First, let’s talk about what not to choose for long-term weight loss. I think it’s important to go over the wrong decisions because they are made so often and are the reason many people struggle with their weight in the first place!
don’t choose
1. Diet pills – You should never use diet pills. They are a complete waste of time and money. Not only do they not help you lose weight in the long run, but they can also cause you to gain weight because of what they do to your metabolism.
2. Low calorie diets – Low calorie diets (or “starvation diets” as I like to call them) are the problem, not the solution. They just don’t work. All they do is put your body into “starvation mode” where it will burn more muscle than fat. Eventually, you can’t stand starving yourself any longer and you’ll go off the diet and guess what, you’ll gain all that weight back. You will regain fat instead of the muscle you lost! Low calorie diets never work for long term fat loss.
3. Low-carb diets – While low carb diets are more effective than low calorie diets and there are some good lessons to be learned from them. They are too restrictive for long-term weight loss success. The problem is that most people just can’t stick to a low carb diet. People love carbs too much! Rather than cutting out all carbs, it’s a better idea to cut out the bad carbs and stick with the good carbs.
What should you choose?
1. A diet that you can follow in the long term.
2. An easy diet to follow.
3. A diet that is not too restrictive.
4. A diet that keeps your metabolism revved up to burn fat faster.
5. A diet you can start right now! Procrastination is your worst enemy.