Why some diets will simply never work for you

You might be one of those people who are the perpetual optimists that do not believe that a diet can fail them. Well I am here to inform you that a diet can fail you and it fails many people. The diet involves a large selection of variables that you may or may not be able to fulfill. The moment you fail to fulfill any of these variables then you will already be in the bracket of possible failures. Your lifestyle may be such that it is really impractical to expect that you will be able to follow the strict regimes that are prescribed by certain diets. You may also have health conditions that make it rather hard for you to follow the routines that should go s a matter of course with your diet plans. The result is that you begin to cheat on yourself and fail to take responsibility for your own body and its shortcomings.

I always believe that the principles that govern a good diet have to be relatively simple. From simplicity we can build something that is complex and very effective. In any case the more difficult a diet is to perform, the less likely that people will be able to complete it in full. Calorie counting can form the basis of your basic diet and then you can build it up slowly to include other complex factors. When you count calories you start thinking about what you are doing in a meaningful way. Food is no longer to be eaten responsibly but you have to watch out for over indulgence and eating foods that are obviously bad for you. At the same time you do not want to become an obsessive that ceases to get joy out of life. You cannot live your entire life in dieting problems.

Your body can also begin to become your enemy when it acts as if losing weight is a bad thing. If you lose too much weight through dieting the body will start thinking that you are in some sort of crisis and that it has to store food just in case you are faced with a starvation situation. Therefore it will drastically reduce the amount of energy that it expends and will start to store nutrients in the form of fat in the hope that one day this will save you from death. That is why after a certain period of dieting, the weight loss will reduce its speed of progress and you might even find that it has come to a standstill.

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Sometimes friends and family can hinder your weight loss

You might like to think that your family and friends are the ones helping you to lose weight but do you know that they may be the first people who are helping you to retain weight? This in post we will try to look at some of the ways in which your friends and family can make your fatter.

1. Family and friends may be giving you treats that will pile on the calories. This could even be following some sense of misguided loyalty but at the same time it is destroying you. I am not saying that your family is being malicious but their actions could make it much harder for you reduce you intake. I once knew of a health conscious month who kept complaining that his wife kept cooking him food that was not suitable for his diet. In this case he had blood pressure and diabetes. Meanwhile the wife thought she was doing him a favor by cooking rich foods. In the event she was gradually killing him.

2. Your friends and family are a great influence on your eating habits. If your circle of friends normally indulge then you will try to copy them, even if it is not consciously until you will acquire some of those bad habits that make losing weight a complete difficulty. If your friends are health conscious or if they keep teasing you about your weight, they could help you to focus on how you are going to improve your body shape. When you finally lose all the weight you hoped for. It is your friends who will compliment you on your achievements. They will be the ones who look out for you when you are backsliding into your old habits.

3. Your friends and family will give you the confidence to be able to try diets and exercises that eluded you for a long time. It is they who will cheer you up when things do not work out well. If you have friends who are cynical about your success or who laugh at you when you try to raise the issue of weight loss, then your journey will be that harder. Dieting is very hard work and you need good people around you to rally you when you are about to go downhill. The best people for this are your friends and family. It is even better to tell them the kind of influence they have on you so that they can make an effort to help you.

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They Challenges of a High Protein Diet

Hi Guys. We now move on to a controversial topic which is the protein diet. Some people swear by them while others detest them. We all know that protein is the construction material for all body cells but too much of anything will bring problems. How then can we expect for people who eat high protein diets to lose weight? There will also be queries as to whether one can truly have a balanced diet based purely on protein. Most foods contain protein so it is not one of those foods which are scarce. It can be found in both chicken, fish, dairy products and meat. Obviously the quality of protein will vary greatly.

Although they have been reported to work very well, these types of diets are not effective or sustainable on a long-term basis. They can lead to a lack of essential nutrients and serious health complications. Looking trim does not mean that you sacrifice your precious health in the process. I would personally rather be fat than dead. If more people really cared about their health, we would have less people ending up in hospital.

High protein diets consist of fairly low carbohydrates intake and so calories are also low. The result will be some muscle loss so to offset the drop in carbohydrates and keep your calories above "starvation level," your protein intake must be increased. Proteins help to burn fat while maintaining body tissue if they figure heavily within the diet. Unfortunately good health is not just about controlling weight. It is about your general wellbeing and that is not to be compromised at the seat of transient beauty.

Be prepared to drink plenty of water as you embark on this sort of diet. You will find yourself that you feel thirsty. It also tends to make your breathe stink due to the high intake of meat products all the time. You also have to be aware that these diets usually demand that you take fewer carbohydrates which in fact provide energy to the body. You will need to take care that you do not lose the one food that is capable of giving you energy. You need energy to perform all your daily tasks.

Well that is it for tonight folks. Have a nice day and keep at it. You never know one day you might reach your ideal weight without even noticing it. I will keep checking the blog for your comments.

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