The
single, most important thing about weight loss is the method. It all starts
there. Results can be achieved with a number of different methods, and there is
always more than one way to get from A to B, but the method you use to get
there often contributes to whether or not you arrive.
Equally,
there are some methods to lose weight that are shortsighted, unlikely to work,
or just plain dangerous.
The
most popular, almost "tried and tested" method of weight loss is
dieting. The problem with dieting is that it doesn't really work, and where
people do manage to succeed with it, they often end up putting the weight back
on, plus more, further down the road.
For
me, dieting is just counter-intuitive. The key to losing weight is burning
calories, not starving yourself of them. To burn calories, you need to have a
fully functioning metabolism. If you can burn more calories in a day than you
can eat, then you will start to lose weight.
This
is where the misconception about dieting comes in. People think "Instead
of burning more calories, I will just take fewer in".
Actually,
this doesn't make sense. When you take fewer calories on board, your body doesn't
have enough fuel to work properly, so it reduces the metabolism to compensate.
You are taking less on, but you are also burning less.
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There
might end up being some weight loss at some point, but as soon as you start
eating again, you put the weight back on rapidly.
Moreover,
when your body does burn fat to turn it into fuel, it actually uses up protein
first. If you are not eating enough to replace those proteins, all that will
happen is you lose muscle mass, which does reduce your weight, but the fat will
still be there underneath.
Eventually,
you might be on of the lucky ones to hit their "target weight" using
this method. Hooray! You can eat again! Now you are piling fat back on top of
fat. This is not going to have a good outcome.
What is my
solution?
It
just makes sense to give your body the fuel it needs. I am not saying to go out
and eat as much as you want, I am saying eat smart. There are healthy,
nutritious foods out there that will give you everything you need, but for only
100-200 calories.
This
is going to help keep your body working efficiently, burning calories and fat,
but keep your muscle mass, only take on a few hundred calories, and not have to
starve yourself in the process.
People
who use this method not only find it easy to keep going, they tend to wind up
healthier, and as a result they keep the weight off.
I'm
not one to believe "My method is the best and everything else is
terrible," but I do think it appears more like common sense than dieting.
It makes sense to me that if you give your body what it NEEDS, it will function
correctly, and will reach its ideal weight naturally.
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