| There are five big reasons why diets fail. If you've | | | | inevitably slow your metabolism. Not only will this |
| failed with diets before I'm sure you'll find at least | | | | make it harder for you to lose weight, it will also |
| one of these reasons (and probably all five) very | | | | make it harder for you to keep the weight off even |
| familiar. | | | | if you do lose the weight. You can truly wreck your |
| #1 Hunger | | | | body with low calorie diets! It's important to have an |
| Low calorie diets can leave you feeling very hungry. | | | | occasional "calorie spike" to keep your metabolism |
| You've often eaten the allotment of your daily | | | | from going into starvation mode. This is another very |
| calories and still feel very hungry. This is a very | | | | important reason to choose a diet which includes a |
| uncomfortable situation to be in. Often when you feel | | | | "day off" in it's dieting plan. |
| very hungry but you have no calories left to eat you | | | | #5 Special Events |
| either tough it out (which is not a nice experience) or | | | | "Event" days like birthday parties, wedding |
| you give in and eat something you aren't supposed | | | | receptions, and holidays do come up and on those |
| to. When you give in and eat something you're not | | | | days it's extremely hard to stick to your diet. In fact |
| supposed to on a diet, it's usually the beginning of | | | | it's on these special event days that many people go |
| the end. That's why it's so important that a diet be | | | | off their diet for good. As I mentioned earlier, it's |
| "livable." If it's not then you will eventually give up. It's | | | | often very hard to get back on track with a diet |
| best to choose a diet which doesn't make you go | | | | once you feel like you have gone off it in the first |
| hungry! | | | | place. This is another great reason to choose a diet |
| #2 Calorie Counting | | | | with a "day off" included as part of the plan. This will |
| Calorie counting is extremely tedious and has the | | | | allow you to stay on your diet but still enjoy these |
| unwelcome side effect of keeping your mind | | | | special occasions. |
| constantly on food all the time! This only makes it | | | | A Diet Which Solves All Five Of These Problems? |
| much harder to follow your diet long term. I do not | | | | Luckily there is now a diet which solves all five of |
| believe any calorie counting diet truly works in the | | | | these common dieting problems. It's called The Day |
| long run. One really bad thing with calorie counting is | | | | Off Diet. It includes a list of special "green light foods" |
| that you end up not changing your eating habits, you | | | | which can always be eaten until satisfaction. |
| just eat less. This isn't good. It's better to learn that | | | | This solves problem #1 (going hungry.) You never go |
| some foods just shouldn't be eaten on a regular | | | | hungry on this diet. |
| basis. I believe it's best to choose a diet which does | | | | Problem #2 (calorie counting) is also solved as the |
| not require calorie counting. | | | | diet requires absolutely no counting of calories and no |
| #3 Cravings | | | | "food diary" of any kind. This keeps your mind off of |
| If you are like most people then you get really | | | | food, and on your life. |
| strong cravings for very bad food from time to time. | | | | Problem #3 (cravings) is solved because you are |
| Perhaps you crave pizza or cheeseburgers. Or maybe | | | | allowed to regularly eat whatever you want (you |
| you crave brownies or ice cream. Whatever it is that | | | | take one "day off" every 7th day. This regular day |
| you crave, on many diets (such as Atkins, South | | | | off allows you to get your cravings out of your |
| Beach, & Zone Diets) you are never allowed to | | | | system on a regular basis. |
| eat these things or you must eat them in very small | | | | Problem #4 (slowing metabolism) is also solved by |
| quantities or in gross low calorie versions (on low | | | | the "day off." The diet is specially formulated so that |
| calorie diets.) Most people eventually give in to their | | | | the "day off" keeps the metabolism boosted which |
| cravings and then soon go off the diet for good not | | | | means faster weight loss and it makes it easier to |
| long after. This is why it's essential to choose a diet | | | | keep the weight off once it's lost. |
| that allows you to take a "day off" from your diet | | | | Problem #5 (special events) is also solved by the |
| on a regular basis. | | | | "day off." You can use your "day off" for birthdays, |
| #4 Slowing Metabolism | | | | weddings, and holidays! |
| Eating a low amount of calories day after day will | | | | |