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Most people who have ever tried dieting have at one
time or another gone through yo-yo diets. These are the
classic ideal of all those who don't like what the
measuring tape is telling them about their waists and
thighs. Everybody wants a diet and some pills that can
help them shed a significant number of pounds fast. In a
week or two, if possible. However, all those pounds that
you have been fast to discard are coming right back in
the next month or so. Probably with some liver or
stomach problems from the pills used to speed up the
process.
Yo-Yo diets always sound like a good idea because
people don't like to think that weight problems are
long-term problems which should be managed as such. They
are looking for the miracle cure, the three-day wonder
that would fix everything in a couple of days.
Unfortunately, long-term problems solved in three days
have a way of refusing to stay solved. It's a sort of
nudge from Mother Nature reminding us that we should not
try and hurry things, especially when it's impossible to
do so. It doesn't matter what the labels of dozens of
pills say because weight loss is not a short term
problem.
The best weight loss advice one could get comes from
dietitians and physicians, but people tend to stay away
from these professionals. Their answers offer no hope
for a simple solution and their eating plans and diets
seem to take forever. Nevertheless, these neglected
experts know that the body has gained weight in time and
will shed it in the same manner. Trying to force a new
weight gain/loss rhythm is not healthy for the body and
fast diets always end up causing damage to the internal
organs and decreasing the muscle mass.
What a Yo-Yo diet can never give you is the guarantee
that all the weight lost in one week won't return after
a couple of glasses of soda and two or three burgers. A
proper diet that takes at least four weeks to complete
allows the body to get rid of the accumulated fat and
not of water or muscle mass. Crash diets that cut off
your intake of calories may seem to work for the moment,
but your body is going to pay a heavy price as the
internal organs are left without the required daily
nourishment.
Short term solutions always lead to long-term
disasters and what looked like a sound proposition
yesterday might prove to be a health hazard tomorrow.
While your weight problem is nothing to be proud of,
there is no magic solution that is going to make
everything right just like that. You are going to have
to put together a sound eating plan, exercise on a
regular basis and make sure you're not putting anything
back on. There are many recipes fit for dieting that you
can choose from and even cook yourself. Dieting is
always simpler than it sounds. It starts with you
reaching out for a bag of snacks and remembering that an
apple would be better for both your waistline and
self-esteem.
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