Diets

Lose Weight For Good By Not Dieting

Posted in Diets on January 6th, 2010 by laura – Be the first to comment

We all know that fad diets don’t last long, don’t help us keep the weight off and don’t do us any good, but that doesn’t stop us trying out every new one that comes along, in the vain hope that maybe this time we can lose 10lb  in two weeks, look toned and sexy, and [...]

Fad Diets Make You Fat

Posted in Diets on November 26th, 2009 by laura – Be the first to comment

The British Society of Gastroenterology indicated recently that fad and extreme diets may work in the short term by showing dramatic weight loss, but will ultimately only make you fatter and may actually be harmful to your health.  The most extreme diets seem to include attempting to live on citrus fruits and seeds as mentioned [...]

How Not To Lose Weight – Dieting The Ugly Truth

Posted in Diets on July 25th, 2009 by Carol – Be the first to comment

I could write a book about this one! But to cut a long story short, if your body thinks it’s being starved it will hang on to as much fat as possible. In fact it will actually start to burn muscle for fuel in preference to fat. And seeing that muscle is your body’s fat-burning [...]