Most fad diets promise a simple 'get out of jail' card solution to weight problems.
Just follow their stipulated diet plans which limit the amount of calories you take in.
The idea is simple.
If you consume fewer amounts of calories than you burn, you lose weight.
Sometimes, entire food groups are left out and people who follow these fads end up missing out on important nutrients that are essential for a healthy body to function.
You can actually lose weight without the aid of fad diets.
And you don't have to starve yourself doing it.
The concept is simple - keep your stomach full.
How would a full stomach help you lose weight? Well, its what you put in that matters.
Firstly, you must consume lean protein at every major meal.
Lean protein induces the feeling of fullness fast and the feeling lasts longer too.
In addition, your metabolism will remain high for more than 2 hours after the meal.
Body heat is raised in this process and calories are burned twice as much as with high-carb diets.
500 calories of lean protein will keep you full longer than 500 calories of chocolate chip cookies.
So basically its a bit of a numbers game.
Obviously 500 calories of lean protein will give you a better deal in terms of satisfying your hunger for a longer period of time.
Next, believe it or not, consume loads of fruits, salads and vegetables.
Because they are low in calories, you can have as much as you want and need not worry about counting calories.
Also, these high volume foods help weigh down the stomach thus signaling the brain that you are full.
Thirdly, feed your body vitamins, minerals and nutrients by consuming more vegetables and legumes.
For some reason, research has shown that people who consumed foods which contained multivitamins gained less weight than people who don't over a decade.
Fourthly, take your time eating.
Your brain is about 20 minutes behind your stomach, give or take a few minutes.
So if you eat too fast, the "I'm full" signal might come a little too late.
Try eating food that require you to chew a lot to help you eat slowly.
Soups, vegetables, salads and fruit are good examples.
Lastly, you have to know when to eat what.
You can have ice cream or chocolate cookies if you want but only after you have consumed the filling foods mentioned above first.
You'd be surprised that you might not even crave for those treats after your meal.
Just follow their stipulated diet plans which limit the amount of calories you take in.
The idea is simple.
If you consume fewer amounts of calories than you burn, you lose weight.
Sometimes, entire food groups are left out and people who follow these fads end up missing out on important nutrients that are essential for a healthy body to function.
You can actually lose weight without the aid of fad diets.
And you don't have to starve yourself doing it.
The concept is simple - keep your stomach full.
How would a full stomach help you lose weight? Well, its what you put in that matters.
Firstly, you must consume lean protein at every major meal.
Lean protein induces the feeling of fullness fast and the feeling lasts longer too.
In addition, your metabolism will remain high for more than 2 hours after the meal.
Body heat is raised in this process and calories are burned twice as much as with high-carb diets.
500 calories of lean protein will keep you full longer than 500 calories of chocolate chip cookies.
So basically its a bit of a numbers game.
Obviously 500 calories of lean protein will give you a better deal in terms of satisfying your hunger for a longer period of time.
Next, believe it or not, consume loads of fruits, salads and vegetables.
Because they are low in calories, you can have as much as you want and need not worry about counting calories.
Also, these high volume foods help weigh down the stomach thus signaling the brain that you are full.
Thirdly, feed your body vitamins, minerals and nutrients by consuming more vegetables and legumes.
For some reason, research has shown that people who consumed foods which contained multivitamins gained less weight than people who don't over a decade.
Fourthly, take your time eating.
Your brain is about 20 minutes behind your stomach, give or take a few minutes.
So if you eat too fast, the "I'm full" signal might come a little too late.
Try eating food that require you to chew a lot to help you eat slowly.
Soups, vegetables, salads and fruit are good examples.
Lastly, you have to know when to eat what.
You can have ice cream or chocolate cookies if you want but only after you have consumed the filling foods mentioned above first.
You'd be surprised that you might not even crave for those treats after your meal.