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Why Conventional Dieting Doesn’t Work
Key Points About Diet
• Weight Loss Plateaus are extremely common and usually becomes apparent after a couple of weeks or so. At this stage, it’s common for most people to gradually resort to their previous eating habits.
• Long Term Goals Are Essential if you plan to embark on a new diet regime and see it through. It’s better to set weekly goals whereby you’re losing 1-2 pounds of body fat per week. This sounds insignificant, but that actually works out to be 50-100 pounds in 1 year!
• Surround Yourself With Like-Minded Individuals as this will make your weight-loss journey so much easier. If you’re constantly around people who eat pizza every day, you’ll find it so much harder to stay committed and focussed on your goals. Conversely, if you find an accountability partner who shares the same goals as you do, you’re less likely to give in to peer pressure.
• Diet and Exercise go hand-in-hand. It’s possible to lose weight by just going on a diet, but you’re most likely going to lose muscle as well. Exercise might help you shift a few pounds, but eating the wrong foods will put that weight back on, and then some. If you’re serious about dieting, you have to exercise as well.
• A Little Knowledge is A Dangerous Thing. The human body is immensely complex, and there are a million and one potential barriers that will prevent you from reaching your goals. The aim of this book is to highlight some of these barriers so that you can be better prepared when they come your way.
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