How Many People Are Making This “Health” Mistake?

“Diet.” Just reading that word probably gives you flashbacks to all the magazine and diet book promises that failed … and brings up a running list in your head of popular diet trends, and celebrity-sponsored programs we can’t seem to escape when we turn on the TV or log onto Facebook. Many people (maybe you?) think the only way to manage your weight is to go on one of these diets. Wrong. I’ve been on tons of diets in my heydey. They all made me feel like crap. The only thing that worked was me changing my habits in a realistic way that I could live with forever. But don’t just take my word for it, check out the science. What You Lose When You Diet According to research, the weight-loss industry brings in at least $55.4 billion in revenue per year [Marketdata Enterprises 2007] yet it is reported that a staggering 95% of all dieters will regain their lost weight in 1-5 years (Grodstein, Levine, Spencer, Colditz, &Stampfer, 1996; Neumark-Sztainer, Haines, Wall, & Eisenberg, 2007). With such a high percentage of people regaining all of that lost weight, it makes you wonder what the point of dieting was in the first place. Cutting out foods you love, or refusing to give your body the nutrients it needs is not only be damaging to your body, but also can lower your self-esteem, have a negative impact on your sleep, and end up causing other issues like binge-eating or even more unwanted weight gain. Even Rock Stars Can’t Avoid Body Bashing Our societal standar...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - Category: Nutrition Authors: Tags: happiness health nutrition weight loss international no diet day Source Type: blogs