subject: Why Dieting Actually Makes You Fatter - 3 Tips on How to Eat Your Way Thin! [print this page] Why Dieting Actually Makes You Fatter - 3 Tips on How to Eat Your Way Thin!
The problem with diets is that they are primarily geared to reduce calories or some macronutrient, with the intent of slashing pounds of your body rapidly. This approach both succeeds and fails miserably. Your fat burning capabilitiesare governed by your metabolic rate, which declines rapidly when on a calorie and nutrient restrictive diet.
Sure, you WILL lose pounds fast when on a typical diet, but it is short-lived. Diets require immense willpower that cannot be sustained indefinitely. When you can no longer control your urges and return to normal eating, the combination of a severely sluggish metabolism, and overeating creates an environment in your body geared for the storage of excess fat!
Tolose weight fast and permanently, start with eating more! -More regularly that is. Avoid stuffing your face in any one meal, as this only overburdens your digestive tract and encourages fat retention. Any calories consumed over and above maintenance will get converted to fat. Eat enough to satisfy, yet do not get carried away with mindless eating. Eating 4-6 medium-sized meals per day is better suited for weight loss than 2-3 large.
Get morefiber in yourfoods to ensure efficient assimilation -Constipation only contributes to weight gain, when you are not properly excreting waste,toxins build up in the system that favor fatretention. Eating more fiber-rich foods such as beans, vegetables, fruit (with skin), and oats ensure that you get the fiber you need to both stay regular, and lose weight. Fiber has also been shown to lower cholesterol, fight diabetes, lower blood pressure, and more!
Choose high nutrient foods that satisfy appetite and burn fat - The more nutrient-rich foods you eat, the less total calories you will naturally consume.This is because when your body is hungry, it really is communicating to your brain, it craves NUTRITION! Not CALORIES! When you feed it junk, you gain weight because you are consuming excess calories, and little nutrition.
Losing weight and keeping it off is about common sense, sense that can get distorted due to information over load. By following the 3 tips above, you will find pleasure in eating, and lose fat fast!
