How many diets have failed you in your bid to lose weight? Why is it that so many diets fail? A lot of people still believe the myth that dieting by eating less will be a healthy way to weight loss. The truth is that when we go on a low calorie diet we are more likely to remain the same or even gain weight. We are designed to view less food intake with starvation. By restricting our food intake we send our body into starvation preservation mode.

Studies show that thin people tend to eat a diet that are made up from plenty of complex carbohydrates (like veggies, wholegrains etc) and people who are overweight usually have diets that contain more fat and starchy carbs. Being able to interpret what these studies tell us about which factors contribute to weight loss is crucial when creating a weight loss program. One of the best ways to lose weight quickly is to adopt a low carb diet where you closely monitor the amount of simple carbs you eat each day, but are not too concerned about the other foods. You should however make sure you don’t overeat, by keeping your portion sizes down, and make sure you get a good balance of healthy and nutritious foods which are also low in saturated fats.

Lifestyle and eating habits contribute greatly to gaining weight and the weight gain was not over night but took years to accumulate. Because gaining all that weight happened over time, getting back to your normal weight won’t happen in an instant. People who haven’t figured out the balance between eating healthily, ensuring you get enough water, physical exercises and making sure they get enough sleep are easy prey to the “weight loss gurus” pushing the new fad diet, diet pill or quick weight loss program. You can find these fad diets, pills and programs in every media including TV, radio, magazines, books, and the Internet. Because most individuals today have been programmed to want everything now, it is easier to believe that there is a magic pill, drink, or program that can take the excess weight off quickly, than to conceive that we have the capability to change our lives and live healthier longer lives where obesity is behind us in the past.

Diets simply don’t work because they do not show you how to create a balance within your body. Diets are doomed to failure because they are structured around making the promoter or some company wealthy instead of making a diet plan or system that will actually help a person to lose weight.

It’s widely documented that people who are carrying excess weight are more likely to succumb to illnesses and other life threatening health problems owing to excessive body weight. Eating high levels of saturated fat is one of the major reasons for unneeded body fat.

People have been led to believe for too many years that they need to drastically reduce their food intake or watch every last calorie to be able to shed those excess pounds. In reality our bodies know how to manage weight if we give them what they need to stay healthy – such as proper amounts of sleep, plenty of water, eat healthy and nutritious foods, and regular exercise.

Losing weight is not only about watching what you eat, you also need to avoid eating in excess. Moderate portions of healthy foods are crucial to losing weight. Equally important to losing weight is to keep physically active. Our bodies like to be physically active!