Helpful Information About Diet Plans

By Ron Stucky


Selecting the best diet plan can be as difficult as sticking with one. There are thousands to choose from and they all contradict each other, so it's difficult to know which one is right. To help you in your search for the right one, here are some of the advantages and disadvantages of some better known diets.

You may have heard of diets such as the 1500 Calorie Diet that are based on limiting your intake of calories to a certain figure every day. The best thing about this particular program is that it does not limit you in regard to what you eat as long as you stay within the recommended range of calories each day. What you need to do is make sure the portions in your meals have a breakdown of 40% protein, 30% carbs, and only 30% fat to help you reach your goals. Simply stated, by counting the total calories in every snack and meal that you eat every day, you will at some point reach your goals. If you're going to try a calorie based diet, just make sure you don't choose one that's too extreme for your body's nutritional needs.

Many people who go on a diet focus many on reducing fat. When choosing a low fat weight loss program, you need to be aware that some fat is still required, along with a balanced diet. There are oils such as olive, flaxseed and fish that provide you with the healthy fats that are very important. Nuts and legumes offer healthy fats as well. Meat products and trans fats are the source of saturated fats (which are not good fats), and should be eaten in moderation.

Starving yourself is one guaranteed way to not lose weight so do not try it. To stay healthy while you are dieting, you must never restrict the proper amounts of nutrients that you require to keep your body in shape. As a rule, eating less than 1000 calories per day is not a good idea, and this number varies based upon your gender and how big you are. When the body detects that it is not receiving enough nutrients, you will find yourself gaining more weight after losing it to stay healthy. Though you will gain some weight back, using a detox system for internal cleansing may help you shed a few pounds quickly.

Never, we repeat never, ever starve yourself as a form of dieting. To stay healthy while you are dieting, you must never restrict the proper amounts of nutrients that you require to keep your body in shape. Depending upon your size, and whether you are male or female, eating less than 1000 calories can be very dangerous and unhealthy. No matter how hard you try, starving yourself will always lead back to weight gain despite any loss you may initially achieve. A better alternative are detox programs that actually attempt to cleanse your body in a short amount of time in an attempt to lose weight. We've looked at some diet plans and their benefits and drawbacks. With such a large assortment of dieting programs on the market today, obviously this article does not cover all of them. Diet programs with new and improved twists are made month after month. If you have not made your mind up on what dieting system to utilize, start off slow by making sure you exercise regularly, and limit your meals in size but not in nutritional value.




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