2009 has seen a host of popular diets, ranging from Atkins, South Beach, Low carb, high fat you name it! But which one really has the caliber to be named the Top Diet of 2009? Are you prepared to dive in and look at what could be the biggest controversy of 2009? The Diets Stripped Down South Beach - Using a 3 phase approach, the diet advocates eating "good" foods over the bad ones, you go through a rigorous 2 week phase 1 where you are expected to lose tons of weight by neglecting your body from most foods (even healthy ones such as fruit), a "as long as it takes" approach during phase 2 where you lose enough weight to bring yourself to your ideal weight and finally a "for the rest of your life" plan for keeping that weight the same during phase 3.
Many have tried and like myself, never even got to stage 3, with so many harsh expectations can anyone keep on this diet? Atkins, The Low Carb Diet - Induction, ongoing weight loss, pre-maintenance and lifetime maintenance, the Atkins diet uses 4 distinct stages to tackle weight loss.
At the height of its popularity in 2004 one in eleven Americans were on the diet which taught to consume 20 grams of carbohydrates a day during stage 1.
Although not as popular as it once was, many still follow the program or have been lured in from past expectations/information.
The hard line is, that the Atkins diet fad should be long gone, the original founder (Dr.
Atkins) has passed away and the company has actually filed for bankruptcy, please do not be led into believing that this diet is the one for you.
Calorie Counting - Made popular by weightwatchers the phenomenon of counting calories has influenced all of us in our daily lives.
Checking the nutrition label and finding the calories it has is now the norm with some countries adopting strict standards which state the number of calories must be included on the packaging.
The problem is though, many of the calorie counters are restrictive on the "amount" of food you can actually eat, for those of you have tried the plan you will know of the mini meals always leaving you asking for more.
If you can only have a tiny amount to eat but are left feeling hungry for the rest of the day is it really worth it? And the winner is...
None of the above! Its strange that although the most popular diets are mentioned here, none of them are able to take the top spot, all of them either have too many restrictions or upsets to be considered sustainable for losing weight.
If you are reading this article, it's probably because your ultimate goal is to lose weight, why else would you want to try out such a harsh kick to your lifestyle? Fortunately there is an answer which thousands have found to be not only slimming but life changing! Wouldn't you like to have fun losing weight by eating what you want, doing exercise in your free time (at home or at the gym) and enjoying every moment? I use to be heavily overweight and unfit, this lead me to try many of the aforementioned diets.
Many have tried and like myself, never even got to stage 3, with so many harsh expectations can anyone keep on this diet? Atkins, The Low Carb Diet - Induction, ongoing weight loss, pre-maintenance and lifetime maintenance, the Atkins diet uses 4 distinct stages to tackle weight loss.
At the height of its popularity in 2004 one in eleven Americans were on the diet which taught to consume 20 grams of carbohydrates a day during stage 1.
Although not as popular as it once was, many still follow the program or have been lured in from past expectations/information.
The hard line is, that the Atkins diet fad should be long gone, the original founder (Dr.
Atkins) has passed away and the company has actually filed for bankruptcy, please do not be led into believing that this diet is the one for you.
Calorie Counting - Made popular by weightwatchers the phenomenon of counting calories has influenced all of us in our daily lives.
Checking the nutrition label and finding the calories it has is now the norm with some countries adopting strict standards which state the number of calories must be included on the packaging.
The problem is though, many of the calorie counters are restrictive on the "amount" of food you can actually eat, for those of you have tried the plan you will know of the mini meals always leaving you asking for more.
If you can only have a tiny amount to eat but are left feeling hungry for the rest of the day is it really worth it? And the winner is...
None of the above! Its strange that although the most popular diets are mentioned here, none of them are able to take the top spot, all of them either have too many restrictions or upsets to be considered sustainable for losing weight.
If you are reading this article, it's probably because your ultimate goal is to lose weight, why else would you want to try out such a harsh kick to your lifestyle? Fortunately there is an answer which thousands have found to be not only slimming but life changing! Wouldn't you like to have fun losing weight by eating what you want, doing exercise in your free time (at home or at the gym) and enjoying every moment? I use to be heavily overweight and unfit, this lead me to try many of the aforementioned diets.
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