Weight loss diets

==== ====For real weight loss results, Stop Dieting, Start Eating and Start Livinghttp://tinyurl.com/7thcot2==== ====Diet, its a word that you probably hear every day, either on the news, online or from someone youknow. If youre over the age of 30, youve probably tried several diets yourself, hopefully with somesuccess but most likely not. Millions of people a year start a new diet and millions of people a yeardont continue it for long.Why is that? Why are diets so difficult for people? Could it be that diets are just too complicated?Or perhaps too restricting? In this article we take a look at three of todays popular diets, otherwiseknown as weight loss programs or lifestyle changes. The three diets were going to discuss are theAtkins Diet, The South Beach Diet, and Weight Watchers.Atkins DietThe Atkins Diet became popular in the mid to late 90s throughout present time, although it haslost some of its popularity. This diet is very strict and very controversial. While historical diets haveyou restrict fats or portions, the Atkins Diet takes a more extreme, and at the same time, moreliberal approach. With the Atkins Diet you basically eliminate almost all carbohydrates. While notentirely eliminated, the amount of carbs you can have, especially early on, is a drastic change tomany peoples diets. But, you can eat as much protein or fat as you want. Hungry for some eggs?Go ahead and have a dozen because the Atkins Diet lets you eat as much as you want.Personally, I did try Atkins Diet about 3 years ago. My wife and I tried it for 3 months. I will say thatit did do what it said it would and we both lost weight, fairly quickly. The first few days of the diet,as explained in many of the books, were the most difficult because of the drastic change you areputting your body through when you switch your food intake with this diet. This phase is calledinduction. After about a week your body adjusts and the weight starts to come off. The problem forus was that bread, pasta, and especially pizza was something we couldnt live without. We didlearn something from the diet though, and have since used some of the tips we learned from theAtkins Diet in our everyday lives.South Beach DietThe South Beach Diet is similar to the Atkins Diet in that is a diet that restricts carbohydrates. It isa little more liberal after the first 2 weeks, but the South Beach Diet still represents a drasticchange to most peoples diets. The main difference between the South Beach Diet and the AtkinsDiet is that the South Beach Diet actually differentiates fats and bans unhealthy ones andpromotes the healthy ones. The other difference with the South Beach Diet is how it views carbs.The South Beach Diet takes a much closer look at the sugar within the carb. Those carbs thatcause blood sugar to rise quickly are bad, those that dont are good. The South Beach Diet istherefore a little more balanced of a diet and targets multiple areas.

My uncle tried the South Beach Diet a few years ago, and he did in fact lose about 30lbs and wasable to keep most of it off to this day, even though he doesnt strictly follow the South Beach Dietanymore.Weight WatchersThe third diet Im going to discuss is Weight Watchers. Weight Watchers has been around thelongest of these three diets. Weight Watchers is also more of a broad program than a strict diet.Weight Watchers says that dieting is just a part of your long term healthy lifestyle goal. There aretwo plans for Weight Watchers. The traditional plan puts food into different groups that give youpoints. You have a quote for each day and you tally up your points to see how you do. Protein,carbs, and fat are accounted for in the point system. They have a newer program that does awaywith points altogether for people that found the points system to cumbersome.My wife and sister tried Weight Watchers a few years back and met with limited success. At thetime it was due to not tracking points every day and losing track of what they did or did not eat thatday. I do know several other people that swear by it, so feel free to check it out yourself.SummaryIn closing, there are many other diets out there than were touched on in this article. The key whenstarting any new diet is research and check with your doctor before you start a new diet.Mike Abraham writes freelance articles. Please checkout his website at[http://www.yourdietstore.info] for more diet information.Im Mike Abraham. Typical overweight American whos tried many diets, just like you. If you likedthis Article, check out Your Diet Store [http://www.yourdietstore.info]Article Source:http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Mike_Abraham==== ====For real weight loss results, Stop Dieting, Start Eating and Start Living

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