What is Your Diet Plan for Weight Loss?

Think about it – what is YOUR diet plan for weight loss? Is it something sensible, or are you chasing the latest fad? Will it really benefit your body, or just mess it up?
Many people thing that “going on a diet” simply means that you eat less, or eat foods containing less substance. As such we have seen fads like the soup diet, the popcorn diet, the grape diet…
STOP RIGHT THERE.
Yes, it is true that, if you want to lose some weight, you will need to consume less energy or Kilojoules. You do need to force your body to dip into its reserves and start burning fat as a source of energy.
However…
There are other nutrients your body needs, too – which it cannot supply from its reserves. It needs vitamins, minerals, fibre, protein, and even some essential fats and oils. If you simply cut your food consumption, you will cut these essential nutrients beyond your body’s minimum requirements.
Doing this will mean that you will be wearing down your system (and your immune system) while trying to lose weight. Your diet might result in shedding a few kilograms, but it is also going to poor brain function, aching joints, impaired functioning of your internal organs, and the possibility of falling ill due to your immune system being weakened.
However…
These problems are not necessarily going to manifest themselves while you are following the diet – but only after your reserves of these specific nutrients have been depleted. As such, you will be at risk until such time as you have been able to recoup the deficiencies – which could, depending on how long you followed your particular diet plan for weight loss, be quite a while.
It’s a risk not worth taking.

Guest writer: Bushra