| I have just returned from the grocery store. | | | | which is far too aggressive and far too extreme. |
| Standing in line at the check out, the magazine | | | | Ultimately the body adapts. Starvation diets make |
| headlines shouted at me, 'Lose 10 pounds by the end | | | | the body burn fewer calories, the exact opposite of |
| of the week. Fit into that bikini for your next trip to | | | | your goal. Yes, while there is no way around this |
| the beach. The obesity epidemic! - Be a good parent | | | | necessary calorie deficit, your body will soon assume |
| and watch your child's calorie intake.' These headlines | | | | hard times are upon us and literally begin operating on |
| really should be telling us to eat healthy, exercise and | | | | fumes. |
| be patient, but there's no money in that. | | | | Once you return to eating a more calorie rich diet, |
| The same can be said about television, the radio or | | | | your body will first go into storage mode. |
| newspapers. We simply can't avoid weight loss ads. | | | | Your body doesn't care how great you look in that |
| Of course, they all work, right? - Not! Perhaps you | | | | new beach outfit, it wants to make sure you are |
| even know from personal experience what it is like | | | | prepared for the hard times ahead! |
| to lose a lot of weight only to put it all back on and | | | | Do you really want your hips to store supplies for |
| then some. The reason for this is simple. These diets | | | | the next starvation diet? Think! Rather than decrease |
| do not require us to eat healthy, they rarely include | | | | your caloric intake, does it not make more sense to |
| exercise, and rather than encouraging us to be | | | | increase your caloric output? |
| patient they make us expect miracles. | | | | Don't starve yourself and become a couch potato! |
| Most people wanting to lose weight expect to | | | | Eat healthy meals and increase your activity level. |
| become lean via the magic of starvation. | | | | Add some strength training. You can create a calorie |
| The more you starve yourself, the quicker you | | | | deficit simply by continuing to eat healthy and |
| become lean, seems to be the thinking. There is, of | | | | increasing your activity level. This calorie deficit will |
| course, some truth to this. Weight loss does in fact | | | | help your weight loss goals. It's not going to happen |
| depend on achieving a calorie deficit. We cannot lose | | | | overnight, of course. You must be patient. Most |
| weight, if we take in more calories than we burn. But | | | | importantly, remember that favorable results will far |
| this fact is also misleading. | | | | more likely be permanent. |
| Most popular diets achieve calorie deficits in a way | | | | |