Weight Loss Diet
I was told that I am considered morbidly obese in the medical world, I wasn't before my pregnancy. I was considerably overweight by 20-30lbs but far from obese. It feels different to be this, big postpartum belly fat with a side of 62 lbs, I hate it. Pains in my ankles, knees and back lets me know it is very urgent that I lose this excess weight. I researched different diets I can tried out, and like most people I found it to be daunting and ineffective. 
Is fad dieting hurting me more than obesity?
Fad Diet
Obesity is a physical state
that refers to excessive body fat. Chances are you have experienced the
frustrations of dieting at least once in your life. I always had excess weight and a simple fad diet usually knocked off a couple of annoying pounds for the vacation I wanted to go topless for. Close to a hundred million Americans go on a weight loss diet in any
given year and up to ninety-five percent of them regain the weight they lose
within five years. Worse, a third will gain back more weight than they lost, in
danger of "yo-yoing" from one popular diet to another. The
conventional approach to weight problems, focusing on fad weight loss diets or
weight loss drugs, may leave you with just as much weight and the additional
burden of ill health.
Today, an estimated
sixty-five percent of all American adults are obese or overweight. Our culture
obsesses about staying thin even as we grow fatter, but this isn't about
appearances. Obesity is known to be a precursor to many debilitating health
conditions such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, hypertension,
osteoarthritis, and gallbladder disease. Obesity contributes to as many as
375,000 deaths every year. In addition, the public health costs for obesity are
staggering. According to researchers at Harvard University, obesity is a factor
in 19% of all cases of heart disease with annual health costs estimated at 30
billion dollars; it is also a factor in 57% of diabetes cases, with health
costs of $9 billion per year. Learning these facts, is just putting the nail in the coffin for all the fat I accumulated over the last 2 years. Bye bye fat, will not miss you when you are gone.
I have to set realistic goals if I want success, so fad diets will not exist in my plans to be fit. No doubt you have fallen for
one or more of the weight loss diet schemes over the years, promising quick and
painless weight loss. Many of these quick weight loss diet programs undermine
your health, cause physical discomfort, flatulence, and ultimately lead to
disappointment when you start regaining weight, shortly after losing it. Fad or
quick weight loss diet programs generally overstress one type of food. The cabbage soup diet...ughhhh! There isn't anything wrong with fundamental principle of good nutrition - to remain healthy one
must consume a balanced diet, which includes a variety of foods.
Some of the weight loss diet
schemes reign supreme briefly, only to fade out. While some wane from
popularity due to being unproductive or unsafe, some simply lose the public's
curiosity. Examples of such fad diets include the South Beach Diet, Atkins
diet, the Grapefruit diet, the Rotation diet, Beverly Hills
diet, Breatharian, Ornish Plan in the list goes on and on. These fad diets
advocate a specific technique (such as eliminating a certain food, or eating
only certain combinations of foods) in conjunction with the basic idea that the
body makes up the difference in energy by breaking down and utilizing some part
of itself, essentially converting matter into energy. This self-cannibalism, or
catabolism as it is referred, typically starts with breakdown of stored body
fat.
So in conclusion I with seek out the help of a nutritionist and stick to a healthy diet. Consisting of fun and healthy recipes. My food will not only taste good, but will be beneficial for health and wellness. I have my family to consider, I wouldn't want them running from the table in horror. I also don't want to shallow down saw dust just to lose 10lbs in a week. I will be doing this right, and I will not have to worry about failing.
Mind Body and Spirit!
