Doctors often agree to disagree when it comes to whether diets are a good or a bad idea. Doctors do however sometimes recommend a diet if, their patient’s health is at risk.
Natural diets are always the best way to go but sometimes people get impatient and opt for quick fixes. Though “quick fix” diets may not necessary medically be the best thing to do especially if needed for non-medical reasons, a “quick fix” might help boost a person’s confident, more so when they start seeing results.
It is then important to make sure that the diet plan is realistic and fits into your lifestyle.
Another important component of any diet is to incorporate a workout system that is likely to get you excited even if you were to go off the diet. One of the biggest mistakes that people often do when on diet is to check the scale often. This is not good as one might get demotivated when the numbers don’t go down.
The WebMD shares the following do’s and don’ts when it comes to a diet:
- DO mentally prep yourself – Michael Dansinger director of lifestyle coaching for diabetes weight loss comments, “Losing weight is more like a marathon than a sprint; you can’t go as hard as you can for a short period and then stop. If you’re not ready, any changes you make aren’t going to be sustainable.”
- DON’T go overboard – Starting small on a diet is always advisable, as the body also needs time to adjust to the change.
- DON’T blow off breakfast. Or lunch. Or dinner – Jaclyn London, a clinical dietitian states, “When you skip meals, you’re setting yourself up for a poor eating pattern for the day, as you’ll probably be hungrier later on. Eat breakfast. If you don’t, “you’re essentially asking your body to run on no fuel.”
- DO more than a diet, “Watching what you eat is a good start. Exercise also matters a lot. Besides cardio, you should also do strength training. Lifting weights or working with resistance bands will help you build muscle and, in turn, curb insulin resistance – when your body doesn’t respond to the insulin it makes.”
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