4 Reasons to Ditch Your New Year's Resolution Diet

Let me guess, you have set a New Year's resolution, focused on the fact that 2015 will be the year to drop weight, quit sugar or pledge to go paleo. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but New Year's resolution diets don't work and here is why You are setting yourself up for failure The majority of people who go on a diet fail, usually putting on all of the weight they lost and more. Dieting slows down your metabolism and puts you into starvation mode so more of what you eat is stored as fat and you put on weight as soon as you start eating your regular diet again. The language we use when we diet sets us up for failure too! Restrictive terms such as "I can't have sugar" or "I must not eat that" can work in the short term but are not usually sustainable and we fall off the wagon once again! It is human nature to rebel, even against ourselves! "I could" and "I choose" are much more positive and helpful phrases to use. "I could go to the gym," rather than "I should go to the gym." "I choose to eat a big salad every day" because it makes me feel good rather than "I can't have a piece of cake because I am on a diet," see the difference? The language you use both in your own head and when communicating with others has a profound effect on the way you feel and the actions you take. Counting calories doesn't work Counting and focusing on calories is not a healthy or sustainable approach to food. Focus instead on consuming food that nourishes your body nutritionally. Food is ou...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news