“One less cookie a day will make the fat go away.”
This is the unofficial motto for people who subscribe to the Small Changes Diet. The idea is that making small changes in your diet, such as saying no to that midnight candy bar or opting for water over soda at lunch, will eventually lead to weight loss. While this food of thought isn’t entirely false, it isn’t completely true either. At first, your body will react to this newfound moderation, and you may lose a pound or two…at first. But the Small Changes Diet will inevitably fail in the long run because our bodies don’t lose or gain weight indefinitely. Eventually, we adapt and adjust to our caloric intake, making it the new norm. That is the whole dilemma with dieting in the first place. They’re schemes sold to gullible consumers who are self conscious about their weight and desperate to drop a few belt loops. But diets only work as long as you’re on them, and only for a short time until your body reacts and adapts. The key to real dieting is to tear down the foundation of your eating habits and reconstruct and new way to grub. A healthier way. Which leads me to my point – going on a diet is dumb, changing your diet smart. People should quit worrying so much about appearance and focus more on their health. Eat right and your body will look the part. Morbid obesity is on the rise, and while these people may look terrible, I worry more about their quality of life than the size of their pants. And the worst part is that innocent kids are suffering from parental ignorance as child obesity and diabetes rates are busting at the seams. People need to wake up and smell the fried butter. Then toss it in the garbage and grab some fruit instead. You shouldn’t go on a diet to lose weight because you think you’re fat. You should change your diet all together because eating healthy is the smart thing to do. If you have a deep cut on your head, you don’t put a band-aid on it; you go get stitches. Going on a diet doesn’t fix anything. Changing your diet does. *I would like to see a neurological study done on the correlation between a person’s eating habits and overall happiness. I’m willing to bet that the healthier you eat, the happier you are. If you know of such a study, please enlighten me in the comments section. Thanks.
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