Calorie cycling has been around since the beginning of evolution. Because of our body composition, there is always a natural "slow-down" period that happens when someone restricts their caloric intake, and cycling calories simply manipulates that to get the best possible weight loss results.
A main reason of why people hit plateaus in their diets is because the body is designed to save fat storages.
Anytime those fat storages are threatened, the metabolism has to slow down in order to compensate.
The thing is - the reason that our bodies are made this way is to adjust to the patterns of our ancestors. Our ancestors were very active, had to literally chase their food to the ground... they didn't get the luxury of living in heated homes, or sitting around and watching TV.
However, because our bodies don't acknowledge this, the extra food continues to pile up as "fat storage", and we gain extra weight.
With calorie cycling, metabolism is pretty much "shocked" from becoming stagnant (in a healthy way). What this means is instead of eating the same amount of calories every day, and the body adjusting , one would continue to change their calorie allotment on a daily basis.
When this happens, your body doesn't know what to do. All along, it was holding along fat storage deposits assuming that you were eating "X" amount of calories per day. When you switch and eat less than X, or more than X, it doesn't know if it should hold on to the fat stores or not... and you end up losing weight.
Bodybuilders have been using this system for years (but they do it to gain weight - with other versions, you can do it to lose weight).
This is actually very healthy and recommended by most doctors.
You can check out more about calorie cycling on my website at http://tinyurl.com/yayFOODlifestyle
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Showing posts with label fad diets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fad diets. Show all posts
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Fad Diets
There's always going to be a latest-and-greatest way to lose weight. Fad diets sprout up all the time, from the cabbage soup diet to the "all grape" diet, to low carbohydrate to the Hollywood Celebrity Diet.
It's essential to really look at these fad diets before going on anything, because while you may lose weight in the short term, the damage to your body long term could be devastating.
Considering the popularity of these fad diets and the fact that one of every two Americans is still overweight only adds to this conclusion.
The thing is sensible diet plans don't seem to be important with many of the fad diets.
There are two main reasons that people want to lose weight: to both improve their health and/or to look better. They might lose weight short term on fad diets, but for the long term, the approach isn't always the healthiest.
Diets should not go against common knowledge of long-run health. They should not recommend doing counterintuitive things such as reduce carbohydrate intake. They should not include few vegetables and fruits, or few grains. In fact - with all of the low carbohydrate fad diets around, many people have been losing sight of the fact that these foods are not only excellent for your health - but for reducing cancer.
It's easy to become bored and resentful of traditional diets (and understandably so), but the diet that one chooses should still make sense for the long term and be proven.
One such diet is calorie cycling. This diet allows people to eat the types of food that they want (and recommends healthier foods), doesn't restrict any types of foods, and allows for long-term results. Just what the doctor ordered.
You can check out more about calorie cycling on my website at http://tinyurl.com/yayFOODlifestyle
It's essential to really look at these fad diets before going on anything, because while you may lose weight in the short term, the damage to your body long term could be devastating.
Considering the popularity of these fad diets and the fact that one of every two Americans is still overweight only adds to this conclusion.
The thing is sensible diet plans don't seem to be important with many of the fad diets.
There are two main reasons that people want to lose weight: to both improve their health and/or to look better. They might lose weight short term on fad diets, but for the long term, the approach isn't always the healthiest.
Diets should not go against common knowledge of long-run health. They should not recommend doing counterintuitive things such as reduce carbohydrate intake. They should not include few vegetables and fruits, or few grains. In fact - with all of the low carbohydrate fad diets around, many people have been losing sight of the fact that these foods are not only excellent for your health - but for reducing cancer.
It's easy to become bored and resentful of traditional diets (and understandably so), but the diet that one chooses should still make sense for the long term and be proven.
One such diet is calorie cycling. This diet allows people to eat the types of food that they want (and recommends healthier foods), doesn't restrict any types of foods, and allows for long-term results. Just what the doctor ordered.
You can check out more about calorie cycling on my website at http://tinyurl.com/yayFOODlifestyle
Calorie Shifting Theory
As of late, there's been a popular calorie shifting theory that people seem to be taking interest in. The funny thing is, this "theory" is nothing new at all - bodybuilders and other athletes have been using this for years, only they term it "calorie cycling" or the "zigzag diet".
While bodybuilders have been using it to lose weight, people can easily twist this calorie shifting theory to work for them in losing weight.
All that needs to be done in order to lose weight is to vary the amount of calories that someone takes in per day. There's no need to eat any type of food, do any specific type of exercise, or restrict anything. There are even cheat days so that people don't feel resentful of being on this type of diet.
This calorie shifting theory seems to be taking the world by storm because it's so much healthier than most of the fad diets that are out there. People can eat healthy (or not, if they choose - but that's not recommended), eat more calories than typical diets, and eat portion sizes that they want - and they still lose weight.
It's almost like a utopia.
Another reason that people are happy to be on this diet is because there's no being uncomfortable. There are no social worries to deal with (they don't need to feel "different" at social events when on a diet, for example), they don't even need to tell people that they're on a diet (with the shifting calorie theory method of eating, you can eat what you want, so nobody would know), and they're not restricted...at all.
You can check out more about the calorie shifting theory on my website at http://tinyurl.com/yayFOODlifestyle
While bodybuilders have been using it to lose weight, people can easily twist this calorie shifting theory to work for them in losing weight.
All that needs to be done in order to lose weight is to vary the amount of calories that someone takes in per day. There's no need to eat any type of food, do any specific type of exercise, or restrict anything. There are even cheat days so that people don't feel resentful of being on this type of diet.
This calorie shifting theory seems to be taking the world by storm because it's so much healthier than most of the fad diets that are out there. People can eat healthy (or not, if they choose - but that's not recommended), eat more calories than typical diets, and eat portion sizes that they want - and they still lose weight.
It's almost like a utopia.
Another reason that people are happy to be on this diet is because there's no being uncomfortable. There are no social worries to deal with (they don't need to feel "different" at social events when on a diet, for example), they don't even need to tell people that they're on a diet (with the shifting calorie theory method of eating, you can eat what you want, so nobody would know), and they're not restricted...at all.
You can check out more about the calorie shifting theory on my website at http://tinyurl.com/yayFOODlifestyle
What Diet Plan Is The Best For You?
Do you often wonder, "What is the best diet plan for me?" This is not an uncommon question, and is one that you need to take many different things into consideration.
To start with... Americans, who have more overweight people than any other country, lose millions of fat per year... only to gain it back after a small amount of time. The reason for this isn't difficult to figure out - most people follow fad diets which provide minimal nutritional value.
Diets such as the Atkins, South Beach, Cookie Diet, etc... are popular because of the whole "herd" mentality in which everybody follows a fad just because others are doing it. If you want to know what the best diet plan is, you should strongly consider calorie cycling.
Calorie cycling is not one of those fad diets that are devoid of nutritional value. In fact, you can eat anything that you want when you're following a calorie cycling diet.
You can also have "cheat days" so that you don't feel neglected and restricted. Most people become overwhelmed when going on a diet because they need to make such drastic lifestyle changes, and they instantly become miserable.
People also generally resent diets when they have to live differently from everyone else. For example, with the Atkins diet, it's hard to go out to eat and not have some bread from the bread basket... but doing so would destroy the day's efforts.
With calorie cycling, one can eat whatever they want and still lose weight, as long as they adhere to the (very generous) calorie standards.
If you want to know what the best diet plan is, strongly consider calorie cycling.
You can check out more about calorie cycling on my website at http://tinyurl.com/yayFOODlifestyle
To start with... Americans, who have more overweight people than any other country, lose millions of fat per year... only to gain it back after a small amount of time. The reason for this isn't difficult to figure out - most people follow fad diets which provide minimal nutritional value.
Diets such as the Atkins, South Beach, Cookie Diet, etc... are popular because of the whole "herd" mentality in which everybody follows a fad just because others are doing it. If you want to know what the best diet plan is, you should strongly consider calorie cycling.
Calorie cycling is not one of those fad diets that are devoid of nutritional value. In fact, you can eat anything that you want when you're following a calorie cycling diet.
You can also have "cheat days" so that you don't feel neglected and restricted. Most people become overwhelmed when going on a diet because they need to make such drastic lifestyle changes, and they instantly become miserable.
People also generally resent diets when they have to live differently from everyone else. For example, with the Atkins diet, it's hard to go out to eat and not have some bread from the bread basket... but doing so would destroy the day's efforts.
With calorie cycling, one can eat whatever they want and still lose weight, as long as they adhere to the (very generous) calorie standards.
If you want to know what the best diet plan is, strongly consider calorie cycling.
You can check out more about calorie cycling on my website at http://tinyurl.com/yayFOODlifestyle
What Is The Best Post Holiday Diet?
If you're looking for the best post holiday diet, consider yourself one among millions of Americans.
As the holidays and all of the food that comes with it roll around, many people find themselves with an extra 5-15 pounds by the end of it all.
In the last few years, many different fad diets have abounded. Many of these have been very restrictive (Atkins, GI, the Cookie Diet, Grape Diet, etc.), and while they worked well in the short term, because they were so hard to cope with for the long-term, people promptly dropped them.
Some other people have done proven diets, such as low calorie. However... the best post holiday diet isn't low calorie. This is because even though low calorie does work, after a while, the body ends up adjusting and weight loss comes to a halt.
A new diet was recently introduced, and if you agree with hundreds of doctors and psychologists, it's the best post holiday diet out there. It's called "shifting calories" or "calorie cycling", and bodybuilders have been using it for years. There is a new spin on it for normal dieters though, and people have been reporting staggering weight losses.
This calorie shifting diet has tons of benefits compared to other diets. One gets to eat the foods that they like, and they get "cheat days" so that they don't feel neglected. Because of this, people feel more comfortable on the diet and stay on it longer.
There is little criticism of this diet and it is generally highly recommended by weight loss professionals.
You can check out more about calorie shifting on my website at http://tinyurl.com/yayFOODlifestyle
As the holidays and all of the food that comes with it roll around, many people find themselves with an extra 5-15 pounds by the end of it all.
In the last few years, many different fad diets have abounded. Many of these have been very restrictive (Atkins, GI, the Cookie Diet, Grape Diet, etc.), and while they worked well in the short term, because they were so hard to cope with for the long-term, people promptly dropped them.
Some other people have done proven diets, such as low calorie. However... the best post holiday diet isn't low calorie. This is because even though low calorie does work, after a while, the body ends up adjusting and weight loss comes to a halt.
A new diet was recently introduced, and if you agree with hundreds of doctors and psychologists, it's the best post holiday diet out there. It's called "shifting calories" or "calorie cycling", and bodybuilders have been using it for years. There is a new spin on it for normal dieters though, and people have been reporting staggering weight losses.
This calorie shifting diet has tons of benefits compared to other diets. One gets to eat the foods that they like, and they get "cheat days" so that they don't feel neglected. Because of this, people feel more comfortable on the diet and stay on it longer.
There is little criticism of this diet and it is generally highly recommended by weight loss professionals.
You can check out more about calorie shifting on my website at http://tinyurl.com/yayFOODlifestyle
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