Desperation Dieting

August 4, 2019 –

Did you know that every time you change your DIET your body and metabolism have to adapt to that change.  If after days or weeks of routine patterns: breakfast, lunch, and dinner as an example, you decide, because a very healthy looking ‘actor or Doctor’ said so … your body has to adapt.  Change happens when you stick to one diet.  If you keep changing your diet (calories, quantities, or content) you never give that plan a chance to succeed.  As an example, one of my clients changes diets whenever a new ‘catchy’ idea comes along.   They will try the “skip breakfast and lunch” and  ‘fast intermittently’ to remain in a state of hunger.  Then overeat at the one meal to unfix starvation … fail.

When your body adapts to the same schedule over time it learns how to use the calories to fuel your behavior.  If your diet changes frequently your calorie burning in limited simply because your ‘Endocrine System’ is saving or storing the calories for you.  The way to work consistency if you are trying to lose fat after your body has learned the 3 square a day diet is simply reduce the calories proportionately from the meals and day.  Perhaps reducing 250 or 500 calories from the day’s total intake, thus creating a deficit. And, 7 day a week of that  = 500 x 7 = 3,500 calories or 1lb of fat.  Consistency and diligence, plus increased activity is the answer… not fad’s.

We are  very bright, and really do not fall for everything we read or see, right.  If something sounds too good to be true …  it probably is! In our information society we can research data, find answers, and question claims at the click of the mouse.  Below is an example:

In 1820: Vinegar and Water Diet was promising the concoction burned fat.  

In 1925: Cigarette Diet Lucky Strike ad campaign to grab a smoke instead of candy.

In 1950: Cabbage Soup Diet to lose 7 pounds per week … of water.

In 1963: TAB debuts to enjoy a diet soda and decrease calories. 

In 1972: Atkins Diet cuts the carbs to burn the fat.  We know better now.  Add 40 years of processed foods, fast food windows, TV motivation shows and info …

In 2010: The Paleo diet urges Paleolithic food (meat and veggie’s) limits fiber 

In 2018: Weight Watchers becomes WW rebranded itself as ‘Wellness that Works.’

In 2020 I think we will see another big trend. (did you catch that…20/20, let’s wait and see).

Maybe I should start it, here is the new trend – EAT less food and EXERCISE more. If the science were that easy, well the planet would not be so obese.  But we are. There is no quick fix, there is no easy exercise, there is no permanent change … There is one constant and we all know the answer – Exercise!  Eat clean!  H2o! Two of the components are diet and water and the calculators are on my site.

My job is to help you and I do want to, unless you like the cigarette diet and I have to strongly advise against this thinking. Nonetheless, what works for you? Please, don’t be desperate … it takes time so let’s make a plan that FIT’s you best … and stick to it long enough to give it a chance to work for YOU.  OK! 

In good health,

Bob

Desperation can make a person do surprising things. 

• Veronica Roth