The Real Truth About Dieting

By George Mayer


It is quite common to start your diet with a lot of enthusiasm and then to have that same enthusiasm disappear after a couple of weeks when you haven't lost as much weight as you hoped to lose. While sometimes you will luck out and get fast results but more often than not you won't be so lucky and it will take quite a lot more time and perseverance. This is why it is important to understand what truly works in terms of weight loss, no matter what kind of diet you might have decided to try.

You will have a much easier time losing weight when you want to learn how to relax and how to let go of stress and if you do also a home exercise bike workout. In addition to creating problems with your hormonal balance, stress can slow down your metabolic rate. It's even harder to lose weight then, even when you're on a strict diet. One thing that is distinctly related to your stress level is how much sleep you get each night; getting a full night's sleep can help you drastically reduce the amount of stress that you feel. If you don't get enough sleep each night you will eat more food and have a tougher time losing weight than someone who gets a full nights' rest.

Even though these factors might not have a complete and total affect on the diet you choose, they do relate and have an impact on the results that you can get from that diet. One primary reason that lots of people fail at dieting is that they are not aware of how much they are really eating. One reason for this is that not every food has the right label. There are often hidden calories in packaged foods, which is why some experts recommend you add 10% to the number of calories you believe you're eating. Not everyone is as thorough as they should be when they read labels. Some foods that are packaged say that two or more servings are contained within the package and that means that if you eat the whole package of food you need to multiply the calories per serving number by the number of servings contained within the package.

Finally, people who snack a lot during the day are more likely not to pay attention to the extra calories they are eating. If you are on a diet then you need to pay attention to how much you are honestly eating.

So much press has been given to low carb diets lately that people now believe that all carbs are bad. This is so not true; your body needs to have some carbs put into it every day in order to maintain your energy levels. The good news is that there are lots of foods that have carbohydrates, even veggies have them, so what really matters is that you actually choose healthy carbs. What you want is to avoid the carbs that are heavily processed like sugar or white flour. Whole grains, fruits and veggies are healthy kinds of carbs. The higher quality low carb diet books will actually tell you this so when someone develops the belief that all carbs are unhealthy it is usually because they didn't study the diet books closely enough. By learning as much as you can about dieting in general, you can have better results no matter what particular diet you choose. Most diets have the same end goal in mind. You shouldn't expect a whole lot from any diet. The actions that you choose for yourself play more into whether or not your diet succeeds than the actual diet itself.




About the Author:



No comments:

Post a Comment