Why diets don't work

Posted Sunday, November 22, 2009 5:22 PM

Hi everyone,

 My name is Vic Shallow and I’m a personal trainer and owner of the website www.theplaceforfitness.com. The holidays are fast approaching with all the great food and weight gain that goes with it so I thought this tip might be helpful.

One of the main reasons people can’t achieve permanent weight loss is that they try to lose it too fast. Nutrition scientists have known for years that on extreme low calorie diets up to 45% of the weight loss is caused by the body using it’s own muscle tissue for fuel.  Muscle is the main body component that burns fat. Therefore when someone loses a lot of weight quickly, and then returns to a normal calorie intake, their body has less ability to burn the calories and they gain all the weight back and then some. A good goal would be to lose no more than 1 to 2lbs of fat per week. Go ahead and enjoy the holidays but try eating more frequent smaller portions. When the holidays are over and you find yourself wanting to drop a few pounds remember the 1 to 2lbs rule.

This is an excerpt from an article I wrote for ezine articles. To read the entire article visit Diets that work

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