With so many myths and un-truths about dieting floating around, many people find themselves using the wrong methods to lose weight. When the wrong methods are used, it decreases your chances of successful dieting. One of the biggest mistakes people make when dieting is concentrating more on the "Don'ts" of dieting, and not concentrating enough on the "Do's". The following paragraphs will discuss some of the most important "Do's" of dieting, as well as provide some of the more important "Don'ts".
Firstly, although the obesity statistic continue to increase at astonishing rates, many people diet when they don't really need to. One national health survey of college students nationwide, proved that this is true. Over 46 percent of the students surveyed were on a diet at the time the survey was taken. Of this percentage, over 20 percent of the students were actually overweight. "Do" ensure you are indeed medically considered overweight before you enter into any diet program. "Do" what's healthy for your body by making sure you really need to diet before starting one. By following this advice, you will be helping yourself to remain healthy, as well as taking preventative steps in regards to future health issues.
Next, when it comes to dieting, we often have the misconception that the less we eat, the better. This is not true. Our bodies need a certain amount of calories a day in order to obtain all the nutrients it needs to stay healthy. When our calorie intake falls below a certain level, our bodies become weak, and more susceptible to germs that make us sick. It will also decrease our metabolism. "Do" maintain a calorie intake of over 1500 a day. If your sick, or if your metabolism is low, it is not likely your diet will be a success.
By looking at magazine models and movie stars, we tend to think we need to be the same size as them to be "normal". Just because we do not look like these walking Barbie dolls, does it mean we need to diet. "Do" concentrate on feeling healthy and being full of energy as opposed to concentrating on your dress size. Doing so will increase your chances of successful dieting. Other dieting "Do's" include:
"Do" enjoy foods from all four food groups, just eat smaller portions.
"Do" eat when your body tells you that you're hungry.
` "Do" stop eating when you're full.
"Do" include exercise into your diet plan.
"Do" reward yourself for meeting dieting goals.
"Do" watch for dieting scams.
While it is important to give more concentration to the "Do's" of dieting, there are many people out there ready to scam you with their "Sure-thing" diet programs. It is important to not get caught up in these scams, as they can lead to dieting disaster.
To avoid being scammed by manufactures of bogus diet products and plans, there are some facts and questions you can investigate. For example, are you promised weight loss quickly, without exercise or changing your eating habits? If it sounds too good to be true, it likely is. Healthy weight loss cannot be achieved without healthy eating patterns and exercise. Trust your natural instincts.
Dieting isn't always easy. There is no magic formula that enables us to lose weight as we eat junk food, and sit on our behinds. By concentrating on the dieting "Do's", you will have a better chance of having a positive attitude, thus increasing your chances of achieving healthy weight loss.
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