Why Diets Don’t Work!

Let’s talk about why diets don’t work today!

Does this sound familiar? You hear about this wonderful diet that will guarantee weight-loss, so you try it, only to gain even more weight back once you’ve lost it?

Don’t feel bad. You are not alone. Just because a diet works for one person, does not mean that it will work for you. Diets are destined to fail, and it should come as no surprise. After all, the word “die” is within the word “diet”. That should be your first sign. You want to live your life.

I get it. I am the queen of dieting. My whole life I was on some kind of diet or another….chasing after all the latest and greatest diets and fads. Don’t get me right. the majority of the time, I lost some weight. But after a short time, those pounds attached themselves to me again – and they brought more friends with them! ?

I have come to detest the word “diet.” To me, it means deprivation, hunger, and lack of the things you love to eat. We all get vested with some diet or another, but the truth is that is not what works in the long-run.

Here are the top 5 reasons that diets are doomed to fail:

People choose to use a diet to achieve a short-term goal.

That goal is usually to lose weight before an upcoming event. Diets are perceived from the onset as a temporary action used to obtain an immediate result. Once that result is achieved, the diet is stopped and old eating habits return.

The yo-yo diet or weight cycling.

As mentioned, many people go on diets, lose weight, and then gain weight, often more than they lost. And, for some reason, the cycle is repeated. To quote Albert Einstein: “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” This repeated failure can have negative effects on a person’s mental health and could result in an eating disorder.

Many diets are based on the premise of counting calories.

Many diets are based on the premise of counting calories using a formula meant for the general population as opposed to the individual.Everybody processes calories differently. This formula supports that caloric expenditure exceeds caloric intake and will, therefore, promote weight loss. It has become clear that this premise is no longer true. Every calorie is not created equal. Calories consumed from spinach or sweet potatoes are much more nutrient-dense than calories consumed from a processed, low-fat muffin. In addition, if you were to consume too few calories, your body goes into survival mode, slowing down the metabolism. You run the risk of your metabolism remaining sluggish once you start consuming more calories.

People believe they will be depriving themselves.

Before even starting a diet, people believe that they will be depriving themselves of foods they love. Entering into a program with this mindset clearly does not support success. This constant experience of deprivation will bring on food cravings that will be difficult to ignore.

Food Cravings

This brings me to the last reason why diets do not work. They do not address food cravings and how to handle them. Everyone has cravings. Having the tools to help navigate through those cravings and reach for healthy food alternatives will help to eliminate them.

Unfortunately for many individuals, diets only offer a quick fix to a larger problem. Learning which foods nourish the body and which don’t is the best approach to eating in order to obtain weight-loss and optimal health.

If you truly want to be successful, and keep the weight off permanently, without constantly being hungry and waiting for the next mealtime to roll around, I have your solution. You’ll learn how to get rid of those cravings, feel energized, and ditch the bloat. I will give you all the tools you need with some personal coaching where I will give you some key pillars of weight loss and a healthy lifestyle that will help you keep the weight off – even if you are going through midlife.

Losing weight and feeling re-energized is a lifestyle I would love to help you achieve – and find freedom from failed dieting. So let’s chat.  Contact me today to schedule your free clarity call. Click the picture below or message me.