by: Dianne Ronnow
Are you frustrated with
your weight problem and
don't know what to do about
it? Do you find that you
lose weight at first, only
to gain it all back later,
and maybe more when you
stop dieting, or when you
find yourself bingeing?
Are you fed up with weight
loss programs that don't
work?
There is a good reason
for that. You don't lack
willpower. You are not doing
anything wrong. It is just
that dieting doesn’t
work!
Facts About Dieting
* Dieting rarely works.
95% of all dieters who lose
weight regain their lost
weight and more within 1
to 5 years.
* Dieting can lead to eating
disorders. The obsession
to be thin can lead to anorexia,
bulimia, bingeing and compulsive
exercising.
* Dieting impacts your
mental health and restricts
your brainpower, leaving
you mentally unfocused.
* Dieting robs you of energy
and slows your metabolism
down.
* Numerous studies link
chronic dieting with feelings
of depression, low self-esteem
and increased stress.
* Dieting increases compulsive
eating.
* You are fatter after
a diet than before!
Why Dieting Doesn't
Work
Quick fix diets usually
never give long lasting
results. The reason is most
of the weight loss is due
to loss of water. When you
restrict calories, your
body interprets it as impending
starvation. When the body
is under stress of starvation,
it hoards the fat and burns
the muscles first. The weight
lost comes from water and
the break down of muscles
- the places we don't want
to lose it from.
So, the last thing you
want to do is drastically
cut calories. When you do,
the body will start breaking
down muscle protein to produce
energy for vital body functions.
The body will use muscle
protein as fuel, before
it starts burning fat, so
you end up losing more muscle
mass than fat during dieting.
The body then uses large
amounts of water to flush
the broken down muscle tissue
out. Thus you lose weight
fast. No matter how much
you drink, you can't prevent
this loss of water. The
only way to get control
of your water balance is
to stop starving yourself.
When dieting, the body
starts saving energy by
turning some functions off
and running others at a
slower pace. Fat is designed
to provide the body with
energy and protect it from
starvation. If you go below
1000 calories a day, your
body will slow your metabolism
down to compensate. That
is why weight loss slows
down dramatically after
a few days on a crash diet.
And a slow metabolism is
exactly the opposite of
what you want to lose weight.
Another reason that diets
don't work is bingeing.
Bingeing doesn't happen
because of a lack of willpower.
It is a direct result of
dieting. As your body senses
a restriction in calories,
it goes on the alert for
an impending threat to survival.
As a result, it tells you
to eat, which results in
your bingeing on calorie
and fat filled foods. The
more successful you are
at starving yourself, the
more the body will increase
it's efforts to eat more
foods. Eventually the body
wins because survival is
our strongest instinct.
Bingeing is also a result
of depriving yourself of
something, which psychologically
makes you obsessed with
what you can't have.
After the Diet
After the quick weight
loss diet you go back to
your normal eating pattern,
and what happens? The body
that has shut off functions
in order to conserve energy
is now, suddenly, fed. The
cells in your body have
an immediate response to
the sudden abundance of
food, and that is to keep
on saving energy, storing
up for the next famine.
As your body saves energy,
it also begins storing all
the extra energy - as fat.
So, you end up having lost
fat burning lean muscle
tissue and added more fat!
That wasn't your goal when
you started your diet.
In addition to building
fat again, the body has
no ketone-bodies to get
rid of. Consequently, less
water is secreted and your
water balance is restored.
As you replenish your emptied
water stores you rapidly
gain back the weight you
lost. So, by building fat,
and replenishing water,
you will gain weight quickly
the first few days after
a diet.
And each time you diet,
you are teaching your body
how to deal with starvation
by hoarding fat, so each
round of dieting increases
your overall body fat!
Freedom from Dieting
So, how can you lose weight
if dieting and restricting
calories don't work? There
is no quick fix answer.
Any healthy weight loss
needs to come gradually.
The goal is to give up dieting
forever and get back in
balance. Stop trying to
lose weight. No more counting
calories. Instead make a
commitment to get healthier.
When you get off the diet
roller coaster, you will
feel better, become healthier
and lose the weight for
good. When the body is well
fed with healthy foods,
it will shed the extra fat.
It doesn't have to store
it anymore. And when you
give the body the nutrients
it needs to be healthy,
you stop having all the
cravings for less healthy
foods.
Enjoy the freedom from
counting calories. You will
find yourself moving slowly
and safely to your perfect
body weight, and you will
feel better than you ever
have before, lean and full
of vitality, energy and
health. This means developing
some new healthy eating
habits, as well as other
health habits such as exercise.
Try to avoid extremes,
such as eating a high protein,
low carbohydrate diet. There
are many complications associated
with unbalanced low carbohydrate
diet regimens. At the other
end of the spectrum, some
diets are saying avoid protein
and fats, but eat as much
carbohydrates as you want.
Too much of the wrong kind
of carbohydrates, especially
refined sugar and white
refined flour will turn
to fat in the body also.
Most commercial breads,
breakfast cereals, and prepared
foods are loaded with empty,
fast-release carbohydrates,
causing levels of blood-sugar
to rise, leading to obesity
and hypoglycemia.
All of the experts agree
that unprocessed complex
carbohydrates such as fruit
and vegetables, whole grains,
potatoes, and legumes are
far superior to other forms
of refined carbohydrates
and should play a significant
role in people's eating
habits. According to the
American Heart Association,
a healthy diet rich in fresh
fruits and vegetables along
with regular physical activity
can help most people manage
and maintain weight loss
for both cardiovascular
health and appearance.
Losing weight and becoming
healthier requires a lifestyle
change, not a six week diet
“quick fix”.
The first step is to eat
a balanced diet, filled
with plenty of healthy foods,
such as whole grains, fresh
organic raw, fruits and
vegetables, healthy fats
and organic meats.
About The Author:
Dianne Ronnow
This article has been taken
from “Why Diets Don’t
Work,” a special free
dieting report by Dianne
Ronnow, © 2005-6 Mohave
Publishing. All rights reserved.
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