, along with a balanced diet. There are oils such as olive, flaxseed and fish that provide you with the healthy fats that are very important. Nuts and legumes offer healthy fats as well. Meat products and trans fats are the source of saturated fats (which are not good fats), and should be eaten in moderation.

Upon returning to your regular diet, however, you may find yourself gaining your weight back after trying this out for a week to cleanse your system. One solution to this, however, is to modify your normal diet so you eat healthier, and perhaps less, all the time. These solutions, as you can see, are not permanent even though they can help cleanse your body.

Never, we repeat never, ever starve yourself as a form of dieting. To stay healthy while you are dieting, you must never restrict the proper amounts of nutrients that you require to keep your body in shape. Depending upon your size, and whether you are male or female, eating less than 1000 calories can be very dangerous and unhealthy. No matter how hard you try, starving yourself will always lead back to weight gain despite any loss you may initially achieve. A better alternative are detox programs that actually attempt to cleanse your body in a short amount of time in an attempt to lose weight. We've looked at some diet plans and their benefits and drawbacks. With such a large assortment of dieting programs on the market today, obviously this article does not cover all of them. Diet programs with new and improved twists are made month after month. If you have not made your mind up on what dieting system to utilize, start off slow by making sure you exercise regularly, and limit your meals in size but not in nutritional value.




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