informercial for diets

Many people would like to find a diet to lose weight fast. Maybe they have a special event coming up in their life or they have some other reason, but they want that weight off as fast as possible - but without resorting to expensive pills, supplements or drugs. So, how can this be done?

Many people will say it's all about 'calories in, calories out.' By that, they mean that if you eat fewer calories than you expend in energy, you will automatically lose weight. There are a few problems with this idea, however.

First, it is not a particularly fast process. The first few days, you may lose some water weight, but then you will have to settle in for the long haul to see real results. Second, the human body is designed to conserve energy for possible periods of starvation. We tend to maintain body fat during periods of extreme calorie deprivation. For this reason, any low calorie plan will have to be only a little low in calories in order to be effective, which means it will take that much longer to lose the weight. Third, many people have a hard time staying on low calorie plans. You have to count calories. In some cases, you have to count grams of protein, fat, and carbohydrates. Finally, in order to really gain the full effect of the 'calories in, calories out' idea, you will have to engage in exercise and figure out how many calories you are burning - you, not some hypothetical 'average' person. There is no practical way to measure this with any accuracy. You must go by trial and error - which takes time.

In recent years, an alternative to the 'calories in, calories out' school of thought has emerged. It was once thought that all calories are the same - a calorie of food from protein was the same as a calorie from fat, which was the same as a calorie from carbohydrate. However, research continues to emerge to indicate that this is not true. This means that 'calories in, calories out' is not the most effective method of weight loss.

The human body does not process proteins, fats, and carbohydrates in the same way. It turns out, carbohydrates are actually the macronutrient that is most fattening. All junk foods are loaded with carbs: french fries, potato chips, pie, cake, doughnuts, etc. More and more research is building to show that low carbohydrate diets are actually the most effective for fast weight loss.

When you eat carbohydrates, your body reacts in several ways. One thing that happens is the fat receptors on fat cells trigger your body to store body fat. However, when carbohydrates are eliminated from the diet, your body begins to burn off excess body fat for energy. This is true weight loss.

Nobody can predict how many pounds you can lose and how quickly. Certainly, increasing exercise will help, as well. But if you want a diet to lose weight fast, try the low carb approach - just make sure you are not kidding yourself by eating carbs without realizing it.

For most people, if they get their carb count down low enough, they will start to lose weight at about as fast a rate as their body can manage naturally - without pills, supplements, or drugs or any kind.