Safe Weight Loss - 4 Things to Avoid in a Weight Loss Program
There is a tremendous obesity problem in the United States. More than half of all Americans are classified as overweight and one third are classified as obese. Only one state – Colorado – has an obesity rate under 20 percent. As a result, people are searching for products that will help them to reach a healthy body weight. Unfortunately, many of these products will not help them achieve the long term results they desire.
If you are trying to lose weight and keep it off, stay away from these trends:
1. Fasting and fasting-like diets. Many people think that fasting or undergoing a severely restricted-calorie diet will help them lose weight. Unfortunately, it just resets your metabolism so that you actually burn fat more slowly. Many fad diets including the Grapefruit Diet and the Atkins Diet are just modified fasting diets.
2. Medication. Because they are prescribed by doctors, many people think pills are safe. But, there are many side effects to any medication. Additionally, there have been many dieting drugs that were initially approved but later were found to cause deaths. Phen-Fen is one scary example of this.
3. Weight-Loss Machines. Late night television infomercials are full of weight-loss machines. Most of the people who buy them put them in the closet after a few days use. And, the people who actually use them often find themselves injured as a result of overworking certain muscle groups. Too many of these machines just target one muscle group – like ab workout gizmos.
4. Many dietary supplements. Most supplement producers take a shotgun approach to making their products. They don’t know what the active ingredients are. It is not uncommon for these pills to include banned substances such as Ephedra. There are no reliable scientific studies to back up their claims.
So, what should you be looking for in a weight loss program?
First of all, safe weight loss should be your primary concern. Ask yourself these questions: Is it natural? Is it a food? Has it been tested?
Next, your program should take a “whole body approach” rather than focusing on one cosmetic goal. Rather than attacking one symptom, a successful weight loss program actually gets to the root of the problem.
Weight loss shouldn’t be hard, painful, or inconvenient. Otherwise, you will just end up giving up. Your weight loss program needs to suit your lifestyle and be easy to implement. Really, it should call for the least changes possible.
You shouldn’t develop resistance to or dependence on the system. You should see long-term, consistent effects from the program.
Your program should be backed up by verifiable science.
Most importantly, your program should work to stabilize your metabolism over time, giving your body the ability to effectively burn off blood sugars and body fat.
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