Dangerous Diets
Wanting a slimmer and sexier body is not out of reach for anybody! Many millions of people have succeeded and will continue to succeed in sculpting their physiques to make them look healthy and desirable.
However, this end is not attained in just a snap of the fingers or in skipping your nightly dinner. For many people though, patience is not a virtue. They seem not to be able to put as much attention, time and money they realistically need to get the body they have always wanted.
As a result, these people resort to rapid weight loss practices and programs which may not be as effective as these people are led to believe they are.
Fast-track diets are one of these rapid weight loss practices which may not be as inviting as they seem according to research. Fast-track diet programs, as scientific research shows, are only good while they last.
Rapid weight loss often results ironically, to rapid weight gain. people who undergo low carbohydrate or low calorie diets normally revert back to old eating habits simply because human beings can not actually live on with this type of diet scheme for the rest of their lives.
Now there is also scientific research showing that rapid weight loss does not imply an individual is losing unwanted excess fat; it is commonly water and muscle that is lost when one follows rapid weight loss practices.
This could cause certain alarm but actually, water lost is regained very quickly. So there is actually zero net weight lost after all. So you should not be so gullible with the advertising of certain diet pills out there in the market; especially those which claim to aid in losing a whopping amount of fat in a short time. They will only dehydrate the body. These methods you find may help to lose weight fast, but they can be extremely harmfull to your health.
And just so it is clear, the body can only lose (1 kilo) (two pounds) of fat per week healthily, and you would be exceptionally lucky or very fat if you were able to lose three or more, but normally, it’s just two pounds.
Another rapid weight loss product out in the market is the slimming soap. They claim that you will lose weight fast with these soaps because they are made from a unique concoction of rare chinese herbs and seaweed. They claim to help people who use them to shed the excess body fats by emulsifying them, upon application, while taking a bath.
Some are even specialized like those which promise to give the user “beautiful thighs”. The ingredients may prove to improve the quality of the skin but no research has ever come up yet which proves the efficacy of these ingredients in emulsifying excess body fats.
One more rapid weight loss product out there in the market that promises to suppress hunger and at the same time help increase the body’s metabolic rate. It also claims to be able to accelerate the healing process and reduce certain body pains, all these plus its a very chic fashion accessorie. Well they are actually called magnetic weight loss earrings.
The secret of this set of earrings is in the magnet, so it says. Wearing them near the ears balances the magnetism in the body therefore one will experience all the above mentioned effects. Though press releases say that there are actually “studies” to back these assertions up, nothing yet is found in medical journals.
Though buying a set may not kill a person, it’s probably not a wise investment. You might as well wear a horse shoe earring for a more exquisite fashion statement.
Bottom line is “no pain, no gain”. If you want a beautiful body and want to do it using the best way to lose weight fast, then the answer is you must sweat it out. And as for all those products coming out on the market claiming to be the best way to lose weight fast, then if they are too good to be true, its because they probably are not.
July 8, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Great article Chris! You are doing great, even if I do say so myself!
July 25, 2009 at 4:25 am
Thanks for article. Everytime like to read you.