| Crash diets don't result in permanent weight loss | | | | Often the diet will recommend high fat foods and |
| and may be detrimental to your health. | | | | low carbs which if taken long term, could result in |
| Many sites on the internet claim that their diet | | | | heart disease. The promoters may tell you that |
| results in significant weight loss in just three, four | | | | the diet is only intended to be followed for a |
| or five days. This type of weight loss is always | | | | short time. But you probably will not reach your |
| transient. It is usually 90% water which will be put | | | | goal weight in that time, and then what? You |
| straight back on as soon as your body | | | | either continue with a plan that is not good for |
| rehydrates, which it must do if you are not going | | | | your health, or stop and probably gain back what |
| to suffer severe health problems. | | | | you lost. |
| Most quick weight loss diets are merely | | | | 4. Many fad diets do not help you to incorporate |
| fashionable for a short while; though they do | | | | enough servings of fruits and vegetables in your |
| make a lot of money for the inventor in | | | | weight loss program, nor do they give you the |
| associated product sales. | | | | variety of foods that your body needs. |
| If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. | | | | 5. Quick weight loss diets are a temporary |
| 1. Diets that promise quick and easy weight loss | | | | solution and do not help you to make permanent |
| are usually based on eating more of one food | | | | changes to your eating habits. Permanent changes |
| type and none of another. These do not give the | | | | are the only way to remain at your target weight |
| benefits that you would get from a balanced diet. | | | | once you reach it. Fad diets encourage yo-yo |
| They may suggest you take supplements but | | | | diet-binge cycles of fast weight loss and equally |
| many supplements are not absorbed by the body | | | | fast weight gain. This is worse for your health and |
| unless they are taken along with the foods that | | | | your self esteem than if you had stayed |
| the diet has banned. After a few weeks, if you | | | | overweight. |
| stick to it that long, you may begin to develop | | | | Self-hypnosis, especially if combined with NLP, is a |
| nutritional deficiencies. | | | | very effective way of changing your unhealthy |
| 2. Fad diets are often boring and over restrictive. | | | | eating habits and addictions permanently. You can |
| After the novelty of the first day or two, you will | | | | also use it to reduce stress levels (and comfort |
| find that you do not enjoy your meals anymore. | | | | eating!) and to increase your self-confidence |
| You will then start to crave comfort food | | | | dramatically. |
| constantly and will give up on your diet pretty | | | | Whatever the hype may say, these diets will not |
| soon after. You may even feel guilty, blaming | | | | be helpful in the long run. The best way to sustain |
| yourself for not losing weight. | | | | weight loss is to eat a varied and healthy diet, do |
| 3. Most fad diets do not follow the | | | | not overeat, exercise regularly and avoid rapid |
| recommendations of the American Heart | | | | weight loss diets. |
| Association regarding the fat levels in the diet. | | | | |