| A lot of talk these days can be heard about the | | | | Let's do an experiment. For the next 30 seconds, |
| topic of so called «zig-zag» dieting. In short, | | | | try NOT thinking about an elephant on a bicycle. |
| this type of dieting refers to a successful weight | | | | Ready....GO! |
| loss plan followed over a months or more, | | | | Done? Did you manage to keep it out of your |
| followed by a break from this diet which leads to | | | | mind? There's a reason why you couldn't, it's |
| weight gain. This can hardly be called an effective | | | | because by trying NOT to think of it, you |
| weight loss diet plan. I've put together three | | | | inevitably think of it! The same goes for food, if |
| general guidelines to help you stay away from the | | | | you try to stay away from certain kinds of food, |
| bad diets that promote «zig-zag»-dieting: | | | | you'll want NOTHING but those kinds of food! A |
| 1: Your diet should have flexible meal times | | | | healthy diet involves a huge variety of food. |
| When you're constantly eating (especially following | | | | 3: Your diet should revolve around a way to cut |
| the oh-so-famous «Eat every three | | | | down on calories that suits your lifestyle |
| hours»-dogma) you're teaching your body to be | | | | Living on shakes probably won't suit your lifestyle |
| hungry at certain times. While this might work | | | | if you have to meet other professionals for lunch |
| when you're eating multiple small meals that never | | | | all the time. Neither will 2 hours of cardio every |
| fill you up, once your super-strict diet is over you'll | | | | day. Diet «experts» trick us into buying into |
| be hungry ALL the time (and eating every three | | | | complicated schemes and programs in fear of the |
| hours is NOT something you can do if you have | | | | huge negative effects that supposedly stems |
| any sort of social or vocational responsibilities, | | | | from eating less then a certain amount of calories. |
| trust me on this). If you eat only a TINY bit more | | | | There is however little scientific basis for any of |
| food with each meal, you'll end up regaining a LOT | | | | theese claims, and contrary to what you might |
| of weight! | | | | think skipping meals will actually have positive |
| 2: Your diet shouldn't exclude any types of food | | | | effects on your constant hunger. |