Why "Dieting" CAN'T Work

Ever feel this way? Or maybe a better question is: Ever been on a diet?

Why is dieting so psychologically draining?

Well, for one, it requires change in a major area of our lives—the way we eat—and for most of us, change is a very uncomfortable thing.

Fact is, changing old habits and forming new ones is never an easy task; however, with dieting, it becomes exceedingly difficult given all of the physical adaptations that occur (which we will soon discuss).

Consider what happens in your mind when you go on a diet.

Almost immediately you are faced with an array of cravings. Just the sight or smell of food mentally adds to your already present hunger pangs. You find yourself craving foods that normally you have no desire to eat.

Every time you come in contact with an “off-limits” food item—whether it be on a television commercial, in a magazine, or physically right in front of you—the battle begins.

Do you give into the temptation to experience immediate pleasure, only to be swarmed by overwhelming guilt shortly soon after? Or do you stick it out and allow the anxiety to increase with every day?

By Tom Venuto, author of Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle

The Negative Calorie Diet Theory

The phrase, "negative calorie food", as highlighted in negative calorie diet programs and books, usually refers to foods that allegedly require more energy to digest than they contain. Since the process of digestion requires the use of calories for energy, sometimes the net amount of metabolizable energy available from a food is less than the gross number of calories contained in the food.

However, there is actually no such thing as a negative calorie food, if your definition of negative calorie food is that more calories are required to digest, aborb and assimilate the food than are contained in the food. In reality, the energy required to digest the food is only a small percentage of the total calories.

When you read the labels on food products, you become acquainted with the "fat" words that include terms such as "saturated", "monounsaturated" and "polyunsaturated". These are types of fatty acids with unique characteristics, properties and effects on the body. Foods generally contain more than one type of fatty acid.

Put every chance on your side if you want to succeed with dieting. This one tip is highly recommended by all respectable and successful diet programs. Here are the reasons why you have to stick to that tip if you expect to reach your weight loss goal. Want to know what the best weight loss tip is?

Bad fat is slipping onto our plates and it’s time we noticed. Our health depends on it.

The fear of cholesterol has taken on exaggerated proportions, yet recent research is telling us that margarine as well as other hydrogenated fats, the ones we thought were safe, are also unsafe to our health. In the meantime fat-free salad dressings, cholesterol-free croissants, and light cheeses multiply in a clamour of contradictory messages.

We are constantly assailed by new theories. Confusion reigns.