Diets
Why is the Best Diet not always a Fast Diet?
Often, when we lose weight too quickly on a fast diet, we lose a higher percentage of muscle than bodyfat. This is exactly why some people get off their fast diets only to gain all the fat right back: because their metabolism is slower than it was before they lost the weight! We need to drop fat and keep metabolism UP, and here’s how:
From now on your diet refers to the way you eat on a daily basis. Instead of going on a fast diet, you will change your daily eating habits. You will increase your protein consumption, decrease your fat and carbohydrate consumption, eat 5 small meals, and drink a gallon of water a day. These four actions will inherently function to both reduce your daily caloric intake, increase the calories burned by the metabolic processes in your body, and control your cholesterol. It is your responsibility to exercise 3-5 times per week for 45 minutes, and eat fewer calories than your body uses in a day.
The LiftW8 Diet - To kickstart your new diet if you are overweight, you will follow a restricted eating plan for 3 months or until you are within 10 lbs of your desired bodyweight. Multiply your current bodyweight by 10 to find your daily caloric intake goal. Increase that number by 100 at the end of each week if you lost more than 5 lbs, decrease that number by 100 if you lost less than 1 lb. You should eat 40% protein, 40% fat, and 20% carbohydrates (from whole grains, fruits, and vegetables), along with plenty of water and a multivitamin supplement. Eat 3 small meals and 2-3 snacks every day. A+
Low Carb Diet - The basic concept of a low fat diet is to replace the simple carbohydrates in sugary and starchy foods, with high protein, high fat, complex carbohydrate foods. Low carb dieting forms the basis for most successful personalized weight loss diet strategies. A-
Atkins Diet - An extreme version of the low carb diet that sets a limit on the amount of carbs in a day to 20 grams coming only from fibrous sources. This is generally considered to be a moderately dangerous diet, which should only be followed for a month at a time. C+
Low Fat Diet - Since fat has significantly more calories than carbohydrates and protein, this diet aims to keep calories low and eliminate harmful trans fats and saturated fats from the diet, opting to eat mostly carbohydrates instead. The low fat diet craze is single handedly responsible for the rise in Type II diabetes in Baby Boomers and Gen-Xers. F
Zone Diet - The zone diet centers on a 40:30:30 ratio of calories obtained daily from carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, respectively. This is a good diet to follow, as long as proper food choices are selected, for healthy lifetime eating habits. There is also some scientific evidence to suggest that this ratio is ideal for controlled fat loss. B+
South Beach Diet - The South Beach diet focuses on limiting ‘bad’ fats and ‘bad’ carbohydrates from the diet and instead focuses on whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and lean meats. The South Beach Diet does not focus on counting calories or nutrient ratios, making it less favorable for fat loss but more favorable for proper daily eating habits. B-
