| Low calorie diet programs have been around forever. | | | | long term plan.) It's extremely important to learn the |
| Is there any diet idea older than the low calorie diet? | | | | healthy way to eat. That's the only way to long term |
| I don't think so. They consist of a very simple dieting | | | | healthy eating. |
| idea: Eat less food. Sometimes simple ideas are good | | | | 4. It's harder to exercise while on a low calorie diet. |
| ideas but not in this case. The fact is that low calorie | | | | Exercise should be an important part of any healthy |
| diet plans are not the best way to lose weight. In | | | | person's lifestyle. It's difficult to have the energy to |
| this article you will read 7 reasons why very low | | | | work out when you are undernourished. |
| calorie diets are wrong for you. | | | | 5. Your body may not get enough vitamins & |
| Reasons why low calorie diets do not work well: | | | | nutrients while on a low calorie diet. While you can |
| 1. They slow down the body's metabolism. A slow | | | | eat a multivitamin to help with this problem, it's best |
| metabolism will cause your body to hold onto fat as | | | | to get your vitamins & nutrients from your food, not |
| a survival method. Your body will begin to burn | | | | from a vitamin capsule. |
| muscle instead of fat when it goes into this mode. | | | | 6. You will gain all of your lost weight back when you |
| This is why it's essential that you do not eat too few | | | | go off the diet. It's called "yo-yo dieting" and it |
| calories. And it's the #1 reason why low calorie diets | | | | happens virtually every time someone tries a low |
| are not a good idea. | | | | calorie diet. You may lose some pounds (sadly many |
| 2. They are very difficult to stick with. Even if low | | | | of those pounds are muscle & not fat) but you're |
| calorie diets were effective (and they're not) they | | | | very likely to gain all of those pounds (with interest) |
| are also almost impossible to stick with over a long | | | | as soon as you go off the diet. How sad is it to |
| period of time. There's only so long a person can go | | | | actually weigh more than you started after you go |
| eating very small portions. Most people give up on a | | | | through this process? It's actually low calorie dieting |
| low calorie diet just a couple of weeks (or even a | | | | that is the cause of many people's weight problems. |
| couple of days!) after starting it. | | | | 7. Counting calories will make you obsessed with |
| 3. They don't teach you what to eat, only to eat | | | | food. You have to keep track of all of the food you |
| less. This is extremely important. A great dieting plan | | | | eat and how many calories are in it. This means that |
| will let you know which foods you really should be | | | | you will actually be even more obsessed with food |
| eating rather than just telling you to eat less. Many | | | | than you may already be when you are on this kind |
| people on low calorie diets end up eating a few high | | | | of diet. Isn't that a very bad thing? A food obsession |
| calorie foods (like donuts!) instead of eating a lot of | | | | is one of the last things that anyone dealing with |
| high quality low calorie foods (which is a much better | | | | weight problems needs. |