Thursday, February 7, 2008

What Weight Loss Diet Plan Is Right For You?

Author: Peter Hale

Article:
When it comes to losing weight the first word people think about
is "diet"

Diet to most people means weight loss - people imagine small
portions of food and giving up what they most like to enjoy. I
imagine most folks think of salads, fruit and vegetables and
feeling hungry all of the time.

Luckily there are many diet plans on the market today that
simply allow you to change the way you view food whilst allowing
you to lose weight at a reasonable rate rather than enduring
rapid weight loss which is not suitable to most people's
lifestyles.

Even some the weight loss plans, such as the GI diet, are
actually good for you. The foods you are allowed to eat will
improve your health whilst maintaining a steady weight loss that
you are aiming for.

Being overweight is no fun for anyone and can actually reduce
your life expectancy by 10 or more years so it's important to
maintain a healthy body mass index (BMI) as well.

Some diet plans target instant weight loss in "7 days or less"
but when choosing to start a diet it's better to look at your
longer term goals - rather than losing weight for a special
event it's probably better than you look at your life style and
what you want from yourself and your body.

Certainly people who reduce their weight state that their energy
levels improve dramatically and they enjoy their day to day
lives even more.

So what weight loss diet plans are available to you to try?

As mentioned, the GI diet combines a healthy eating approach and
is based on how your body processes the food you eat. GI diets
are followed by diabetics because it's based on the blood sugar
levels that are produced from what you eat. It's scientifically
researched and if you follow the guides for long term weight
loss it should be beneficial.

Other diet plans include the Atkins Diet, which although has
received bad press is also based on how your body processes food
and is structured around food combination. It is suggested that
if you combine fats, proteins and carbohydrates correctly you
will lose weight naturally. It's best to avoid the high fat
content of this diet as you will raise your cholesterol levels.
Additionally by avoiding carbohydrates your body will initially
lose water rather than fat and this leads to unwanted side
effects such as bad breath.

You should search the internet to see what other diet plans are
available and that fit in with your lifestyle. Generally though,
if you cut out high fat and high calorie food, eat your 5 fruit
and vegetables a day as recommended by most government agencies
and combine this with a light exercise programme, your weight
should be maintained at a healthy level.

You should always speak to your Doctor before embarking on any
weight loss diets and the above should in no way constitute diet
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