Fad Diets-Do They Work?

If you do a fad diet and it helps you lose weight fast and get
results, what can be wrong with that?

I am sure you have seen many ads on the internet and in magazines
that say that you can get a huge weight loss in only a few days
time.

Is this type of weight loss really possible? Yes - but... in
almost every instance the weight loss from a fad diet is
temporary and usually due to loss of water weight. Our bodies are
made up of a large percentage of water so as soon as your body
rehydrates itself you will put that quick weight loss right back
on.

What are some of the reasons a fad diet is not good for you?

1. A fad diet usually tells you to focus on a single food type
and avoid all others. This means you miss out on the nutrition
you really need and can get from a more balanced diet approach.

Quite often these fad diets will even tell you to take vitamins
and supplements to make up for all the nutritional deficiencies
you experience while on that fad diet. However, your body will
not be able to absorb the nutrients from the recommended
supplements unless you take them with food. And many of the foods
that help you absorb nutrients are banned on fad diets.

2. Fad diets are usually so restrictive and unappetizing that you
after as little as one day you will begin having overwhelming
cravings for other foods and most likely you will not be able to
complete the fad diet. This quitting will also wreak havoc on
your self esteem as you may beat yourself up for not having
enough willpower to stick it out with the diet.

3. Fad diets are temporary solutions to your weight problems.
Even if you do follow through to the end with a fad diet you have
not made permanent healthy changes to the way you handle food in
your life. So fad dieters tend to be yo-yo dieters that go back
and forth between extreme lo-calorie fad diets to periods of
bingeing on food groups that were missing from the fad diet. So
fad dieters are on a roller coaster of gaining and losing the
same darn pounds again and again.

No matter what you see in the media about quick weight loss fad
diets, realize that these diets will never work long term.

The best way to lose weight and sustain that weight loss (so you
never have to diet again) is to eat a variety of healthy foods,
avoid overeating, and do regular exercise. This simple formula
works every time.