Let’s start with fad diets and how they can cause trouble, we’ve all been there you start the latest fad diet that you seen in a magazine or online in order to lose body fat. You restrict calories drastically, and find you’ve lost weight. Some of that was fat, some was muscle, and – if you’ve been restricting carbohydrates – a lot of it was water.
So have you succeeded? Of course not. It’s great that you’ve lost the fat. But the muscle loss will make you get fatter again faster. Losing muscle isn’t good, and your metabolic rate (the rate at which you burn calories at rest) naturally slow down to compensate. So when you stop dieting you will gain weight faster. Your metabolism won’t speed up again unless you get your muscle back; but, once muscle has gone, it takes a while to build up again.
If you repeat this cycle over and over, you’ll progressively lose more muscle and slow down your metabolism still more, predisposing yourself to become one of those people who say they can’t look at a carrot without putting on ten pounds. There is some truth in this.
Overweight people who pile on the pounds although they don’t eat a lot are victims of this decreased muscle and slow metabolism cycle. It’s called rebound weight gain.
FAD DIETS DON’T WORK IN THE LONG RUN!!!
The only way to achieve the results you want and keep them long term is to eat clean healthy food and exercise regularly!!!
Okay here is some basic nutrition tips –
Eat protein at every meal and snack.
Vegetables or fruit at every meal.
Include healthy fats where possible.
Eat starch where it is needed, not ad lib, according to personal requirements and body type.
Aim to eat more natural one ingredient foods and cut back on processed foods!!!
Processed foods i.e. Dairy | Soft Drinks | Fruit Juices | Grains | Fatty Meats | Salty Foods | Sweets.
Natural foods i.e. Meats| Vegetables |Oils+Fats | Nuts |Fruits.
