Forget diets. they don't work

	Prolonged food intake of less than 800 calories per day can affect the cardiac muscles and can lead to sudden death ;  Note: In the United States between July 1977 and January 1978, fifty-eigth people died suddenly after a 500-calorie-per-day liquid protein diet. Of these people,sixteen women and one man had complete medical records that indicated that they had no reason to die  They had been taking vitamin and mineral supplements  and had started eating solid foods after the liquid protein diet period,( The  remaining forty-two people had regular medical problems in addition to beeing overweight);
	While strict low-calorie diets are not always fatal, they certainly do not promote women's overall health;   Note: Doctor Van Itallie, a well-known researcher in the field of obesity at New York's Columbia University, reports that the most frequent symptoms     among strict dieters are fatigue, nausea, diarrhea, constipation, dizziness, intolerance to cold, dry skin, hair loss, muscle cramps, loss of libido, euphoria,   insomnia, anxiety, irritability, and depression.
	The outcome is not any rosier; most of the time, the weight lost is regained;+

Diets which are less severe causes less distress, but they do not garanty success since 95 per cent of dieters cannot maintain   their new weight. Whenever  they end a new diet, they also risk adding a few centimeters to their waistline...;  Note: Docteur Bronwell, of the Universitye of Pennsylvania's Faculty of Medecine, explains the yo-yo weight phenomenon by  way of his experiments with rats. When he redesigned the rats' meals by alternating high-  and low-calories diets, they gained and lost weight, but  the rate of gain and loss varied with each new diet. With the first diet, the rats lost weight in 21 days and regained it after 46 days. With the second diet, the rats lost the same amount of weight in 46 days but had regained  it all in just 14 days !!!

Weight loss becomes that much more difficult with weight being regained much faster. Unfortunetely, this yo-yo phenomenon is not restricted to rats.   Humans share the same vulnerability;   Note: The metabolism, our calorie transformer, adapts quite quickly to a  reduction in calories. After just a few weeks, it becomes accustomed to burning fewer calories while keeping the body going at the same pace.This new pace will be maintained for a few months after the diet   ends.  For example the woman who loses weight by eating 1,200 calories per day will get her body accustomed to functioning on those 1,200 calories.menu.When she goes back to   her regular 1,700-calorie menu, however, she will gradually regain the weght lost because her     metabolism will not have resumed its pre-diet combustion rate.

The research is unanimous: any reduction in calories can slow down the speed of calorie transformation by up to 50 per cent,     so that a return  to a more  liberal diet will inevitably be accompanied bt weight gain. The greater the difference between the  diet and the individual's regular menu,   the faster the weight will be regained.

    

Go for a more gentle approach The gentle approach makes health the priority and relegates the bathroom scale to the attic; It bans the term "diet", which offers a temporary solution and ends as a disappointing experience; It cannot be improvised the night before buying  a bathing suit or on the eve of a new fashion season; Its goal is long-term food reform and it often does result in permanent weight loss; It does not foster any illusions; It takes into consideration a woman's age, weight history,  genetic background, and lifestyle; It begins by developing a positive self-image; It suppose increasing physical activity; It suggests the gradual addition of foods which offer more vitamins, dietary fiber, and minerals; It allows you to  make your own choices as you discover new foods; Weight loss is secondary to the acquisition of these new pleasures. "Pleasure" is the key word here, because without it,  there can be no lasting change!;  With this approach you are always a winner ! You adopt a new lifestyle at your own pace, doing as much or as little as you can; You make the changes that suit you and score new victories whenever a change is integrated into your life; You develop a better relationship with food and with yourself; You forget the scale but increase your self-esteem!