The word "diet" has become the taboo word in the English language. I don't know how many times I've cringed every time I heard that awful word. People automatically think when they hear "diet" that it's time to stop eating! Not true. I don't believe in the word diet because it's not about that. It's all about being able to eat what you want in moderation. You don't have to eliminate all the favorite foods in your everyday diet. That's just torture. People have made millions on gimmick diets that simply do not work because you end up limiting yourself to foods you really don't want to eat all the time. A good diet involves eating what you want in moderation and common sense planning of your daily intake.
The human body adapts to routine and we all need to change it up every now and then. My idea of a so-called diet is eating whatever I want well within moderation and making sure I get the needed daily exercise which could be anywhere from a walk around the block or working out in my own home. Everybody is different as far as how their body breaks down and uses calories they take in and work off. This is all common sense. If you eat a lot of fast foods and you see yourself gaining weight, that should be a red flag. Time to step back and realize you've got a problem. Your occupation has a lot to do with what you can get away with eating. Sitting at a desk all day doesn't mean you need to be eating 3 whole meals a day. Limit your snacking to healthy choices throughout the day and lay off the high calorie sodas. That's the killer right there. If you laid off the soda and maybe switched to diet soda, you'd lose a lot of water weight and calories.
If you are wanting to lose some pounds but don't want to diet, then don't. It shouldn't have to be called a diet. Just common sense eating and exercise which in turn means eating in MODERATION and making an effort to exercise just like back in the day! There wasn't any acai berry treatments back in the day. Everything was done naturally and the way nature intended. Not all this colon cleansing crap and stomach stapling. Get off your butt and do it the old fashioned way, the way it was intended. People had to actually work for a living and not run to the nearest fast food joint to fill their gullet with all that grease. There is no quick fix out there. No berry is going to fix it, no surgery is going to fix it, we were not born fat. It's a learned habit that's out of control. Have a little respect for yourself and eat right.
Let's face it. None of us like that fiendish word "diet." It's scary! I personally hate that word. I watch these talk shows and they go into people's houses and take everything out of their house that's supposedly not healthy. It may not be healthy but you can still eat it but in moderation. You should never have to limit yourself on what you want to eat, but, rather, how much you eat at a time. That's the key! If you don't eat big meals, your stomach will shrink, and, as a result, you will lose weight. It won't take as much food the next time you eat. Like I said, get to know your own body and then go from there. Those moronic gimmicks will not help. It's all on how your body works and nobody is the same. Listen to your body and answer it the way nature intended.
The Medical Field is one of the worse offenders. They come up with a new study almost every month saying if you eat this you can lose weight. Then a month or two later there's another study by some other institute saying the exact opposite. Take a good hard look at what you do and what you eat every day and plan accordingly. If you're not hungry DON'T EAT!! Listen to your body. You crave certain foods because your body needs it. Just watch how much you eat. Don't eat like it's Thanksgiving at every meal. That will stretch your stomach and the next time you eat it will take more to fill you up and so on, and so on, etc etc etc... Next thing you know you're 100 lbs over weight.
The bottom line is you can eat what you want but have some self control and know when to take the fork out of your mouth!! The reverse side of this coin is "EXERCISE". Diet alone won't do it.
