Found a good article that cuts through all the conflicting dieting information that’s out there.  And, there’s a lot and way to complicated for most people. When you think of all the diet books that have come out over the years, no one should have a problem controlling their weight if they want to. It seems that information overload on the subject does more harm than good.

Successful Dieting Methods Are Real Today
By: Carter James

Successful dieting methods would seem to be elusive.

What one weight loss program promotes; the next says is off
limits because it hurts your ability to lose weight.

For the past few years; the most “hyped” programs fall under
three categories; all of which have their good and bad points.
All of them can produce good results when their respective plans
are closely followed; but therein lies the problem: Are they
practical and by practical; I mean easy to follow?

It breaks down like this:

1) There is the age old method of “counting calories”. The truth
be known; losing weight is simply a matter of burning more
calories than we consume. But doing that is not a simple matter
for physiological reasons. Yes; if you successfully eat fewer
calories than you consume; you will lose weight; on any diet.
Every diet that works accomplishes that in one way or another.
The problem with calorie counting; as most of have experienced
at one time or another; is that it is really hard to do;
especially when dining out. Sure; you can go to McDonalds and
have a salad for lunch; but how satisfying is that? The fallacy
behind calorie counting is that it fails to address the body’s
natural reaction to a reduction in caloric intake…the
metabolism slows down in order to conserve calories. The body
“thinks” that it is starving and it protects itself by burning
fewer calories. That is why calorie counting diets are hard to
follow and often fail.

In recent years; weight loss programs have become more
sophisticated due to increased knowledge concerning the body’s
reaction to dieting; and that brings us to the next two
categories of weight loss plans; which are somewhat similar; but
still differ from each other enough to be discussed separately:

2) “No-carb” diets that would have us try to avoid carbohydrates
almost entirely. The benefit of such plans is that you can eat
until satisfied; so there are no hunger pangs and no perceptions
of being “deprived”. The problem I see with such plans are that
we are supposed to try to delete almost an entire, important
food group from our diets without regard to the fact that those
foods are being replaced with foods that are oftentimes high in
cholesterol and high in fat. That can lead to other health risks
aside from excess weight.

3) “Low-glycemic carb” weight loss systems. These plans make
more sense to me; and in fact; I have personally had some good
results with one of them. Low glycemic carbs are those carbs
that are more readily burned as energy rather than being stored
as fat if those extra calories are not promptly burned away. The
problem here is that meals must be carefully planned and often
involve purchasing pre-packaged foods which can be somewhat
expensive. And some of those meals are not exactly satisfying.
Additionally, these plans focus upon not just controlling the
intake of the right type of carbs; but fat and protein as well.
We get back to “portion control”; which is not quite as
restrictive; but is essentially the same as “calorie control”.

So what should we look for in searching for a weight loss
program that will actually help us reach and maintain our weight
loss goals?

1) We should look for a plan that allows us to eat fairly often;
rather than seldom; so as not to feel deprived.

2) We should look for a plan that is practical and fairly easy
to follow.

3) We should look for a plan that addresses the body’s natural
response to reduced caloric intake so as not to slow the
metabolism.

The best plans that I have recently reviewed accomplish the
above mentioned goals and are based upon a relatively new
dieting concept known as “calorie shifting”

Calorie shifting promotes a method by which we feed the body
often so as to keep the metabolism running in high gear. That
also helps to keep us feeling satisfied rather than deprived.

The concept of calorie shifting promotes the fact that we can
partake from all of the necessary food groups and still lose
weight; therefore it promotes a healthy diet.

The primary focus of calorie shifting is to eat the right foods
at the right times; so that you feel satisfied; and your body
does not “think” that it is starving; and thus slow down the
burning of calories.

I personally started a calorie shifting weight loss plan three
weeks ago; and I am seeing exceptional results (I want to lose
that last ten pounds!).

If you would like to learn more about successful dieting methods
and diets that might work well for you; please visit:

http://www.TheBodyGood.net

About the author:
Carter James has over twenty-five years of experience in the
Health, Fitness and Diet fields with special emphasis on weight
loss and strength training. Look for his newest book
“TheBodyGood” this fall.

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