Where diets go wrong

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Where diets go wrong
The first reaction of most people who
discover that theyve put some weight on is to
eat less food. It sounds simple enough and
reasonable. Since food is what got us into
trouble it follows that eating less of it will
make everything right again. Nearly every diet
or eating plan in the magazines or on the
Internet says pretty much the same thing eat
less food. Therefore the answer to this problem
is very simple and handy. Sure, going with less
food than usual is a challenge, but it also
carries with it a sort of expiation feeling.
Unfortunately for those who hope that
lowering the food intake would help them lose
weight, this doesnt work. Over the thousands of
years of evolution the human body had to face
starvation many times and had to find ways of
surviving. We are the offsprings of those who
managed to survive periods of starvation by
coping with the lack of food. Therefore, a
simple decrease in the volume of food is not
going to make a big difference because the body
will simply compensate for it by lowering the
amount of energy produced and limiting the
capacity for effort.
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The best way to reach your weight loss goal is
to work around this defense system by eating
smart instead of eating less. Overweight people
and thin people eat roughly the same number of
calories per day because they share the same
required amount of food. However, overweight
people eat far more fat than thin people, who
seem to prefer complex carbohydrates that are
easily broken down and metabolized by the body.
This is the biggest difference between the two
groups and the best point to start when
considering what and how to change in your
eating patterns.
Good dieting always takes time. The excess weight
was not accumulated over night and will never go
away in a single day. Every year hundreds of
thousands of people are searching the Internet
and reading magazines in order to get dieting
tips and to find the modern Holy Grail a pill
that can make fat disappear in an instant.
Well, maybe this is an exaggeration, but you
get the idea. You have probably encountered by
now a lot of advertisements promising such
amazing results with the help of some quasi
magic ingredient or other. And you probably know
that losing weight doesnt work like that.
The only way to lose weight for good is to avoid
eating foods that are rich in fat and to
exercises on a regular basis. Dieting without
exercising is pointless because all the weight
lost by eating less food will come right back in
the following months. The sedentary lifestyle
most of us lead is one of the causes behind the
recent increase in the number of overweight
people around the world. Cars, office jobs and
foods rich in fat have brought us an unforeseen
problem because the easy modern life has a price
tag, just like everything else.
Last but not least, calories - knowing how to
find them, how to count them and how to cut them,
are key to lose weight on your own. By doing
simple mathematics and implementing your diet and
exercise plan accordingly, you can successfully
lose your weight and maintain it for long term.