Fad diet- are they an effective way in losing weight?

Fad diets are dangerous for teens and children

The truth about weight loss and long-term weight maintenance is that there is no glamorous solution or quick fix: you must decrease calories, especially those that come from fat and sugar, and you must increase physical activity.

Fad diets generally offer a way to diet that supposedly prevents any “suffering.” This might entail suppression of the appetite through herbal supplements or other diet pills; special eating plans that cut out or decrease dramatically one of the major food groups; special diet foods that have supposed miracle properties (e.g., cabbage soup diet, grapefruit diet); special wraps or other treatments that “melt fat away…” Most people who have yo-yo dieted over the years know about all the variations and twists on the miracle lose-fat-without-effort types of fad diets.
Many of these fad diets create risk factors that can be especially worrisome if your health is already compromised by long-term obesity or weight issues. Diet pills can cause mood swings, racing heart, and high blood pressure. Herbal does not mean safe, as we know from the news stories about misuse of the herb ma huang and the deaths that results (also known as ephedrine).

A well-balanced diet rich in fruits and vegetables combined with consistent daily exercise is still the healthiest and most effective way to achieve weight loss with long-term maintenance. Many people find that by participating in a structured program, they are better able to monitor their progress and then the maintenance of weight loss. The healthiest programs offer a wide variety of foods and emphasize foods “close to nature”—such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and lean meats.

In terms of physical activity, strive to do something every day. You don't have to run a race. Thirty minutes of moderately brisk walking every day will be a great start. You will find after a few weeks that you feel a drive to push yourself more because the benefits of exercise impact your daily life so dramatically. You may being to notice that if you skip a couple of days your mood changes; you may even feel a little “down.” Exercise produces endorphins, chemicals that enable us to have an overall feeling of well being, and even elation (many new exercisers report that they are surprised by how up their mood is after they finish a brisk walk. They marvel that they never knew how GOOD it feels to exercise!).

These fad diets are far from the ideal diet and it should be noted that they aren't balanced and the best way to lose any weight is with a careful well balanced diet.

Now for some tips hehe.... I'll share with you some recipes...... But before that....I am not responsible for any health issues that should arise because you try any of these diets.

3 DAYS DIET

Instructions:
Drink 4 glasses of water a day.
You can add any of these spices and condiments: salt, herbs, lemon, pepper, vinegar, Worcestershire, soy sauce, mustard & ketchup to your foods.

DAY 1
BREAKFAST
Black Coffee or Tea w/1-2 packets of Sweet & Low or Equal
1/2 Grapefruit or Juice
1 Toast with 1 Tbsp. Peanut Butter
LUNCH
1/2 Cup of Tuna
1 Toast
Black Coffee or Tea w/1-2 packets of Sweet & Low or Equal
DINNER
3 Oz. any lean meat or chicken
1 cup green beans
1 cup carrots
1 apple
1 cup regular vanilla ice cream


DAY 2
BREAKFAST
black coffee or tea w/1-2 packets of Sweet & Low or Equal
1 Egg
1/2 Banana
1 Toast
LUNCH
1 cup cottage cheese or tuna
8 regular saltine crackers
DINNER
2 beef franks
1 cup broccoli or cabbage
1/2 cup carrots
1/2 banana
1/2 cup regular vanilla ice cream

DAY 3
BREAKFAST
black coffee or tea w/1-2 packets of Sweet & Low or Equal
5 regular saltine crackers
1 oz. cheddar cheese
1 apple
LUNCH
1 boiled egg
1 toast
black coffee or tea w/1-2 packets of Sweet & Low or Equal
DINNER
1 cup tuna
1 cup carrots
1 cup cauliflower
1 cup melon
1/2 cup regular vanilla ice cream

CABBAGE SOUP
This diet has gotten a lot of press in the media of late and it is an ideal diet for everyone that likes cabbage, hmmm, how many people is that, well, until they make the cheesecake diet, you have to try this one.

Recipe:

The cabbage soup can be eaten any time you get hungry, and you can eat as much as you like, oh joy, you can have all the cabbage soup you want! You can have it as often as you want. Just say that a few times and see if it sounds good to you, because the more I say it the hungrier I get.
Ingredients:
6 Large Green Onions
2 Green Peppers
1-2 Cans Diced Tomatoes
1 Bunch Celery
1 Package Lipton Onion Soup Mix
1-2 Cubes of Bullion (if desired)
1 head cabbage
Cut vegetables into small pieces and cover with water, you can use V-8 juice also. Boil fast for 10 minutes. Reduce to simmer and continue cooking until vegetables are tender. Season to taste with salt, pepper,parsley, or whatever spice you want to add.

Continued~

Diet Plan

Day One:
Fruit: Eat all of the fruit you want, but you can't have Bananas!! Eat only your soup and the fruit for the first day. You can drink unsweetened teas, cranberry juice and water.
Day Two:
Vegetables: Eat all the fresh, raw or cooked vegetables you want. Try to eat leafy green vegetables, and avoid dry beans, peas, and corn. Eat as much as you want, all the veggies you can handle and all the cabbage soup you want. At dinner you can have a baked potato with butter. You can't have any fruit on this day, so just stick to the vegetables.
Day Three:
Mix Days One and Two: Eat all the soup, fruits and vegetables you want, but you can't have a baked potato.
Day Four:
Bananas and Skim Milk: Eat as many as eight bananas and drink as many glasses of skim milk as you would like on this day, along with your soup. This day is supposed to lessen your desire for sweets.
Day Five:
Beef And Tomatoes: Ten to twenty ounces of beef and up to six fresh tomatoes. Drink at least 6 to 8 glasses of water this day to wash the uric acid from your body. Eat your soup at least once this day. You may eat broiled or baked chicken instead of beef (but absolutely no skin-on chicken). If you prefer, you can substitute broiled fish for the beef one one of the beef days (but not both).
Day Six:
Beef and Vegetables: Eat to your heart's content of beef and vegetables this day. You can even have 2 or 3 steaks if you like, with leafy green vegetables and no baked potato. Eat your soup at least once.
Day Seven:
Brown rice, unsweetened fruit juices and vegetables: Eat as much as you can of this. Be sure to eat your soup at least once this day.
Well, that's the diet, so try it if you want, and hopefully it will be beneficial to you. Remember, ask your doctor before starting any of these diets.

Okay, enjoy your fad diets or better yet, read the fad diets already?, laugh at how silly they are, and then eat your favorite food and thank god you wouldn't be silly enough to try one of them :o)

Done by ErMa