Why Diets Don't Work

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Article Title: Why Diets Don't Work

Author: Potts

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One of the biggest scams ever successfully pulled on the

American public is - somewhat appropriately - a 4-letter word.

That word is, of course, Diet. By now you have seen

advertisements for more diets than you can easily remember, and

have also most likely seen an article or television show

debunking some of those diets. Unfortunately, the art of

shooting holes through the credibility of a diet plan is

normally done by ANOTHER diet company, solely for the purpose

of getting you to use their product instead. Well, this article

has nothing to sell, nor really anything to gain, save the

knowledge that hopefully the reader - that's you - will put

down the Diet Madness Menu, and get a real world point of view

on why diets don't work, and what you can do about it.

Eating, the Lost Art

If you are considering a diet, or have in the past, your

primary motivation was most likely to lose weight. What if I

was to tell you that in order to lose weight, you actually need

to eat MORE than you have in the past? You would probably shake

your head at that crazy idea, and think that it was some new

fad that could in no way assist you in your weight loss goals.

Of course, the fact that every diet you've ever heard of was at

one point " some new fad " would probably never even cross your

mind. Nonetheless, the fact remains that most people do need to

eat more than they presently are in order to lose weight, but

the trick comes in eating the right kinds of foods, in the

right ratios of nutrients, and at the right times of day. Sound

tricky? Perhaps, but I assure you, it is really quite simple.

However, the purpose of this article is not to inform you of

the benefits of eating, but merely to let you know that eating

is indeed a very effective way to lose excess bodyweight, and

to explain how diets keep that from happening.

Stating the Obvious

Although most people do not think of the " latest diet " in these

terms, hopefully the following question will make you consider

what is pretty obvious if you stop to think about it. If the

new " Last Diet You'll Ever Need " was really that good at making

you melt away pounds while sitting on the couch munching " Carbo

Craze Chips " or was even remotely effective at burning off your

spare tire while inhaling the sweet scents of " Aerospace's

Aromatic Air Baubles " , then why isn't everyone already thin??

Seriously - think about it. Every time you hear about the

latest diet or the most up to date exercise device that only

takes 20 minutes per day, they always say that you will never

need another system! The advertised system - no matter how

logical or even outlandish as it may seem - is always touted at

being better than ever, and the last system you will ever need.

Well, if that were true, don't you think that the manufacturer

of that system would not only become wealthier than anyone in

history, but would also become famous as the person who FINALLY

solved the obesity problem in our world? Don't you think that

person could also afford to advertise their product during

prime time on TV, instead of late at night? Don't you think

that system would become known throughout the world -

throughout history itself - as a turning point in human

development?

So, I'll ask you the same question again: If the solution is

already out there, why do we need to keep coming up with new

solutions?? The answer is, of course, very simple - these

systems don't work, and the human populace is simply looking

for a non-existent quick fix to getting rid of too many late

night excursions to the local burger joint, or to the fact they

should have taken stock in beer while they were in college. Then

what does work? Human physiology.

Metabolism

Metabolism is defined as the rate at which your body processes

food. In other words, how fast your body burns calories. The

faster your metabolism, the more food you can eat without

gaining weight. How do you control your metabolism? By eating a

nutrient-dense meal every 3 to 3 ½ hours. This practice " stokes

your internal furnace " , for lack of a better analogy. Think of

your body as an old-style locomotive that had coal shoveled

into the combustion chamber one shovel at a time. If you didn't

shovel in coal fast enough, the locomotive would slow down, and

your body is no different. If you don't eat often enough, your

metabolism slows down and you don't burn through calories very

quickly. In addition, not only does your rate of calorie

consumption go down, but your body starts storing almost

everything that you do eat as bodyfat! So, in essence, every

time you starve yourself in your honest effort to " stick to

your diet " , you are actually slowing down your metabolism as

well as making your body more efficient at building padding for

you to sit on at baseball games.

Muscle

" I don't care " you say. You believe that in order to lose

weight you need to starve. Okay, that's wrong, but I'll explain

why that thinking is flawed. Your body needs energy so you can

live through any given day. The amount of energy that you need

is determined by your Basal Metabolic Rate, and by your

activity level for that day. For most people, this amounts to

between 1,500 and 2,500 calories per day. Well, if your

calorie-restricted diet doesn't allow you that many calories,

your body will find a way to survive anyway. It does this by

breaking down your muscle tissue and using it for energy. " So

what? " you say. You don't care, as long as the scale says you

are losing weight, right?

What if I told you that the ONLY place on your body that you

can burn bodyfat for fuel is your muscles? What if I told you

that the more muscle tissue you lose on a calorie-restricted

diet, the fewer calories you can eat after the muscle loss?

What if I told you that after losing 20 lbs on a

calorie-restricted diet, your total bodyfat level will have

dropped very little, if at all? What if I told you that by

using muscle mass for energy, you have literally crippled your

body's ability to burn bodyfat in the future, and that by the

laws of Nature (which we can't change, by the way), you will

absolutely put the weight back on, and probably gain more

weight than you ever had before?

If I told you all of that, would you still want to burn muscle

tissue for energy while starving yourself to stick to your

diet, paying $8 a bag for Carbo Chips, and $20 a session for

Aromatic Air Baubles?

On the other hand, perhaps the laws of Nature don't apply to

you. In that case, be sure to tune in tonight - I believe the

" Lose Weight While You Eat Butter Fried Bacon " diet is going to

be featured on a new infomercial. It is, after all, The Last

Diet You Will Ever Need!

About The Author: Potts is the owner and creator of

Fitness Destinations. 's experience in the health and

fitness industry includes one on one personal training in many

different environments, maintenance of several health-related

websites, and authoring of many fitness-related products for

consumers and fitness professionals.

http://www.fitnessdestinations.com

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