8 signs that the chosen diet does not suit you
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Unfortunately, many diets do not give the expected result due to the fact that a person tries to adhere to certain rules in nutrition, but his attempts are deliberately doomed to failure. To choose the right and suitable diet for you, let's see why failures and other failures occur.
Vegetarianism: to be or not to be
Many, after reading the information on the benefits of a vegetarian diet, begin to move from a normal diet that includes meat products to a diet that strictly prohibits their use. But give yourself a frank answer, can you restrain from eating meat on holidays or on weekends, when you want to relax and have fun? If not, then such a diet will not bring much benefit.
Protein or carbohydrate diet
As a rule, these diets are hard to adhere to in the long term. Moreover, carbohydrates are necessary to provide the body with energy, and protein is the most important component of the diet of any person, because it is necessary for the construction of cells, tissues and organs. Of course, adhering to such diets one or two weeks is possible, nothing will happen to you, and you will begin to lose weight. However, once again having switched to a balanced diet, the kilograms will begin to return.
Ineffective diets
If after a few days no improvement is observed and the weight remains the same, then it is worth considering, this diet can not yield any results in a few weeks. According to studies by scientists at the University of Florida, women who are overweight who quickly lost weight, had more success in preserving the results and not recovering again.
Do not choose too complex diets
It is better not to risk and not choose complex or exotic diets, because to prepare these dishes, all the necessary ingredients are in your refrigerator, and if you are not at home, for example, at a festive meal with friends, you will hardly be comfortable carrying your food with you, and the temptation to eat something tasty will be great.
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Joint lunches
Choosing this or that diet, it is very important to stick to it even though your households are eating for your cheeks what you love, but, unfortunately, why it came to be abandoned in the name of a slender figure. So think about what diet will be as close as possible to the food that you usually eat.
Diet and physical activity
Undoubtedly, with the help of a diet you can get rid of extra pounds, but do not give up exercise and think that all the changes will happen by themselves. In addition, physical activity can bring tremendous health benefits: increase insulin resistance, prevent insomnia, improve lung function, relieve chronic pain and much more. Especially, training will help drive out thoughts about food.
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If the diet turns you into a grumpy person
Despite the fact that getting rid of excess weight is hard work, this should not turn you into an eternally hungry monster, grumbling at all in a row. If you constantly feel hungry, then you do not have enough food, rich in fiber, which makes it possible to feel full for a longer period.
Healthy diet without threat to health
It is very important that the diet not only helps to achieve the desired weight, but also does not harm the body. If you have health problems, for example, high cholesterol, glucose, high blood pressure or chronic diseases, the diet you choose should help you get rid of health problems, because these problems can be the main provocateur of obesity.