Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Revealing the Myths of Dieting

By Charles Drum


Everybody starts off new diets with lots of enthusiasm that quickly disappears after a couple of weeks when the diet doesn't go as well as hoped. Sometimes you will be really fortunate and have quick results but most of the time, however, it takes a lot more time and persistence. That's why you should try to learn what actually works for weight loss, no matter what kind of diet you are hoping to try.

It is important to practice skepticism whenever anybody tells you that it is possible to lose weight without doing any exercise. Some diets will suggest or even promise this just because there are so many who want to believe it, even if it isn't actually true. The fact of the matter is that unless you do some form of exercise regularly it is highly unlikely that you are going to lose any weight at all.

There are some starvation diets that will make you feel too weak to exercise and those might help you lose weight in the short term but you won't be able to keep it off. You'll be a lot better off after you've accepted that working out is part of the weight loss equation and stop avoiding it.

Eating out or getting takeout makes it much harder for your weight loss efforts to actually progress. It doesn't matter what sort of restaurant you've chosen; you're going to eat bigger portions of higher calorie foods than you would have if you had just eaten at home. This is true no matter what meal you are eating so if you go out to eat for lunch each day, you might want to think about making your lunches at home and then taking them into work each day as well. This doesn't mean that you should never treat yourself to a meal cooked by someone else but if you go out to eat a lot you're basically sabotaging your weight loss efforts. Restaurants just have too many temptations and too big of portions for this to be good for your diet. Finding a weight loss buddy is one of the best ways to increase your chances of success with any diet.

It is a lot easier to keep up your motivation for dieting and exercise when you have somebody to talk to about it. This does not have to be a person who tags along with you every day all day. It can even be a buddy you find online. You could also choose your spouse, a close friend or someone from work. The point is to make it a team effort. You can call each other when you run into difficulties. If you live close to each other, you might want do a spinning bike workout in pairs. If you have someone to help you through the tough times, it can make a big difference in keeping the weight off when you lose it. There is many ways to help you get better results from your diet. If you keep these tips in mind you should find it a lot easier to avoid some of the problems often associated with dieting. People who lose weight and keep it off do so because they understand that it is the long term changes they make to their behaviors and habits that allows them to diet successfully.




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