Do fad diets work?
Written by Fatloss-expert on September 25th, 2008Quite honestly, it depends on what your definition of “work” is. As most of us realize, the ONLY way to lose weight is to create a calorie deficit. We have to burn off more calories than we consume.
That leaves us with two options: Diet and weight loss products that “work” by assisting us in creating a calorie deficit- and those that will never work because they don’t do anything. Let’s begin with diet pills, then move on to popular diet plans. So do diet pills work? Again, it depends. Some are strong stimulants that will artificially stimulate your metabolism and suppress your appetite. Others are nothing more than a mix of fiber or common herbs, these are the ones that don’t do anything- except empty you wallet. However, an appetite suppressant can help you create a calorie deficit, if it’s powerful enough.
So then, do diet drugs really work for weight loss? Only if you like the idea of being constantly filled with strong stimulants for weeks or months. I would encourage you to research some of the side effects of strong stimulants. Then you have to ask yourself this question: If I did not keep the weight off before I went on that diet pill, why would I be able to keep weight off after I stopped using it? Something to really think over.
Next, does ANY popular diet or weight loss plan really work- permanently?
For example, does NutriSytem REALLY work? If it creates a calorie deficit for you, yes it could work. You will experience weight loss.
However…
Extensive research from UCLA has shown that people on special diets did lose weight, but within 2 years 83% had gained back more weight than lost. Their research concluded people who did not go on a special diet, were better off from a health standpoint than those who did.
If you need more proof, just look at the facts: Nearly 2 of 3 Americans are overweight or obese while spending forty billion dollars every year on fat loss products. Think about that, if any popular diet plan worked permanently- would so many people still be overweight?
So rather than ask yourself: Does the South Beach Diet really work? Does the Hollywood Cookie Diet work? Does any fad diet really work? Or do “crash” diets work? Ask yourself: How can I permanently lose weight?
If you answered “I need to create a small daily calorie deficit,” you’ve taken the first step towards becoming a weight loss success story. Burning off more calories than consumed can only happen one way: You have to change your past weight gain habits over to better weight loss habits.
If you can do that totally on your own, that’s great. If you can’t, there are books that can help. I failed at losing weight for 30 years. Over those 30 years, I lost and gained back over 300 pounds. I tried a diet shortcut or two. And yes, I wondered; do weight loss pills work? I was a little temped to see if there was an easy way to lose weight.
In the end, the only weight loss “system” that worked for me was the one I put together myself with the help of an e-manual called New Body New Life. It taught me how to recognize my weight gain habits, and most importantly, it taught me how to change them to new weight loss habits.
As I said, if you can recognize and change your habits on your own, that’s all you need to do for safe and permanent weight loss. The amount of time you’ll save by avoiding diet pills will be huge.
On a really interesting side note, when you change those habits, it will give you the self discipline to do whatever else you put your mind to. So even if some diet shortcut like Hydroxycut really did work- it can’t give you what changing your habits does:
A whole new level of self respect, confidence, and discipline. And most important the knowledge of how to keep weight off for the rest of your life.
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