Fad Diets: Are They Really That Bad?

One would not be surprised that many people question the reasons why anybody can say fad diets are bad when they tend to get good results. You will notice many web pages on-line who claim spectacular weight loss in just a few days, which might be attainable but, many experts state that this type of weight reduction is always temporary. It is normally 90%  water which will be put straight back on when your body re-hydrates, which it should do if you don’t want to suffer harsh health conditions or even pass on.

Other fad diets doesn’t really appear so obvious to be crash diets with ridiculous claims, however they are over hyped diet plans that in fact tend to be in demand for a certain time and usually generate a nice income for the creator of the plan in associated profits. In the optimal cases those are excellent nutritional consumption plans that will support everybody to lose weight, but which you could probably have gotten at no cost from a medical expert. In the worst cases they will be so hard to adhere to that you will give up within a week.

The negative side of fad diets:  

• Most fad diets never comply with recommendations of the American Heart Association and similar organizations for fat levels in the diet. Usually the diet would recommend high fat food products and low carbs which actually if taken long term, could result in complications due to heart disease. The promoters may inform you the diet is only intended to be followed over a short time. But you probably won't attain your goal weight in the designated time, so what then? You either continue with a program that isn't healthy, or stop and most likely gain back what you lost.

• Any diet that promises quick weight loss is just a temporary solution and do not let you make lifetime changes on your eating habits. Lasting changes are the only method to remain at your perfect weight once as you achieve it. Fad diets promote yo-yo diet-binge cycles of swift weight loss and similarly quick weight gain. This can be bad for your health and your own self esteem in comparison with if you had remain overweight all the time.

• Fad diets are often dreary as well as over prohibitive. After the excitement of the first two days or so, you won’t appreciate your diet anymore. You will consequently start to crave food and eventually disregard your new eating routine. Chances are you will even think you are the guilty one, wondering if it's your fault that you did not drop a few pounds.

• Many fad diet plans do not give you the option to add enough vegetables and fruits in the fat reduction plan, or provide the variety of things that the body requires. They are often based upon consuming more of one food type and none of another. All of these do not permit the advantages which an individual shall get by a balanced diet. They sometimes recommend you take supplements, though many of these supplements aren't absorbed by the body unless of course they are taken along with the foods that you are now not allowed to have according to diet.  After some time, if you keep to your diet, you'll most probably start to develop some nutritional deficiencies.

Irrespective of what the marketing materials may say, none of these diet plans will aid you in the long term. The advisable way to sustain weight reduction is usually to enjoy a varied and nutritious diet, do not nibble on snacks between meals, have regular workouts, and stay away from fad diets.

Cardio Wotkouts Has Always Been Considered To Be Good Workout Routines For Weight Loss, But Are They?

When weight loss is the goal, it is often taken for granted that we need to follow a cardio workout routine. After I read this article written by Craig Ballantyne, I realized how many people still battle with weight loss problems, even though they do several cardio workouts per week. When looking for a good workout routine and fat loss is your goal, it might be worth your while to look further than cardio.

As mentioned in this article, some people do benefit greatly by doing cardio, while others still have to fight the battle. You might even want to say NO to cardio, and discover a great home exercise routine that will give you the results you are looking for.

Read this great article by Craig Ballantyne.  

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Why Cardio Doesn't Work for Fat Loss

By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
www.TurbulenceTraining.com

Cardio exercise is such a strange thing. In theory, it should work
so perfectly well for all men and women, but as anyone who has
tried it knows, the practicality of it just doesn't add up.

After all, some men and women do cardio 6 hours, 9 hours, or more per week, and still have belly fat to burn. On the other hand, it works just fine for others.

British researchers wanted to get more insight into this paradox, and studied 35 overweight men and women, who weren't previously exercising.

(Reference: International Journal of Obesity 32: 177-184, 2008).

Subjects exercised 5 times per week for 12 weeks. That's a lot of
exercise, but it helped the subjects lose an average of 8.2 pounds, which is great - I was positively surprised by the results.

So cardio will work for some people, however, in my experience, it works best in young men, who need the help the least!

Back to the study, the variance in fat loss between individuals was huge. Check this out...
The best subject lost a staggering 32.3 pounds in 12 weeks, while the worst subject actually GAINED 3.74 pounds.

The scientists think they know where things went sour. They classified the subjects into 2 groups, called the "Compensators" and the "Non-compensators".

The Compensators were hungrier, and as a result consumed an extra 268 calories per day, all but wiping out their cardio efforts.

Therefore, the Compensators lost the least amount of weight, and scientists believe that was due to the huge "compensatory" increase in appetite experienced by this group.

Does your appetite increase when you do slow cardio? If it does,
research shows it will ruin your cardio efforts.

So if your cardio program is not working for you, check your
appetite and calorie intake to see if you are "compensating" for
your efforts. If you are, you might be better off using a program
of high-intensity resistance and interval training (i.e. Turbulence Training) for your weight loss efforts.

As Australian Professor Steve Boucher has shown in research,
interval training increases hormones called catecholamines. And
increased catecholamines can reduce appetite, among other fat-
burning benefits.

In the real world, few people lose 33 pounds after 12 weeks of
cardio. Heck, few even achieve an average weight loss of 8 pounds with aerobic exercise.

So again, check your appetite, and consider giving high-intensity
exercise a go for your next workout program.

Beat the curse of cardio with high-intensity Turbulence Training.

Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Author, Turbulence Training

About the Author

Learn about the "Dark Side of Cardio" in the free report from Craig Ballantyne at www.TurbulenceTraining.com. Craig is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and writes for Men's Health, Men's Fitness, Maximum Fitness, Muscle and Fitness Hers, and Oxygen magazines. His trademarked Turbulence Training fat loss workouts have helped thousands of men and women around the world lose fat, gain muscle, and get lean in less than 45 minutes three times per week. For more information on the Turbulence Training workouts that will help you burn fat without long, slow cardio sessions or fancy equipment, visit www.TurbulenceTraining.com

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So there you have it. If you need to lose weight and you are fighting a battle, you can follow other good workout routines such as suggested in the article above, and even enjoy a good home exercise routine.