Why Fad Diets Don’t Work Part Two
As though that wasn’t enough, starving your body will put it into a ‘famine mode’ as it will believe there is a food shortage (why else wouldn’t you be feeding it?). This will then cause it to store food as fat far more readily meaning the minute you resume your ordinary diet your weight will ‘bounce’ back up to what it was before, and possibly even go heavier. Not only does this defeat the object of going on that diet in the first place, but it also places stress on the heart as it has to deal with a constantly changing system.
This also leaves the body constantly craving sweet foods, and means that it will want to seek out things such as chocolate and cake to comfort it. As cravings are one of the biggest problems when losing weight, exacerbating them is obviously not desirable. Even without the cravings, sticking to such a diet would simply be unpleasant and unsociable. When you go to a restaurant for a family meal are you really going to take a bottle of a baby food with you? Fad diets like these also don’t work because they’re simply impractical.
The solution then is to yes cut down fat and carbs, but not entirely. At the same time make sure you seek out good fats (essential fatty acids such as omega 3) and complex carbs rather than simple ones (pasta and bread rather than sweets). Then just eat less of everything incrementally, but keeping the ratios the same as those your body is used to. At the same time supplement this new diet with a training routine.
This may be far slower than a fad diet to yield visible results, but in the long run it will leave you with more lasting results and better overall health.