We keep hearing the same things over and over: If you want to lose weight you must eat less and exercise more. Is there an easier way?
Here’s some weird and wacky methods of losing weight that people actually use.
1. Become a vegetarian. Clearly, not a wacky idea but it might seem that way to your average meat-eating American. If for no other reason, becoming a vegetarian can actually be a healthy way to lose weight and improve your overall health. A balanced, plant-based diet is generally lower in calories than a diet that includes meat. Vegetarian meals can also be satisfying and quite tasty if you put a little effort into looking around for recipes that appeal to your taste. And, there are no lack of recipes. If you don’t believe it, try doing a search on google for “vegetarian recipes” and see how many hits you get.
2. Go on a fad diet. There seems to be no end of fad diets to choose from. You could go on an all baby food diet or maybe the diet that only allows you to eat foods that start with a “B”. Eat all the bananas, broccoli and Brussels sprouts you want and you’re guaranteed to lose weight. The problem with diets like these is not that they don’t work. They usually do work. You will lose weight because of the calorie restrictions that they impose. The problem is that the diet has to come to an end eventually and when it does, your weight will come right back. You didn’t change your eating habits or your exercise habits and soon you will be right back where you started.
3. Forget about trying to cut back on portions and just make one simple adjustment: After every bite of food that you take, get up and walk around the table. Don’t cheat, don’t run, go all the way around the table. This method, as crazy as it sounds, actually has some validity. The theory is that most people who are overweight, in addition to eating too much, eat way too fast. When you eat fast you can easily miss the signal from your brain that your stomach is full. If you have time to kill between bites you have a chance to realize that you’re not actually hungry anymore.
All of these weight loss ideas involve a healthy dose of wishful thinking. The truth is, it’s really unimportant what method you use to lose weight. If you take the pounds off in a healthy, sensible manner whatever way you do it is just fine. The really important part is what happens next. Keeping the weight off will be impossible if you didn’t also change your eating habits and your exercise habits. Make it a lifestyle change, and you’ll keep the weight off.
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