My Thoughts On A Fast Weight Loss Diet And Such

I’m probably very much like you in a lot of ways because of the fact that you are reading this, and are thinking about starting a fast weight loss diet to lose those disgusting extra pounds that you have been carrying around for years. I have dieted my rear end off (literally and figuratively) for many many years now, and I am sick of always being overweight. I started searching for something else.

The fast weight loss diet works while you are on it, but most of them are not designed for long term use; they are what they say they are—-for fast weight loss, then you move on to something else to maintain your lost poundage. But—–and this is a big but——a lot of the weight lost on these diets is water weight and then you are in starvation conditions, so your body pulls its caloric needs from your stored fat, but also attacks the muscles for energy stores; and you are defeating the purpose of the diet in the first place.

When you cut back your intake of food drastically, your body sends out an APB to all its parts telling them to stop running at the speed they are now at, and slow down, conserve, don’t overdo it, we “ain’t gittin” enough food to stay at this speed. So, your metabolism slows down, your poor body has to shut down its natural design for operation, and conform to a starvation mode of operation. Sure, you’ll lose weight, but you can’t stay on a starvation diet forever, so once you abandon the fast weight loss diet, you are now ready to put those pounds back on big time—–and put them on you will, every time.

Some of the fast weight loss diet plans that are out there, either free on the Internet, or for sale; are potentially harmful to your overall health. Do you think all these do-gooders who represent the weight loss company have your best health interests at heart? The answer is a resounding NO. They are in the game to make as much money as they can off your woe, and then disappear into the fog as quickly as they came once their ineffectiveness or danger has been found out. And a lot of these products are really dangerous: if you have an underlying medical condition, such as heart disease, or liver problems; these diets can wreak havoc with your system and make you really sick, or in extreme cases, kill you.

So what are we going to do about this dilemma of how fast to take this weight off, and the potential side effects of using a fast weight loss diet. For one thing, most nutritionists do not recommend these quickie fix types of diets because they put a strain on your being, both physical and mental, and they usually do not work very well. Oh sure, you will lose weight if you starve yourself; but that’s not a smart way to approach this. Your body is a marvelous machine, designed by Nature to run a certain way, and if it took you years to pile all this unwanted weight on, then you should take it off the same way—-you chowed down one burger and fries at a time and had a wonderful time—-and now it’s time to get out the lettuce leaves and have at it.

If you are wondering what I am referring to when I talk about a fast weight loss diet, let me give you an example. The diet plans that are monitored by a doctor where you go in and get shots of vitamins and all kinds of other stuff to replace the food you are not eating, are all the rage now. Essentially, they are nothing more than planned starvation. The amount of food you get to eat on a daily basis is just about enough for one meal for a parakeet, and you find yourself chewing on your sleeves the first week. But, you do lose weight, you feel good, you look good, and your vitals have never been better. So what’s wrong with that? Nothing, except almost everyone I know, including my adult son who has gone through the program, lost weight, then went onto a maintenance eating plan and gained almost all the weight back.

When someone tells you they lost tons of weight on a fast weight loss diet where they ate nothing but cabbage soup 24/7; or ate almost nothing but grapefruit and black coffee—don’t listen to them. These diets are dangerous and loopy—they ruin the wonderful way the body works when left to its own devices, you just need to stop putting so much food in your mouth and exercise a little more—-and be patient—-the weight will come off in its own good time.

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