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    Unfortunately you will not lose weight using a strictly low fat diet. Contrary to popular belief many people believe that eating purely low fat foods is the answer to losing weight. This could not be further from the truth. Low fat diets have been popular for very long time yet each year obesity rates rise. A low fat menu is not the answer to losing weight permanently.
    Using a low calorie diet will help either. One of the worst things you can do in fact is utilize a low calorie diet. Low calorie diets may work for a few days but after the initial weight loss you'll hit a plateau. The reason for this is your body's natural fat burning engines slows down and this is when you hit the plateau. The amount of daily calories are not the deciding factor in your weight loss. It is the "Type" of calorie you consume. Calories come from three sources; fat, carbs and protein. It is this that is important.

    Low Carb diets have been all the rage the last few years especially as an easy weight loss for teens program. The problem with these diets is they are very strict and very hard to follow for the average person. When on a low carb diet your body is robbed of energy and this makes it extremely difficult to remain on the program for an extended period of time. Just to give you an idea of how restrictive these diets are, the Atkins diet a very popular program allows just 20 "net carbs" per day for the first 2 weeks. An apple has more than 20 carbs!

    Jenny Craig or Weight Watchers are programs many people turn to. Although These can and do work for many people they usually are very costly and weight loss is spread out over sometimes a very long period of time. Obviously this is advantageous for them because they make more money this way. With summer weight loss being on everyones mind there are rapid weight loss tips that will enable you to lose the weight much quicker.

    For a diet to be effective it must be easy to follow, fit in with social behavior such as eating out and eating on the run and not provide ONLY short term results only to be gained back when OFF the diet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kjoiu View Post
    Unfortunately you will not lose weight using a strictly low fat diet. Contrary to popular belief many people believe that eating purely low fat foods is the answer to losing weight. This could not be further from the truth. Low fat diets have been popular for very long time yet each year obesity rates rise. A low fat menu is not the answer to losing weight permanently.
    Using a low calorie diet will help either. One of the worst things you can do in fact is utilize a low calorie diet. Low calorie diets may work for a few days but after the initial weight loss you'll hit a plateau. The reason for this is your body's natural fat burning engines slows down and this is when you hit the plateau. The amount of daily calories are not the deciding factor in your weight loss. It is the "Type" of calorie you consume. Calories come from three sources; fat, carbs and protein. It is this that is important.

    Low Carb diets have been all the rage the last few years especially as an easy weight loss for teens program. The problem with these diets is they are very strict and very hard to follow for the average person. When on a low carb diet your body is robbed of energy and this makes it extremely difficult to remain on the program for an extended period of time. Just to give you an idea of how restrictive these diets are, the Atkins diet a very popular program allows just 20 "net carbs" per day for the first 2 weeks. An apple has more than 20 carbs!

    Jenny Craig or Weight Watchers are programs many people turn to. Although These can and do work for many people they usually are very costly and weight loss is spread out over sometimes a very long period of time. Obviously this is advantageous for them because they make more money this way. With summer weight loss being on everyones mind there are rapid weight loss tips that will enable you to lose the weight much quicker.

    For a diet to be effective it must be easy to follow, fit in with social behavior such as eating out and eating on the run and not provide ONLY short term results only to be gained back when OFF the diet.
    very interesting article

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    thanks a lot for the good share..nice article, very well written! this will help us all aspiring to loose weight the proper way.i am glad that i came across with your post! thanks!

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