Are there are any effective diet plans out there? You know the magic potion that makes some individuals lose pounds rapidly and simply, while the rest of us are trapped eating lettuce while the scale needle seems to be stuck in place? Yes and no, depends on how you look at it. While not much is a secret, successful diet plans do truly have some similar characteristics.
To begin, “crash course” diets are a guaranteed recipe for disaster. If you drink nothing but tea made from some odd Chinese herb for a week, you will lose a lot of weight. However, your body will think that it is going into starvation mode and it will not be fat that you are losing, but instead the body will begin to cannibalize muscle mass, which leads to your metabolism slowing down. When you begin to eat normally again, you will gain the weight back as well as you will be even more prone to storing fat.
Likewise, a diet consisting of just one or a few food items for breakfast, lunch and dinner rarely work out well either. Not only does your body not get the kind of variety it needs to thrive, it’s also mind-numbingly one-sided. When you hit the breaking point, chances are you’ll go off the diet with a bang and possibly a half-gallon of Rocky Road ice cream. Goodbye whatever gains you may have made.
The bottom line is: Impractical crash diets are not recommended. Successful diets work for long term results, where you can make eventual and consistent progress.
There are various takes on it; nevertheless, the majority of effective diets have some similar characteristics: Medium to high protein foods, a few simple carbs, very little or no “bad” fats, a good amount of fiber, and little to no alcohol.
Proteins are the building blocks of the body. It is difficult to get fat off protein calories, and they directly stimulate muscle maintenance and growth. This in turn helps keep metabolism up to speed, meaning your system can burn calories properly.
Simple carbs, ie. sugary, highly processed and white flour-based foods, tend to wreak havoc on the blood sugar balance. When the blood sugar spikes after say drinking sodas, insulin is released to control the sugar. Insulin also switches the body into fat storage-mode, effectively shutting down any fat loss processes you may have had going.
Bad fats such as fries, which are loaded with trans-fat are pretty much, made to block up the cardiovascular system. Although we need fat to survive and flourish, it is far more beneficial to obtain our daily fat requirement from foods like fish, olive oil, nuts and seeds.
Fiber is filling, which lessens hunger pangs and the temptation to cheat on the diet. It helps with digestion and helps gut health, as well as slows down the release of simple carbs into the blood. If you have, a smaller blood sugar increase there will be less insulin released, which will allow your body to continue to burn fat.
A cold beer may taste great; however, alcohol has a significant negative impact on your diet. Alcohol has as many calories per gram as pure fat (7 calories versus 9 calories per gram), but the toxic ingredients have a bad effect on your natural hormone balance that can bother you for days.
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