Why Dieting Is The Absolute WORST Thing You Can Do To Lose Weight
We've all heard the rallying cry over the past decade: "Diets don't work!" The backlash against diets has been tremendous, and rightly so. It's a well-known fact that 95-98% of those who lose weight on a typical diet will gain that weight back (and probably more!).So obviously diets aren't working right? Well, it depends on how you look at it and whom you ask. There are still that 5% of dieters who apparently haven't gained the weight back. (Wouldn't you actually like to meet one of those people someday?)So I wouldn't say diets don't work. Because, technically, they do.
In general, if you restrict your calories you will lose weight. If diets never allowed anyone to lose weight they would have been pass? long ago. Instead, the diet industry just keeps chugging along, raking in billions of dollars a year, making more and more outrageous promises. Somebody's got to be getting results somewhere!But perhaps the better question to ask yourself is this:Does dieting work FOR YOU?Does dieting work for you in the sense that it moves you towards your goals (permanent weight loss, natural slimness, and freedom from worry)? I believe that for 95% of the population, the answer is a definite 'NO!'Diets may work in the sense that they can take off weight under certain circumstances. But diets are far from the best method to lose weight.
In fact, for most people trying to lose weight, diets are the WORST thing they can possibly do! Diets actually set people up to gain weight!How? Well, diets are harmful by the very nature of what they do to our physical bodies. (slowing the metabolism, making the body extra efficient at fat storage, etc). But maybe worse is what they do to our minds! There are 2 ways in which diets mentally TRAIN us to gain weight.First of all, we all know that what we focus on, we are drawn to. We are told that if we want to achieve any goal, we should focus on that. >> "Picture where you want to be." >> "Visualize it." >> "Think and grow rich.">> "Imagine your success in vivid detail." >> "See yourself crossing the finish line." Why do we do this? Because our minds are powerful and what we think about, we are drawn to.So what do diets make us focus on? The food! We're constantly thinking, >> 'Is that hot dog on my list?'>> ?How many exchanges is that hamburger worth?' >> 'How many points is this banana bread?' >> 'Is that salad dressing really low carb?' Thinking about food over and over again then becomes a mental habit.
And what's the result? We find ourselves eating more because we're constantly thinking about food and eating. It's not that we don't have the willpower to stick to a diet. It's that we're unknowingly training our minds to eat by dieting!The second way diets set us up to gain weight is by introducing a concept that humans are not good with: restriction. When you think of the traditional 'diet' do you lovingly envision the carrot sticks or the cottage cheese that you're allowed to eat? Chances are that you started dreading the 'diet' food, while longingly picturing the restricted goodies like pizza, or chocolate cake, or potato chips, or butter tarts, or French fries?That's a classic example of what restriction does to us. Our focus turns to what we can't have.
And what you focus on...(see above)Here's another example of what restrictions do to us: If I told you that you could write with any instrument except a blue ballpoint pen, what would happen? Chances are that you'd be fine for a while, writing with pencil, black or red ballpoint pen, even markers or crayons. But eventually what would you start to think about?'Why can't I use a blue ballpoint pen?' 'What's so special about a blue ballpoint pen?' 'What does she know that I don't about blue ballpoint pens?' 'Look at all those people writing with a blue ballpoint pen. They look so happy!' 'Who the heck does she think she is, telling me I can't write with a blue ballpoint pen?''I'll show her!' And you write a wonderfully long, insulting letter to me with your blue ballpoint pen. (Ok maybe you wouldn't be that bad but you get the point!)That blue ballpoint pen has just taken on more value for you. It's the forbidden fruit that you'd much rather have over any simple pencil.
And has anything really changed? No! Writing with a blue ballpoint pen is just the same as writing with a black ballpoint pen or a pencil. But in your mind, it's better. See why we value our chocolate and pizza and French fries so much? Because, just like that blue ballpoint pen, we've been told we can't have them. So in going on a diet, we've psychologically moved ourselves closer to food by focusing on it and restricting it. Talk about setting yourself up for failure! Not only does the weight pile back on with a vengeance, but you now have a very well trained food-focused mind that values the highest calorie (and least nutritionally helpful) food.If you've been beating yourself up for failing to lose weight with a diet, I would encourage you to forgive yourself.
Let it go. Just forget it. It's not the only way to lose weight. It's not even a GREAT way to lose weight! Make the decision to let diets go once and for all. For many people their journey towards natural slimness and health begins with the first step of giving up diets forever.
I would encourage you to do that today. Start training your mind to focus on life and what's really important to you--family, friends, goals and dreams. NOT food!.
The Best Carbs For Low Carbers
With the popularity of low carb diets such as Atkins, The Zone, and South Beach, more and more people are becoming aware of the bad effects to the body of too much carbohydrate consumption. As people try to cut down on their carb intake, it should be noted that not all carbs are created equal.In a nutshell, there are two kinds of carbohydrates, simple and complex. Some refer to them as bad and good carbs, fast and slow digestion carbs and other possibly confusing lingo. Here's the scoop.SIMPLE CARBS are those carbohydrates that are most often have low nutrient content and have high glycemic index such as white bread, cookies, pastries, candies, and sodas. They are quick to digest and can cause blood sugar to soar then fall dramatically within a short span of time.
In order to keep the body running more healthy and stable, health advisors recommend that these types of foods be limited.COMPLEX CARBS are those that contain many nutrients and have a low to moderate glycemic index...
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Advice And Information To Help You To Lose Weight
More and more people are looking into ways of losing weight. Obesity is an ever increasing problem and being over-weight can cause many different health problems. This article gives free advice to help people in their fight to lose weight.
There are many different diets out there which try to help people to lose their excess fat, these can be very difficult to follow as the whole reason we are over-weight is because of our love for food. The diets themselves normally recommend us to eat healthy but uninspiring foods. These diets have never really worked for me, mainly because I have possibly not got the right attitude but mainly because I find it hard to stick to them.
A month maybe, six months certainly not.
In my opinion exercise is the best way to lose weight. Going to a gym is certainly not for everyone and is somewhere I feel out of place and exposed. I always feel that people are looking, talking and laughing at me behind my back. Maybe I am...
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Low Carb-ers: Self Imposed Weight Loss Guinea Pigs, Ground Breakers and the Health Conscious Today
It's a well known fact that the weight loss industry is a profitable one. There are thousands of books, gyms and health spas, nutrition and exercise services available to the overweight consumer and the net is riddled with them.If the consumer is not receiving advise from a dietition or doctor, it is up to them to verify for themselves what is fact and what is fiction. For many years, the low carb establishment has maintained that you can lose weight by changing the amount and in some cases the types of carbs, protein and fats consumed. And for many years the mainstream medical establishment has scoffed at the Atkins weight loss theory of losing weight through ketosis not through maintaining a negative calorie balance and labelled it irresponsible and unhealthy. There are cries of cardiovascular and cholesterol risks not just because of the red meat, but because of the lower carbohydrate and therefore lower fiber intake recommended.
Many authorities will not recommend it as a...
Low Carb-ers: Self Imposed Weight Loss Guinea Pigs, Ground Breakers and the Health Conscious Today
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Tampa Cruise & Vacation Center Opens Office in Madeira Beach Florida
(ContentDesk) January 5, 2006 -- Tampa Cruise & Vacation Center, AKA Tampa Cruise Center, Inc. is offering rebates on all cruises booked before March 1st 2006 to celebrate the opening of its new office on the Tom Stuart Causeway in Madeira Beach Florida. "The rebates can be worth several hundred dollars", says Robert L. Smith, office manager. The Vacation center specializes in Caribbean Cruises while still booking travel all over the world.
"Whether it is tickets to Busch Gardens, A river...
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MC Strategies, Inc. Significantly Enhances Its AHA Coding Training Products Suite.
Atlanta, GA (ContentDesk) September 3, 2003 -? MC Strategies, Inc. through its strategic partnership with the American Hospital Association (AHA) has repackaged its EduCode? Coding and Medical Terminology Curriculum to incorporate AHA's suite of coding training products. This expanded partnership will allow MC Strategies to offer its clients a full suite of new AHA blended learning products. Blended learning solutions incorporate a variety of media, including web-based technology, videotapes and...
Why Dieting Is The Absolute WORST Thing You Can Do To Lose Weight MC Strategies, Inc. Significantly Enhances Its AHA Coding Training Products Suite. Diets potty training
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A Guide to Non-Typical Catfish Fishing Techniques Part III
Method 2The second method that works really well for me is drift fishing. Lets start by explaining how drifting works. It's really pretty simple: you cast out bait and drag it behind or from the side of your boat while the wind pushes you along.Where to FishThe majority of Cat-men that I know all use the same rig, although their tackle will differ from one guy to the next. Whatever tackle they use, they are all dragging some kind of bait on the bottom. The big difference between most drifters...
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Fun & Fruity Recipes
Sometimes the easiest way to get children to eat healthy is to let them have a hand in making their own snacks?and add whipped cream on top. Here are two fruity recipes that are fun and easy to make, and even more fun to eat. Miniature Fruit Pizzas
- 1 package refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- 8 ounces softened cream cheese
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- Assorted fresh fruit, cut into bite size pieces, such as bananas, kiwis, oranges, blueberries, grapes, strawberries, pineapple, etc....
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