Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Weight Loss, Reasons Why Your Diet Will Not Work

By Ricardo d Argence

One look at the diet industry will tell you that millions of people are trying to lose weight every day and failing. You know they are failing by the sheer number of new products that comes on to the market every day. There are many reasons why diets fail, and here we will look at a few.

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 worse, not only are you not getting any nutrients but you will lose little if any weight. That is because your body will go into what is known as starvation mode. Your body thinks that there is famine in the land and to protect life it will slow your metabolism and work doubly hard to store fat. This is to prevent you from dying under extreme circumstances. Eventually you can overcome the body's objections, however you do so a great health risk.

A healthy balanced diet is imperative for effective weight loss. This means that you must partake of all the food groups. Portion control is the better approach, as it allows you to get the needed nutrients while reducing your caloric intake.

Fad diets have a large following because many of them claim you can lose weight without any type of exercise. This is plainly false, you must consume less than you expend and to do this while getting proper amounts of nutrients require some form of exercise. It does not have to be extreme exercise, anything that raises your heart rate and increases oxygen intake will suffice. 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.

To create a healthy weight loss program you should bring all the elements above together. Eat properly, exercise regularly and drink plenty of water and you have the best weight loss plan on the planet. - 16003

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