Reasons behind the failure of Fad Diets

We have most often come across people complaining and discussing the fad diets that they have experimented with. To be frank enough, we don’t recommend any of the fad diets they had tried, be it the Keto diet, paleo diet, or the military diet. When you approach to do a diet, you are supposed to restrict yourself to small dosages of hand-picked food items to reduce weight – and this is where you fail to derive the desirable outcomes. 

Most of us will agree that long-term dieting is an arduous task requiring immense effort and self-control. Dieting is unsustainable, and there exist several reasons why you may fail with your diet plans.

  • Weight loss becomes the primary concern in Fad diets

It is culturally acknowledged that reducing weight is what diet is all about. But, behind this popular myth lies the truth that weight loss is simply a byproduct of a diet plan, while the primary focus remains on returning to the natural healthy lifestyle with the help of whole fruits, vegetables, and proteins. Weight is indeed an indicator of your health, but there lie several other factors as well. The relentless effort to lose weight often results in deviating your focus from real wellness. 

  • Superfoods are not actually super.

Dieting is expensive! Not at all!  Don’t fall prey to the marketing gimmicks hat has placed before you an array of trendy ingredients and supplements like reishi mushrooms, ashwagandha, matcha and so on. Even before the word diet came into existence, human beings could focus on whole health. The superfoods need not be an area of concern. Instead, it would help if you try to adore your plate with balanced and comprehensive varieties of seasonal ingredients. They are better than what you call the “miracle ingredients”.

  • The more you put restrictions, the less becomes the duration. 

It would be best if you stop making a restrictive list of what you’re to eat for the next couple of months. Such unrealistic plans often do not yield fruitful results, and you end up breaking the pattern. If you want to continue your diet plan for a long-term period, you need to be less restrictive.

 Yes, you heard it right! Enjoy a scoop of your favourite ice-cream, without any concern while maintaining the diet plan! However, for this, too, there lies a pattern which you need to follow. Adhere to your diet plans and commitments for five days a week. During these days, make sure you strictly say No to all the unhealthy items. The remaining two days of the week can be your diet-buster days, as you moderate your plans and eat what you like.

  • Snacking is important

Don’t let go of the snacks that you often picked up in between meals. Eating very little food, or going without food for a prolonged time will instigate the body to store calories since it will be unsure of the next meal. Thus, it would help if you continue snacking, a nutritious one, to help your body lose calories by burning the extra energy. 

Maintaining a healthy life for a prolonged time is not a myth. All you need to do is to take a sustainable and life-long approach to live healthily. Figure out an approach that will perfectly suit to your body needs, and commit to it at least for a limited period.