| Even people who are smart about a program to | | | | will often regain the weight almost as quickly as it |
| lose weight often want to see results quickly. | | | | was lost. The popular name for this sequence of |
| They want rapid weight loss for the purpose of | | | | events is 'yo-yo dieting.' The dieter goes on a diet |
| keeping up the enthusiasm for a totally onerous | | | | and loses the weight quickly. Most often, the |
| eating pattern. Dieters hope to lose the weight | | | | weight loss is simply water. Unless the dieter is on |
| quickly so they can go back to eating normally. | | | | a long term program to lose the weight, it often |
| Unfortunately, it is this pattern of thinking that | | | | will return rather quickly. At best, the dieter will |
| causes the dieter to fail over the long run. The | | | | quickly reach a plateau and the techniques that |
| dieter who stops eating everything but cabbage | | | | brought about the quick loss of pounds no longer |
| soup for 3 days for example may drop several | | | | work. Can Lead to Eating Disorders One of the |
| pounds fairly quickly, but regain the weight as | | | | rapid weight loss methods that will yield quick |
| soon as 'normal' eating is resumed. Poor Nutrition | | | | results is known as 'binge and purge.' The dieter |
| Often, rapid weight loss is the result of eating | | | | eats, even overeats and follows up by forcing |
| some foods to the exclusion of others. For | | | | vomiting to empty the contents of the stomach. |
| example, some diets want you to eat only | | | | The procedure is effective in losing weight, but is |
| carbohydrates. Others ask you to eat only | | | | also symptomatic of an eating disorder known as |
| protein. Liquid protein diets have had disastrous | | | | bulimia. Bulimia and the related disorder known as |
| results for some dieters. Especially when you are | | | | anorexia are dangerous and sometimes even fatal |
| attempting to get down to a proper weight for | | | | eating disorders which require extensive |
| your age and height, it is important to know and | | | | specialized treatment in order to recover. |
| understand the principles of proper nutrition so | | | | Although rapid weight loss may be helpful in a life |
| that you can maintain good health while | | | | threatening situation, dieting should ALWAYS be |
| accomplishing your weight goals. Choose a variety | | | | carried out under the supervision of medical |
| of foods from the accepted food groups and eat | | | | professionals. Even in this type of morbidly obese |
| smaller portions if you want to lose weight. | | | | individual, dramatic weight loss under a doctor's |
| Inability to Maintain Slimmed Down Weight When | | | | care can be very dangerous and every aspect of |
| you strive for rapid weight loss, no matter how it | | | | the diet closely monitored. In routine weight loss |
| is accomplished, you may quickly reach your | | | | situations, it's smart to talk to your health |
| weight goal, especially if you only have a few | | | | professional about any diet plans that you may be |
| pounds to lose. However, it is often true that | | | | considering. The doctor can often provide helpful |
| once you stop the dramatic weight loss diet, you | | | | advice and referrals to a diet doctor if necessary. |