By Isabel De Los Rios
Fat loss diets are all the rage in media broadcasts when a new fad hits the airwaves. It doesn't really matter what the food lists contain or the espoused methodology is: high protein diets, low-carb solutions, no-fat weight loss plans. All that really seems to matter is the happy people holding pants that would now accommodate several people.
These pictures sell, never mind the small print: results not typical. Fad diets, no matter what their gilded promises might be, will never work because they all contain the same basic pitfalls.
Pitfall #1: Paying Attention to the Wrong Foods
Popular fat loss diets don't account for what is eaten. This bold statement may seem at odds with the long list of forbidden foods contained in many popular diets. The real meaning however is not the safe or forbidden foods so much as the food sources.
For example, milk has seen its fair share of media praise for its potential in aiding fat loss. These eye-catching head lines do not reflect the whole story contained in medical studies. Only raw milk from organic sources has the fat burning potential. Milk is not the only food item to fall prey a case of misplaced food virtue.
Fat Loss Diets Pitfall #2: Temporary Changes in Eating Habits
They are diets. This may seem like a painfully obvious statement, but it speaks volumes as to the why of failure. Diets just don't work because a 'diet' is by connotation if not denotation a temporary thing.
Temporary changes cannot be expected to yield permanent results. While the diet is followed success is observed and the goals are met. Then the diet is concluded with much celebration of a long anticipated return to 'normal' life.
Success is almost certain to be short-lived when fat loss diets contrast so sharply with "normal life".
Pitfall #3: Fat Loss Diets that Don't Include Exercise
Many diet plans spend a lot of time and energy emphasizing lists of 'good' foods and 'bad' foods, or foods to avoid. These lists are not bad, and can teach some principles of healthy eating. But any fat loss diet is woefully inadequate if exercise isn't given equal focus.
When exercise is given lip service, the body is not being given all the tools it needs for success. Food fuels the body so it can work. Exercise is the work it needs to do. Working out will build strong muscles, increase endurance, boosts energy levels and give you a general feeling of vitality and well-being.
Why bother filling the gas tank of your car with premium clean fuel if you never use it? The same is true of exercise. It is a necessary component of fat loss diets and a healthy life style afterwards. Adjusting your lifestyle and diet plan to avoid these pitfalls will ensure your diets meet with success for a lifetime.
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