Looking to Lose Weight Forever? Here are 5 Diets that Actually Work
Weight Loss
If you’re like most people, you’ve spent years trying to lose weight in order to get healthy and feel better about yourself. Yet when you step on the scale after having dieted religiously, you find that your weight has either remained the same or even increased by a few pounds! If this sounds like you, it’s time to rethink your approach to dieting. Using the information below, you can find not only sustainable but life-changing methods of losing weight and keeping it off forever!
1) The Paleo Diet
Paleo diet advocates swear that their plan is one of the best ways to lose weight and live a healthy lifestyle. The Paleo Diet focuses on unprocessed, nutrient-dense foods. That means eating lots of vegetables, eggs, grass-fed meats and nuts. It also encourages you to forgo grains in favor of non-starchy vegetables. If you’re craving carbs, choose one with complex carbohydrates like sweet potatoes over refined ones like white rice or wheat pasta. Reducing your intake of processed foods not only improves your health but can help you lose weight as well!
2) The Keto Diet
With keto, your body will end up using fat as its primary source of energy. Because it forces your body to burn more fat than usual, you’ll start losing weight quickly—often twice as fast as with other diets! People who try keto for weight loss report that they love it because they feel so satiated. You’ll also likely eat fewer calories overall. If you find yourself struggling with typical calorie-based diets (also known as counting calories), Keto is a good option since you don’t have to count anything! Studies also show keto has benefits for heart health, blood sugar control and brain function in general.
3) The Whole30 Diet
This diet forces you to eliminate foods that cause inflammation. The goal is not weight loss, but rather better health and more energy, along with a few pounds shed along the way. You’ll lose weight quickly in these 30 days because you’re taking out all of those inflammatory foods and eating real, whole foods instead of processed junk. This isn’t about eating as much healthy fat as possible—although it is certainly encouraged!—instead you’re replacing nutrient-poor foods like sugar and white flour with nutrient-dense foods like eggs, chicken breast, fish, fruits and vegetables, olive oil and nuts. Not only will your gut be thanking you but your skin will look better than ever too! It’s a win all around.
4) The Atkins Diet
One of the most popular diets for weight loss is also one of its oldest. The Atkins Diet has stood apart from other fad diets due to its emphasis on calorie counting and making informed decisions about what you eat. This diet works by eliminating carbohydrates—which your body converts into glucose, your body’s primary energy source—in order to force your body into a state known as ketosis, in which it breaks down fat cells for energy instead. Once you learn how many carbs you should be eating every day and get used to planning meals around protein, fat, and low-carb vegetables (which provide fiber), there’s no looking back: You’ll find yourself feeling better than ever before!
5) Intermittent Fasting
One very popular weight-loss strategy is intermittent fasting—fasting for a set number of hours one or two days per week, then eating normally until your next fast. While there aren’t many studies on intermittent fasting, those that have been conducted over the years reveal promising results. One study published in Obesity Reviews found participants who ate only one meal a day lost just as much weight as those who restricted their calories three days a week and ate whatever they wanted during other days. Another study from Nutrition Journal showed similar results when comparing 24-hour abstention from food against restriction of all food for 12-24 hours.
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