Losing weight is something on many people’s minds and often they will be torn between two choices – embark on a diet or go for a lifestyle change. So which one will offer the best prospects for long-term weight loss?
Diets are often seen as a quick fix and with literally thousands of weight loss programs to choose from, you can plump for anything from a carb-free intake to a cleansing detox, from the chocolate diet to the cabbage diet (although that one may not make you so popular with friends and family).
However, research shows that most people who start a diet may achieve the weight loss they want but when they return to normal eating habits, they pile all the pounds – and occasionally more – straight back on.
One thing few of us take into account when embarking on a radical weight loss program is that our body naturally changes over the years. How often have you heard people say “I used to be able to lose weight so much more quickly when I was younger?”. Well, it’s true that, as we age, our digestive system and our metabolism changes so we don’t process our food in the same way we did as a teenager. We are also less likely to be as physically active as we were when we were kids.
Therefore, it would seem the key is to combine a diet – or more accurately a sensible eating plan – with gradual lifestyle changes that will give you the long-term weight loss you crave.
They say losing weight is a matter of eating less and moving more. Combining these two factors as you examine and change your daily life and alter your eating habits might be the best diet you ever tried.
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