Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Weight Loss and Some Reasons Why Diets Fail

By Ricardo d Argence

The diet industry shows that millions of people tried to lose weight everyday but have failed. You know they are failing by the sheer number of new products that comes on to the market every day. Here we will look at a few reasons why diets fail.

Entire food groups are off limits in the majority of today's popular diets. No, fat diets, diets with no carbs and some diets with no food at all! Surprisingly many people are unable to attain weight loss.

Our bodies are complex and require many types of nutrients to function properly. Eiminating a food group is not a healthy way to lose weight and the chances are good that your body will rebel leaving you with no weight loss at all.

Starvation diets are even less favorable as you will deprive yourself of necessary nutrients and find yourself losing little if any weight. That is because your body will go into what is known as starvation mode. Your body slows down its metabolism in order to store fat because it believes there is a food shortage and it wants to protect itself. This is to prevent you from dying under extreme circumstances. Its very risky in terms of your health but little by little your system will be able to overcome it.

Effective weight loss requires developing and staying with a healthful, balanced eating plan on a daily basis. This means that you must partake of all the food groups. You can limit calories and still get nutrients by consuming smaller portion sizes, this is a better approach.

Extolling claims that weight loss can be attained without exercise, many fad diets have become extremely popular. It is imperative that you consume fewer calories than you use while getting regular exercise. Anything that you do to raise your heart rate and increases your oxygen intake will be beneficial. Our bodies were not made to be sedentary they need movement.

Aside from any kitchen sink, there are many useful and effective ways that are considered as the greatest aid of losing weight. Your body is composed of mostly water, about 61.8%. It is undeniable the water is very vital for proper body function. It is only the maintenance amount that the recommended daily allowance of water is eight 8-ounce glasses, but if you do any type of strenuous activity or perspire a lot you will need to take in more fluids.

All of the aforementioned components should be contained within any healthy weight loss program. The most effective weight loss plans include proper diet, regular exercise and adequate consumption of water. - 15634

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