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14 Reasons Why Most Diets Fail
I advise reading the following:
Do not set unrealistic goals
Binge eating
Do not crash diet
Do not get distracted
Don’t rush – Meal Planning is the way to go
Don’t fear the time
Don’t go for the many unhealthy options that are available and are cheaper
Don’t focus too much on calories
Probably on the wrong diet
You do not have to always suppress your cravings
Don’t surround yourself with people who are not your cheerleader
Don’t give up too quickly if results are not visible
Don’t forget your metabolism may have slowed down
You do not have set goals
An example of SMART weight loss goals is:
Goals that aren’t SMART are:
1. Nicole Osinga
2. Cheryl Mussatto MS, RD, LD
3. Anna Cortesi RD
4. Amanda Li, Chef & RD
5. Holly Clegg
6. Dr. Ellen Albertson, PhD, RDN, CD
7. Diana Rodgers, RD
8. Amy Goldsmith RD,LDN
9. Martha McKittrick, RD, CDE, CHWC, in NYC
10. Michelle May, M.D.
11. Sharon Palmer, The Plant-Powered Dietitian
12. Angela Lemond, RDN
13. Rahaf Al Bochi, RD, LD, CDE
14. Jill Weisenberger, MS, RDN, CDE, CHWC, FAND
15. Dionne Detraz, Dietitian Nutritionist
16. Brynn McDowell, RD
17. Kelly J. Ahearn, MS RDN CDN
18. Maeve Hanan, RD
19. Lauren Moore, RD
20. Jodi Danen, RDN
21. Shauna Lindzon, RD
22. Kim Melton, RD
23. Jennifer Koslo, PhD, RDN, CSSD, LD, ACE-CPT
24. Dr. Susan M. Kleiner, PhD, RD, FACN, CNS, FISSN
25. Olin Idol, N.D., C.N.C.
So What is the answer to these?
26. Courtney Ferreira, MS, RD, LDN
27. Layne Lieberman, MS, RD, CDN
28. Hana Klimczak, RD
29. Julie Perks, RD
30. Elissa Lueckemeyer RDN, LD
31. Emily Holdorf, MS, RDN
32. Erin Macdonald, RDN and Tiffani Bachus, RDN
33. Katherine Mattox, RDN
34. Doug Cook, RDN MPH CDE
35. Ajita Ratanjee, Dietitian
36. Vadym Graifer
37. Jennifer McDaniel, MS, RDN, CSSD, LD
1. Here’s an eye-opening statement: one of the biggest predictor of weight GAIN is going on a diet.
2. You follow a diet plan, which eliminates your favorite foods.
3. You don’t acknowledge that other lifestyle factors influence your body weight, like sleep (and stress). It’s not just about the food.
4. Your diet approach is centered around deprivation. Think about what healthy foods you can ADD in instead of DEPRIVE yourself…
5. You overestimate calories burned in exercise or fall into one of these exercise-related pitfalls:
38. Allyson Krause, MBA, RDN, LDN
39. Alex Raymond, RD, LD
1. They are Unsustainable
3. Life Gets In the Way
40. Kris Gunnars
41. Sarah Krieger, MPH, RDN
42. Mindy Black, RD
43. Lori Zanini, RD, CDE
44. EA Stewart, MBA, RD
Further reading:
45. Allison Wade, MS, RDN, LDN
46. Charmaine Jones, MS, RDN, LDN
47. Nichola Whitehead, RD
48. Lily Nichols
49. Michele Wroblewski, RDN
50. Josée Sovinsky, RD
51. Dr. Joel Fuhrman M.D.
References
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14 Reasons Why Most Diets Fail
By Nicole Justus, RN, BSN 16 Comments
When people decide to go on a diet, they automatically feel like they are depriving themselves and their bodies of the foods they want. And do you know what that makes them? Miserable. This is the reason why two out of every five people on a diet quit in the first 7 days! Only 1 out of those 5 end up going strong after a month. Why do so many people have diets that nose-dive? They fail because we concentrate too much on a diet and forget about the lifestyle changes. Losing weight can be very beneficial for people that are overweight or obese. Why is a healthy weight so important?