There are so many
diets to choose from these days that it’s confusing to know which diet will
work best. Some dieters switch from one diet to the next in the hope that
one will produce more weight loss. Most diets will produce weight loss and
some will help us lose it faster than others. However, what we all really
want from a diet is the loss of fat stores from the body.
No matter how much
we eat our body will always burn a small percentage of fat during the day.
If we consume enough energy this fat is simply replaced and we maintain fat
stores. When we consume less energy than required the fat naturally burned
cannot be replaced because there is no excess of energy to be stored. For
this reason when we lose weight there
will always be some degree of fat loss. The problem is there’s also a loss
of lean weight together with the fat. Any weight loss
is a combination of water, protein and fat.
The idea with any
chosen diet is to burn off as much fat as possible
while at the same time losing the least amount of lean weight. This is
important because a loss of too much lean weight contributes to a
weight loss plateau. The trouble with
some diets is they cause the loss of more water and protein compared to the
amount of fat, often giving the dieter a false impression because many
people wrongly associate weight loss as fat loss.
If any weight lost is composed mainly of water then the dieter will simply
regain most weight at a later stage or
after the diet is discontinued. It could mean a weight loss of 10 pounds
within a few weeks is really only 2 pounds after a further 2 weeks!
Below is a chart
that estimates the percentage of fat loss using different diets over the
course of 2 weeks. The remaining weight loss will be made up of water,
glycogen and protein loss.
|
Diet |
Probable Percentage Fat Loss |
|
Virtually starving oneself |
Less than
30% |
|
Very low calorie |
Less than
50% |
|
High Protein Diet |
40 - 60% |
|
Atkins Diet |
40 - 60% |
|
South Beach Diet |
40 - 60% |
|
Low Fat Diet |
More than
60% |
|
Calorie Controlled Diet |
Up to 70% |
|
Healthy, balanced diet with gradual
reduction in calories & gradual increase in both duration and
intensity of exercise |
90% + |
* The percentage of fat loss for each
diet is a rough estimate based on the opinion of the author. There are numerous
other factors involved that will determine the actual percentage of fat a
person can lose using various diets. It's possible that some diets may cause
a greater percentage of fat loss!
*
The actual fat percentage values shown in the chart above are estimates
based on the opinion of the author, these values may not be accurate for all
people.
WARNING!
If
you possess a high number of fat cells you MUST exercise & diet using
correct scientific principles in order to empty fat cells, any other way
will result in water loss and potential regain after diet stops.
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