PITFALLS OF DIETING.

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Nowadays everybody wants to remain slim and trim full stop people who are overweight use various methods to lose weight. Most of them adhere to dieting. In the beginning, dieting produces good results or success. But after initial success it adds more weight later on. Even research studies indicate that 90% of dieters gain all of their weight back and sometime more than that.

In fact, we are all aware that shedding or losing weight is not as simple as it sounds. Eat less and exercise more to burn calories for stop we know this scientific fact but it is difficult to implement. In fact, there are some pitfalls/dangers of dieting that keep us away from losing or reducing weight.

The major pitfalls of dieting are stated below -:

A. Extreme Reduction of Calories - 

For dieting, intake of calories is reduced extremely. Research studies indicate that 1800 calories a day cannot meet all the nutritional requirements of an individual. If you reduce intake of calories it will result in huge loss of weight.

It can be dangerous for you .It will definitely lower your metabolism and as a result of this your body weight will not be reduced in healthy manner.

B. Restriction on Some Nutrients - 

Generally some nutrients like carbohydrates and fats are restricted in dieting. In reality, your body needs all type of nutrients. If you don't take all the nutrients in required amounts, the proper functioning of the body will be impaired & there would be any deficiency.

C. Intake of Calories through                   Beverages - 

If you want to lose your weight, most probably, you lay stress on not to eat more and not on what you drink. In fact, beverages, coffee with cream and sugar, sweetened juice, sodas really contribute to weight gain.

D. Skipping Meals - 

It is a fact that if you have good metabolic rate, you can maintain or lose weight. If your metabolic rate is slow you gain weight very easily. So, if you skip meals, it will lower your metabolism to conserve energy.

So, skipping meals works against your weight loss plans. Research studies also show if you skip one meal, you take more calories during the next meal.

E. Intake of Labelled Foods - 

Most of the persons who go on dieting usually go for such products that carry the label 'lean', 'sugar free', 'low calories' or 'no fat or fat-free'. Search type of food is not always the best for losing weight. In addition, it does not made all the nutrient requirements of your body. As a matter of fact, 3 chocolate biscuits contain 140 calories where has three nonfat cookies contain 120 calories. This difference is insignificant. Apart from this venue its such products you think that these products have very few Calories and so you tend to eat more, as a result of which, you end up consuming more calories.

F. Underestimating the Calories.

It is a fact that most of the person who go on dieting usually under estimate the number of calories to consume. So, it is essential to be more aware of the amount of calories you take in your diet. 

G. Not Exercising -

If you go on dieting and do not exercise coma it will work against the weight-loss programme. Instead of losing weight you are likely to gain weight. As a matter of fact, exercise has a positive effect on metabolism and also helps us to burn some extra calories. Exercise increases metabolic rate which ultimately reduces body weight. So, dieting is beneficial only if you exercise alongside. 




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