Monday, November 2, 2009

Quick Fix Weight Loss Diet Any Good for Fast Weight Loss?

By Peter W.L. Owen

Do specialists and fitness trainers recommend going on a 7 day weight loss plan? Certain things might be a good enough excuse to go that route such as a friend's wedding or high school reunion. You've also been saving money to buy that blue dress that would go perfect with your new hairstyle.

If you need to attend such an event, then I would even go so far as to say: "go for it". Do dieticians and fitness trainers have enough reasons not to recommend it? Take these facts into consideration when the moment arises when you need to make such a decision.

You're Unknowingly Training Your Metabolism to Slow Down

Let's say you decide to go on a quick fix diet such as the 7 day weight loss program. It then tells you to eat approximately 1000 calories per day. It's not recommended to eat that amount of calories. It's simply not enough. You are then teaching your metabolsim to burn that amount of calories. Your metabolism adapts to your lifestyle even in just a few days. A human body is actually so awesome. It goes into "survival mode" where it starts to reserve as much resources as possible.

So why then do you lose weight so quickly in the first few days? You see, your body will still burn fat at the normal rate and then slowly realizes that you're eating a lot less then usual. As soon as it realizes it, your body will slow down its metabolism till it only burns around 1000 calories per day. That means that you won't lose more weight because your body has already adapted.

So you're finally done with the seven day weight loss diet. What happens next? You would've lost those pounds and fit perfectly into the dress you wanted. You'll also go back to your old habits of consuming 2500 calories per day. Therefore what happens next is quite obvious. Your body will store the extra amount of calories because for the last 7 days it's been trained to burn at a pace of around 1100 calories. The hard cold truth is that your body will also take a bit longer to adapt than before and the result will be devastating. You'll gain more weight than you've lost. See it as a way for the body to protect itself from starvation.

So What is the Conclusion?

A 7 day diet is a good idea for detoxicating your body, but it's not a good idea if you want to lose weight continuously. You'll only end up gaining more weight. You might be willing to take the fall for the sake of the wedding or reunion. Just follow it up with a long-term healthy weight loss program so that you won't be in a worse condition than before.

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