Fad Diets and Weight Loss

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Fad Diets and Weight Loss

• Im just one stomach flu away from my goal
  weight.
• -Emily in The Devil Wears Prada-

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A Tempting Choice

• Have you ever been on a diet?
• Why did you choose that particular plan?
• Quick results.
• Drastic weight loss.
• Eat all you want.
• Flashy, slick advertising campaigns.

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Lasting Results?

• Were you able to keep the weight off?
• Why or why not?
• Unrealistic or strictly limited food choices
• Too low in calories
• Too expensive
• Foods that are unappealing
• Too time-consuming

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Youve Fallen For

• The FAD DIET!

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Warning Signs

• Magic or Miracle foods
• Rapid weight loss
• No exercise
• Quantities and Limitations
• Specific food combinations
• Strict menus

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Carbohydrates Friend or Foe?

• Friend!!
• Carbohydrate myths
• Appetite stimulant
• Addictive
• Carbohydrate facts
• Whole grains provide fiber and keep you fuller
  longer
• Brain uses carbohydrates as its fuel

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High Protein Hype

• Promotes dehydration
• Leads to ketosis
• Altering electrolytes
• Leaching calcium from bone
• Causing fatigue, nausea, and bad breath
• Eventually harming the kidneys
• High in saturated fat, low in many vitamins

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Lets Get Real!

• Fad diets arent realistic to follow long-term.
• Promote a vicious circle of yo-yo weight loss and
  gain.
• The healthiest way to lose weight is to exercise
  and eat a variety of healthy
  foods.

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Balancing Scale

• The key to weight loss.
• Burn more calories than
• you take in!

Calories In
Calories Out
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Balancing Scale

• The key to weight maintenance

Calories Out
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Weight Maintenance Tips

• Continuing to maintain a low calorie, low fat
  diet while doing high levels of activity
• 78 eat breakfast daily
• 75 weigh themselves at least once per week
• 62 watch less than 10 hours of TV per week
• 90 exercise, on average, about 1 hour per day

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Think Lifestyle Change

• A sound approach for losing weight.
• Set realistic and specific goals.
• Then make small, gradual changes.
• Practical weight loss plans aim for losing ½ to 1
  pound per week.
• Dont think of it as a temporary diet.

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Signs of a Healthy Diet

• Moderate rate of weight loss ½ to 1 pound per
  week
• Flexible
• Everything in Moderation
• Provide guidelines for healthy eating anywhere
• Includes a variety of foods including whole
  grains, fruits, vegetables, lean meats and
  low-fat dairy products.

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More Goals for Good Health

• Follow portion sizes.
• Exercise regularly 30-60 minutes, 4-6 times per
  week.
• Be more physically active each day park farther
  away from the door, take the stairs, get a
  pedometer.

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Keep It Simple

• Well-planned, simple, and SMART lifestyle changes
  are the proven approach to losing weight
  staying healthy.
• Drastic fad diets are only going to continue the
  vicious circle of dieting and weight gain.