Diets
So many people are frustrated with their weight these days. And it's not for lack of trying to lose it. Some people fail with 2 or 3 diets before they finally give up and try to learn to live with their excess pounds. Why does this happen, why do diets fail? In this article I'll relate some of the most common reasons for this.
1. You're using a low-something diet - Many of the diets on the market today are deprivation diets, or what I call low-something diets. You have low fat diets, or low carbs, or even no fat or no protein diets. Every once in a while someone comes out with a new deprivation method and tries to sell it to you. These deprivation diets often fail because they deprive your body of a necessary nutrient like carbs, protein, or even fat. This throws the body into an unstable state which may prevent you from losing weight.
2. You're eating too little - Yes. that's right, eating too little can cause your diet to fail. Why is this bad? It's bad because eating too little can cause your metabolism to slow down. What this causes is that you may lose weight in the beginning of the diet when your metabolism is high, but as you keep going on the diet and your metabolism slows, you find it harder and harder to lose weight, and may even gain it back in the end. You should eat a reasonable amount of calories and never go for starvation diets.
3. The diet doesn't fit in with your lifestyle - certain diets are just not for everyone. If your diet requires you to go to the gym in order to workout each day and you're a very busy person, there's no way it'll work for you. If your diet requires you to cook strange dishes, and you don't know how, then this diet will surely fail for you. Choose a diet which fits into your lifestyle.
4. The diet demands strange ingredients - certain diets call for using all kinds of strange and exotic herbs and ingredients that you need to get in special stores. I don't like these diets for 2 reasons: first, they become expensive, second, they're a hassle. What will happen is that you will find it hard to keep getting these ingredients and using them so that the diet will fail for you. Don't go for any of these things. You can get a great diet which is based on normal, easy to get food.
5. Outside reasons - Often, diets fail due to outside factors. These are things which are going on in your life, have nothing to do with your nutrition but can still determine whether your diet will be a success or a failure. These things include lack of sleep, stress levels, the support you're getting from your family and friends, and more. Overall, try to maintain a healthy lifestyle and try to enjoy yourself as much as possible. Being in a good mood can help you to lose weight.
I hope you found this article useful. The next time you start a diet, try to make sure that it won't trigger any of these 5 common reason why diets fail. Also, remember to have faith in yourself. You can lose weight. I'm sure of it.
By:John Davenport
Diets
Monday, 7 September 2009
Choosing Alkaline Diets Is The Only Way To Live A Healthy Lifestyle (Diets)
Diets
The low carbohydrate and high protein diets doing the rounds these days are an invitation to bad health. All athletes know that if a fit body is to be maintained one should steer completely clear of such diets. Not only do they result in extreme fatigue but also are a disaster where weight management is concerned. Choosing alkaline diets is the only way to live a healthy life as well as shed those extra pounds.
Alkaline diets require one to follow a life style completely opposite of the high protein low carb diets. The high protein diets leave the person following it fatigued and tired. It is for those who lead a stagnant life and want to shed some weight. But the weight that is lost comes back on as soon as one stops the diet. With alkaline diets this is not the case. The diets can be incorporated into ones way of life and within days the results start to show. Alkaline diets require one to eat about 80 % alkalizing foods so as to maintain the alkaline ph of the body to 7.4. High protein diets tend to make the ph of the body acidic as opposed to its natural alkaline tilt. When the body ph becomes acidic it attracts all illnesses and depletes one of energy. An acidic ph also results in rapid degeneration of the human body cells. That leads to a shortened life. One should stay away from these crash diets and look at achieving health and vigor by following alkaline diets instead.
Alkaline diets lead to the body ph maintaining its alkaline nature. The various body functions are carried out smoothly and the immune system of the body stays strong. Under these circumstances one feels energetic as opposed to feeling fatigued. Also the weight shed like this stays off and most importantly the body does not fall sick. In other words alkaline diets help repel diseases as opposed to high protein diets which seem to attract them. Alkaline diets are also very good for those suffering from chronic diseases like arthritis, cancer, migraines, sinusitis and also osteoporosis. Following alkaline diets while taking medication helps fight these diseases off from the root.
Alkaline diets constitute mostly of fruits and vegetables. One should try and consume green vegetables and sweet fruits so that they make up about 70 to 80 percent of their total food intake. Lemons and melons should also be eaten. Almonds, honey, and olive oil are also high on the list of foods to be consumed for following alkaline diets. Meats and fats should be avoided. All foods that are acidifying like coffee, alcohol, meats, and even certain vegetables like cooked spinach should not form more than 20% of ones diet. Alkaline water is also a must or those who want to follow alkaline diets. At least 6 to 8 glasses of alkaline water can do wonders for your body cleansing. Processed food is all acidic and also high on weight gaining substances and so should be avoided. Beverages like sodas are highly acidic and should not be consumed at all. It takes 32 glasses of water to balance out one glass of soda.
Alkaline diets are for everyone. Each one of us should stop abusing our bodies and look at a healthy and long life by making alkaline diets a part of our life style.
By:Will Johnson
Diets
The low carbohydrate and high protein diets doing the rounds these days are an invitation to bad health. All athletes know that if a fit body is to be maintained one should steer completely clear of such diets. Not only do they result in extreme fatigue but also are a disaster where weight management is concerned. Choosing alkaline diets is the only way to live a healthy life as well as shed those extra pounds.
Alkaline diets require one to follow a life style completely opposite of the high protein low carb diets. The high protein diets leave the person following it fatigued and tired. It is for those who lead a stagnant life and want to shed some weight. But the weight that is lost comes back on as soon as one stops the diet. With alkaline diets this is not the case. The diets can be incorporated into ones way of life and within days the results start to show. Alkaline diets require one to eat about 80 % alkalizing foods so as to maintain the alkaline ph of the body to 7.4. High protein diets tend to make the ph of the body acidic as opposed to its natural alkaline tilt. When the body ph becomes acidic it attracts all illnesses and depletes one of energy. An acidic ph also results in rapid degeneration of the human body cells. That leads to a shortened life. One should stay away from these crash diets and look at achieving health and vigor by following alkaline diets instead.
Alkaline diets lead to the body ph maintaining its alkaline nature. The various body functions are carried out smoothly and the immune system of the body stays strong. Under these circumstances one feels energetic as opposed to feeling fatigued. Also the weight shed like this stays off and most importantly the body does not fall sick. In other words alkaline diets help repel diseases as opposed to high protein diets which seem to attract them. Alkaline diets are also very good for those suffering from chronic diseases like arthritis, cancer, migraines, sinusitis and also osteoporosis. Following alkaline diets while taking medication helps fight these diseases off from the root.
Alkaline diets constitute mostly of fruits and vegetables. One should try and consume green vegetables and sweet fruits so that they make up about 70 to 80 percent of their total food intake. Lemons and melons should also be eaten. Almonds, honey, and olive oil are also high on the list of foods to be consumed for following alkaline diets. Meats and fats should be avoided. All foods that are acidifying like coffee, alcohol, meats, and even certain vegetables like cooked spinach should not form more than 20% of ones diet. Alkaline water is also a must or those who want to follow alkaline diets. At least 6 to 8 glasses of alkaline water can do wonders for your body cleansing. Processed food is all acidic and also high on weight gaining substances and so should be avoided. Beverages like sodas are highly acidic and should not be consumed at all. It takes 32 glasses of water to balance out one glass of soda.
Alkaline diets are for everyone. Each one of us should stop abusing our bodies and look at a healthy and long life by making alkaline diets a part of our life style.
By:Will Johnson
Diets
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