For any dieting program to be successful, we should know the key factors which could make it a success. Following are the factors or conditions, that should be considered, before choosing any diet.
a) Fat should be lost not muscle weight: There are diets, which will give you results, in terms of rapid weight loss. But, on a close analysis of the results, you will find that most of the time, you will be losing muscle weight, rather than fat tissues which make up your extra pounds. The goal of any diet, should be to make to you lose the fat mass rather than muscle weight, as muscles are required for smooth functioning of the body.
b) Long Term Results: So many diets give you instant results. However, do you know that most of the times, initial weight loss is attributable to loss of water weight?
c) Lost Weight should not come back: Most of the time, when you lose weight under a specific diet, more often or not, it comes back. The main reason is that when you follow a diet, you have to follow it’s instructions and also eat certain type of foods, to lose the weight. However, when you quit the system, you are not following the eating habits as was dictated by your diet. In the process, your old eating habits return and you regain the weight. Other reason is that when you follow a diet for a certain length of time, the body becomes used to it and does not respond to the diet effectively as it did earlier.
Any ways good diet should teach the dieter, the healthy ways of eating, so that even though the person leaves the diet, He is still able to maintain the weight.
d) Lose Weight Healthy Way: There are many diets, which get you results, but at the cost of your health. Therefore, before choosing any diet, one should assess there respective side effects. In addition, if the diet dictates consumption of calories way below your average daily intake, it is advisable that it is carried out under the supervision of a doctor.
e) Starvation must be avoided in Weight Loss: “Eat less when you have to lose weight” is a common belief, which one comes across, when he or she plans to lose weight. Focus should be on the quality of eating rather than quantity of it.
Let me also explain, why eating less will not work most of the time. See, when you eat less, body notices this trend, and start disposing only the amount of calories you intake. Therefore, before choosing any diet, you should ensure that you are not starving.