Tag Archives: Dieters
Is the Grapefruit Diet Just a Fad?
Posted on 06. Apr, 2009 by admin.
Peggy Edwards asked:
More than two decades ago, people who wanted to lose weight relied on the most popular diet at that time called the grapefruit diet. It is said to give the dieters around 800 calories or less if you ate lots and lots of grapefruit, believed to be fat burning and partner it with eggs for protein, dry toast and some black coffee, the amount of which is up to the dieter.
During that time, the fitness experts regarded it as just a fad diet and that grapefruit doesn’t really contain proven fat burning properties. They reasoned why the grapefruit diet aficionados lost weight was because of the low calorie intake, which could also lead to harming your health.
However, the latest research on the grapefruit diet shows that by making grapefruit and its juice part of your daily diet, it will serve as a weight loss tool without the need to change anything in the meals that you eat, unlike the diet programs during the 80’s where in order to loss weight you had to make a total change to your eating plan.
The diet plan was observed to not only aid in weight loss, but can also lower insulin levels and help prevent diabetes. This is because of the special plant compounds found in grapefruit that decreases the body’s insulin levels which then results in weight loss.
The said relationship between gaining weight and insulin levels shows that high insulin levels mean that sugar is stored as fat because it isn’t utilized into energy. High insulin levels also cause hunger pangs to be felt by the person and creates the tendency to intake more food.
Though grapefruit is said to lower insulin levels, diabetes experts still remind people that though it may be interesting, further research still needs to be done. Most fitness experts also feel that though the grapefruit diet study showed that it was successful in the participants of the study, more proof and more research are still needed to conclude that it really is the reason why the said participants lost weight. They are still not discounting the possibility that those participants decided to exercise and eat more healthy because they knew they were part of the study.
Dieters should remember that an important part of becoming slimmer and staying healthy is eating fruits and vegetables at least 5x a day and a glass of grapefruit juice is a good example which can be part of our daily diet. You have to make sure though that other fruits and vegetables are also included in your daily diet and not rely mainly on grapefruit.
If you want to lose the fats in a safe way, you should never go below 1,100 calorie intake daily. You should also eat a balanced diet everyday to facilitate weight loss and to stay fit. The grapefruit diet, if incorporated a little bit into your weight loss program in the right way, may be helpful in losing weight. Although the thoughts of eating that many grapefruit may not be for everyone.
Continue Reading
Sun Slim
Posted on 01. Apr, 2009 by admin.
Shane Crafton asked:
When purchasing any weight loss product, it is important to do your research. Many people are exchanging their opinions about Sun Slim on DietBlogTalk.com
For an additional source, check out Sun Slim on the very popular Sensational.com
Overview
Sun Slim is one in a long line of ebooks that have come out in recent years and are sold as the final, simple solution to obesity. These works are often touted as easy to use and understand while being capable of yielding the best of results. Author Joy Siegrist is an MD who signs off on this book saying anyone can use the Sun Slim program and notice a significant change to their figure in only a few weeks. While an alternative to overly restrictive diets is certainly needed, it doesn’t seem as though Sun Slim can fill in this gap.
Program at a Glance
Sun Slim is a weight loss system compiled into an ebook; it does not require dieters to take “extreme” measures in order to lose weight.
Program in Focus
The focus of the Sun Slim program are food combinations; Siegrist is convinced that certain foods, when eaten together, can speed up the metabolism. Once the furnace of the metabolism is burning dieters can enjoy weight loss without dieting at all, she says. These combinations are also supposed to allow the dieter to eat the foods they desire without falling out of step with the plan.
Positives
• Comes with a return policy
Negatives
• Teaches that the metabolism can be stimulated without diet, exercise, or supplements
• Very little upfront information on the official website
• Much more expensive than typical diet books
Final Thoughts
Sun Slim may appeal to the part of every dieter that resists making changes; after all, adjusting your lifestyle is one of the greatest challenges of losing weight. Yet despite the claims made by the Sun Slim plan, beginning a routine of eating well and exercising will have huge payoffs in the end. Despite Siegrist’s opinion of “typical” diets, you do not need to starve yourself or cut out whole food groups in order to reach and keep an ideal weight. But you will need to eat a nutritious diet, cut out a lot of processed foods, get out and exercise nearly every day, and take supplements that can support this program.