Weight Loss Effectiveness - Challenges to Overcome
Tuesday, June 10. 2014
Each and every year more than 300,000 Americans die prematurely from diseases such as stroke, diabetes and heart disease. In the majority of cases this is preventable, and is a direct result of obesity or poor weight control on behalf of the patient. Sure, strokes can occur without being overweight, but the likelihood of them occurring is much higher if a person is. Everyone is looking for a quick fix for weight loss, and there are certianly some choices out there like the HCG diet which promise to help considerably in that goal. However, all of these problems are preventable, with the right program and with the right attitude. It's definitely worth taking care of yourself, as you will live longer (and you only have one life to live).
According to recent information from the American Journal of Nutrition, a high protein and low carbohydrate diet does help lose weight. However, it's not sustainable in the long term. When your body burns ketones stored from carbs rather than glucose from fat, your hunger drops. Yet, eventually a person must go back to a more normal diet. This is why the results a person achieves never lasts on such a diet.
In a another recent AJCN study, they compared the results of two different high protein diets. If a low carbohydrate volume was taken in, the group did significantly better than those who had a high carb diet. Both groups also found the diet to be quite easily adhered to relative to their cravings or desire for various types of foods.
There has been significant problems cropping up with these types of diets, however. Certain bacteria in the person's stomach are reduced by such a low carbohydrate diet, but also, a person's kidney function will drop by around 25% over normal. This tends to decrease the person's energy during these types of diets. This can be offset by taking a supplement proven to help with this, such as raspberry ketones or garcinia cambogia. It is difficult to achieve any sort of results on this type of diet permanently.
People who try to lose weight and fail make up the bulk of all dieters. Something like 90% of people who set out to lose weight do not keep the weight they lose off 2 years later. It's just simply too difficult on your own to achieve results. It's important to realize that losing weight is a very emotional experience full of ups and downs. You should not try to do it alone without a good support structure behind you.
Many people go to nutritionists to help them in this regard, as they will often be "on your case" and force you to change your ways more so than family or friends. However, many people can also achieve great results by pairing up with friends of family who also need to lose weight. If you hold people accountable to exercise, go to the gym, and eat healthy (even making the same food to eat together each day) this is one of the best ways to achieve long term success. If someone holds you to your word, rather than just yourself, you're much less likely to "cheat" during your weight loss program.
It's important to stay motivated and have a plan set out before you try to lose weight. If you just dive into it head first, and don't consider how you're going to keep a sustainable program going after you lose weight you will ultimately not succeed. There are effective products out there to help, but what it comes down to is if you can sustain the results once you achieve them. It's possible, but takes some diligence.
According to recent information from the American Journal of Nutrition, a high protein and low carbohydrate diet does help lose weight. However, it's not sustainable in the long term. When your body burns ketones stored from carbs rather than glucose from fat, your hunger drops. Yet, eventually a person must go back to a more normal diet. This is why the results a person achieves never lasts on such a diet.
Various Weight Loss Studies and Results
In a another recent AJCN study, they compared the results of two different high protein diets. If a low carbohydrate volume was taken in, the group did significantly better than those who had a high carb diet. Both groups also found the diet to be quite easily adhered to relative to their cravings or desire for various types of foods.There has been significant problems cropping up with these types of diets, however. Certain bacteria in the person's stomach are reduced by such a low carbohydrate diet, but also, a person's kidney function will drop by around 25% over normal. This tends to decrease the person's energy during these types of diets. This can be offset by taking a supplement proven to help with this, such as raspberry ketones or garcinia cambogia. It is difficult to achieve any sort of results on this type of diet permanently.
Emotional Impact of Weight Loss
People who try to lose weight and fail make up the bulk of all dieters. Something like 90% of people who set out to lose weight do not keep the weight they lose off 2 years later. It's just simply too difficult on your own to achieve results. It's important to realize that losing weight is a very emotional experience full of ups and downs. You should not try to do it alone without a good support structure behind you.
Many people go to nutritionists to help them in this regard, as they will often be "on your case" and force you to change your ways more so than family or friends. However, many people can also achieve great results by pairing up with friends of family who also need to lose weight. If you hold people accountable to exercise, go to the gym, and eat healthy (even making the same food to eat together each day) this is one of the best ways to achieve long term success. If someone holds you to your word, rather than just yourself, you're much less likely to "cheat" during your weight loss program.
It's important to stay motivated and have a plan set out before you try to lose weight. If you just dive into it head first, and don't consider how you're going to keep a sustainable program going after you lose weight you will ultimately not succeed. There are effective products out there to help, but what it comes down to is if you can sustain the results once you achieve them. It's possible, but takes some diligence.
