It’s hard to believe that bathing suit season is right around the corner. So did it catch up on you? What about that New Year’s resolution you made about losing weight? How’d that go for you?
With the myriad of diets out there, we’re bombarded with ads telling us this diet really works or don’t even try that one. How about lose 10 pounds in your first week? Really? You fell for that one?
Anne BralyThe problem with fad diets, such as the boiled egg, keto, paleo, cabbage soup and others, is that they tend to fail because they do not encourage sustainable eating behaviors, says Danielle Townsend, a registered dietitian at Primary Healthcare Centers in Rossville.
“The dieter will probably lose weight in the beginning, but will likely gain it back once they’ve tired of the diet’s rules,” she says. “If it’s a diet, a pill or a shake, and it’s promising a certain amount of weight loss, or the diet is cutting an entire food group out, then I’d shy away from it. You should be looking for a diet that promotes eating from all of the food groups. That lessens the intake of processed foods such as white starches – bread, pizza, pasta and snack foods, among them.”
So you’re back to the beginning, wondering which diet is best.