Fad Diets and Crash Diets I know how tempting diet crazes can sound, especially if you have a lot of weight to lose. You hear about stars who did it and look incredible. But remember, if a diet plan sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Also, please skip any programs that promote detoxification pills, laxatives, fasting, or potions, and any that promise weight loss faster than 2-3 pounds per week. The truth is that cutting calories below 1,050-1,200 per day is counterproductive, because you need strong muscles to be able to exercise effectively. When you eat too few calories, you lose fat but also precious muscle, which is the worst thing you could do because it slows your metabolism and makes it more difficult to increase exercise intensity or duration, Dansinger says. Fad diets also set you up for failure by depriving you of what you want. You cant eat like that for long, and its too likely that youll rebel and end up back where you started. You deserve better than that! So by all means, attack your weight loss goal. Put it on the fast track. But please, do it right so you set yourself up for lasting success.
Posted on: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 07:14:29 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015