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Best Diet Plan Available:
Diet Fads--Forget about 'Em
Another fad "best diet" bites the dust. Adkins Company filed for
bankruptcy recently after making a huge impact on the American
diet scene. Why did it fail? People used it and found it didn't
work long term.
This should be no surprise to anyone familiar with what our
bodies need to function, and be well. Diet fads are just
that--fads. They do not tend to stick around long because sooner
or later people realize that they simply do not work in the long
run. Sure, you could try to eat only grapefruit for month, but
the chances are high that after a few days you will bag the
entire idea and revert to your old ways of eating. High protein
diet fads were the rage for a while, and it was virtually
impossible to turn on the television without hearing about how
one celebrity or another follows the Atkins or Zone Diet to look
so svelte.
In reality, trying to omit certain foods from your diet
permanently rarely works for the long haul. If you try to ban
whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes from your
diet because they contain carbohydrates, your body will step up
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find it harder to resist these
foods.
The body is set up to crave what it needs to survive. There is
absolutely nothing wrong with eating carbohydrates, especially
complex carbohydrates, because these foods do not make you fat.
What makes people fat is taking in more calories than are being
expended on a daily basis.
In other words, you may be eating healthy foods, but if you do
not get moving on a regular basis through exercise, your body
will begin to pack on the pounds. As we age, our metabolisms
naturally begin to slow down. That being said, it does not mean
that you should severely restrict the number of calories you
take in to lose weight. On the contrary--what it means is that
you need to get active to boost your metabolism and keep those
calories from turning into extra fat. The best way to do this is
through a combined exercise program of weight training and
aerobics, three to five days per week as a minimum. The
important point to keep in mind is that food should not be
considered the enemy in the quest to lose weight. Wholesome
foods sustain us, give us the energy we need to survive the day,
and aid our cells in regeneration. If you need to lose some
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Title: Get Your Diet Back on Track After Thanksgiving Category: Health News Created: 12/1/2008 Last Editorial Review: 12/1/2008
This week, December 1 marks World AIDS Day. And oh yes I know the Obama-mania continues with palpable frenzy, and why should the world not celebrate! These are the signs of the times indeed folks, but hey politics is not my area of expertise, so I shall stick to nutrition, diet and health. But the excitement is so visible, transcends borders and the seven seas, therefore no one can ignore it. ...
'Eat, Shrink & Be Merry" - it's the title of a fun cookbook by two sisters, Janet and Greta Podleski that I found on the 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Web site (3fatchicks.com).
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