Part of my job to do with writing these articles involves doing a bit of research and a lot of reading.
I came across some interesting statistics last week which found:
That over 80% of dieters couldn’t maintain the weight they’d lost for a year. This was from a study from the American Society for Clinical Nutrition.
A staggering 4 in 5 dieters will regain every single pound they’d lost within a year (and put more on for many).
I think you’ll all agree that being on a diet is hard work right?
But you do it because you think it’ll be worth it.
But this proves that it almost isn’t worth it, not long term anyway!
(I sound very negative, I’m not in a bad mood honest! It’s going somewhere good)
So why do so many people fail? Willpower?
A lot of the time this can be a big factor, but not with so many.
You see, if a diet truly tests your will power, saps your motivation and makes you give up, then rather than it being your willpower’s fault it could well be the fault of the diet.
The diet is often the reason so many people fail.
– It could be too restrictive that you can’t maintain.
– It can cut out complete food groups which leave you feeling rubbish and ending up having a binge.
Your body doesn’t like to be under this sort of stress.
So many diets bring your calories down to dangerously low levels.
I know so many ladies who are eating less than 1000 calories a day, and many aren’t even losing weight so they try and cut down again (dangerous!!!)
This drops your metabolism down to such low levels that it makes weight loss very very slow.
All diets work to some degree but the majority have an end point.
A point where you stop and do something else (or worse revert back to bad habits)
So what do I do?
There is a better way.
What I suggest is finding a structured meal plan/way of eating which you can stick to long term.
A way of eating where you shouldn’t get many major cravings!
Learning some healthy home cooked recipes means you can enjoy ‘treat’ foods without the usual weight gain.
Homemade versions of things such as these meals are much better for you than shop bought or take away:
- Shepherds Pie
- Turkey Burgers
- Chicken Parmesan and Sautéed Potatoes
Family friendly, fun meals.
By adopting the 70 (good food) – 30 (not so good food/treats) approach you can still keep progressing, keep seeing results and having just enough of the things you really want to prevent cravings while not massively slowing down your results.
You can literally have your cake and eat it!
How does that sound?
Better than a low calorie, low carb, short term aggressive diet I hope?
Have a great day.
