Five fact diet companies won’t tell you
June 21, 2011 No Comments
Five fact diet companies won’t tell you
Summer time and the diets are anything but easy. Fortunes are made promising you everything for a small cash investment and then leaving you short on cash on even shorter on progress. Sure some diets work, others are an absolute waste of time and money and some will even make you fatter in the long term and the worst put your healthy in jeopardy. A lot of diet companies make a lot of money by giving you partial facts, here are five facts they don’t usually share but you need to know to make the best decisions and achieve your goals.
It really is all about you:
The first rule of weight loss is the rule of individual differences, a fancy way of saying what works for one person may not work as well or at all for another because they are different from genetics to psychological makeup. So just because Bob at the office shed a quick 20 pounds on a particular diet doesn’t mean it will work for you. You will need to do some self examination of what you can tolerate and then some experimentation to see what works best for you. Don’t get discouraged just be willing to try things to you find what works for you.
Without proper nutrition and a sound exercise plan supplements are a waste of money:
No supplement regardless of what the label or ad promises can get you results if your nutrition and exercise program aren’t sound. Any of those spokes models claiming to have lost weight just taking a pill and eating whatever they want are either lying or in desperate need of medical attention to remove a tapeworm.
Too much weight loss to quickly actually is a bad thing:
Ever see someone who sheds a lot of weight in a short period of time then six months later is bigger than they were before the shedding? The reason this is common is because shedding too much weight to quickly is the result of actions that in the long term slow down your metabolism and reduce your lean muscle mass and thus allow future weight to come on quick and easy.
Our spokes people may have never used our products:
Spokes people are paid to represent a brand, even brands they have no past experience with. Even in the social media age it is still common for someone to attach themselves to a brand or product and profess its virtues without having ever tried it. I recently had a diet pill company ask about sponsoring this site. Sure we are interested in sponsorships but I do not consider the specific type of product they produce to be of any value so I passed. So be careful whose endorsement you let influence your decision.
The real secret is dedication and hard work over time:
If all weight loss companies had to be honest they would tell you with proper nutrition and moderate & consistent exercise done over time you will get close to your goals and at best they can contribute 5-10% towards your goals until you’re within view of the goal weight when they can be a greater contribution (the first 50 comes off a lot easier than the final 5). So experiment and find a sound nutritional program you like and that produces results for you and find an exercise program that enjoy and will do consistently and you will get there and hopefully you can spare yourself a bit of heartbreak and a few bucks by not getting suckered into over hyped bottles of empty promises.
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