| Perhaps in your thinking of losing weight, you have | | | | Two, in crash dieting, you are slowing down your |
| come across several probable methods. Aside | | | | body metabolism, which is what allows you to |
| from proper exercise techniques that require | | | | burn fat and calories effectively and efficiently. |
| quite some time and effort, you may have | | | | You are doing the exact opposite of what you |
| encountered several diets which would seem | | | | set out to do. You may not be gaining weight, but |
| beneficial but hard to do. Because of these | | | | you aren't burning fat and calories either. When |
| difficulties, maybe the only option for you is to | | | | you eat normally again, you will most probably |
| resort to crash dieting. | | | | gain some weight since your metabolism is |
| What is crash dieting? | | | | already slow. |
| Crash dieting is basically a quick solution many | | | | Third, you might notice that you are becoming |
| people come up with to lose weight. People may | | | | skinnier as the time passes in your crash diet |
| look at a mirror and notice their unwanted figure, | | | | period, but don't take it as burning fat, you are |
| so they think that by not eating literally starving | | | | actually losing some muscle mass. This is not a |
| themselves, they will lose the extra pounds. It's a | | | | good thing as this is what makes your body a fat |
| quick solution because it usually occurs for only a | | | | burning machine. |
| few days (usually less than a week), afterwards | | | | Because you lost muscle mass, the next time |
| it's back to regular meals. | | | | you eat is going to be worse, you will gain back |
| Difference from other diets | | | | the weight plus more pounds. |
| The main difference between crash dieting and | | | | To sum it up, crash dieting will make you lose |
| other forms of diet (e.g. Atkins, South Beach, | | | | some pounds, but not those unwanted ones, |
| etc.) is that crash diets are usually short-term. | | | | which are excess fat and calories. It's an |
| Most diets are programs that are designed to help | | | | unhealthy way of losing weight and is the start of |
| you lose weight and keep it off, encouraging you | | | | the "yo-yo" process (lose weight, gain more, lose |
| to make that particular diet a lifestyle instead of | | | | again, and so on). For the benefit of your health, |
| simply a weight loss method. If in crash dieting | | | | crash dieting should not be taken into |
| you are avoiding food (or eating very little), diet | | | | consideration. |
| programs have specific foods to eat and to avoid, | | | | What are the alternatives to lose weight? |
| which you are expected to act on for the | | | | The best possible way to lose weight, as |
| duration of the program, normally for the rest of | | | | suggested by both nutritionists and fitness |
| your life. | | | | experts, is a combination of a healthy diet and |
| Is it a healthy way to lose weight? | | | | exercise. Exercising while not having the proper |
| If you're asking yourself this same question, the | | | | diet will lead to inefficiency in weight loss, while |
| answer is a flat-out NO. There are many different | | | | diet without exercise will prevent you from gaining |
| reasons why crash dieting is unhealthy, while there | | | | weight, but will not do as much in terms of losing |
| are few to no experts who believe that there are | | | | it. By integrating the benefits of both a healthy |
| health benefits. Basically, if you are looking to lose | | | | diet and exercise into your lifestyle, you will turn |
| weight, crash dieting is not a good way to do it, | | | | your body into a fat burning machine, allowing you |
| and here are several reasons why. | | | | to lose weight and keep it off. |
| One, by not eating, or drastically cutting down on | | | | The next time you take a look at the mirror and |
| your food intake, you deprive your own body of | | | | frown at what you see, don't worry too much, |
| natural nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, | | | | there are various ways to beat the battle of the |
| protein, carbohydrates, etc. We all know what will | | | | bulge. Crash dieting is certainly not one of them, |
| happen when the human body lacks nutrients, the | | | | as this presents more potential risks than benefits. |
| risks of getting ill are higher. This is aside from | | | | A healthy, proper diet, combined with exercise is |
| generally feeling weak throughout the crash diet | | | | the best way to go about it. |
| period. | | | | |