#fad diet

[liberaljane]

Riots not Diets!

Digital illustration of a green scale with the turn needle turned to 'whatever'. Text reads, 'riots not diets.'

[hagleyvault]

“What do you want to do for lunch today?”

“Oh, I dunno. Something normal”

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[ghastmaskzombie]

i’ve decided to go on a diet. it’s one of those special diets that only has a single rule. those usually don’t work, but i think this one is something: i’m not allowed to eat anything that i’ll regret before it’s done.

[yesterdaysprint]

The Topeka Daily Capital, Kansas, April 12, 1906

[motivation-and-fitness]

Let’s talk about fad diets.

The current ones are paleo and gluten free diets, but they’re always changing.

A good diet, a beneficial diet, will not be a fad. Didn’t you notice that the Atkins diet isn’t around as much? Because it didn’t work and it was dangerous.

So let’s consider the gluten free diet. While I love that it’s more common so it’s easier for my friends with Celiac’s disease, it’s really not a good idea for people without gluten issues. Do you know what gluten is? It’s a structural protein in wheat. That’s seriously all it is. So a lot of gluten free stuff actually has extra sugar and other additives to make up for the lack of structure that gluten would normally provide. Yes, I totally understand eating gluten free if you’re cooking a meal with someone with Celiac’s. It’s easier and not that harmful. But to go gluten free just because it’s “healthier” doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.

So for paleo, you eat a lot of meat and fat and veggies with very little carbs. Cutting carbs is a good way to lose weight if you’re not very active and want to lose weight quickly, but it’s not a good idea if you’re lifting. Your muscle needs glycogen to work. Depriving your body of carbs when you’re someone who lifts a lot is just going to slow your lifting progress and make you feel like shit. Another thing to consider is how much fat you end up taking in. Cutting carbs is fine. Whatever. But that doesn’t make it okay to eat heaps and heaps of fat. How is that any healthier than eating some rice? Do you honestly want me to believe that it’s so much healthier to put a shit ton of butter in my coffee than to put in a packet of sugar? Eating a ridiculous amount of fat isn’t good for you. Period.

Look at a diet carefully and consider your lifestyle. Think about if the diet would work for your body and your needs, and really do your research. Look at the science and how a diet would affect your body.

[corinthemerado]

No lie, I really want to go on a diet to lose weight, but some of these diets that promise quick results sound like the best way to ruin your metabolism.  So once your finish your diet your only options are to stay on the diet and wreck your metabolism further or to get off it and gain your weight back (and more) eating the same amount you did before the diet.

[gwydionmisha]

The Victorians Loved a Weird Fad Diet

[borednurse]

TW for extreme and stupid dieting trend

I just learned of a new fad "sugar diet" and it honestly looks just like starving yourself the whole day, but keeping your blood glucose high sugar, and then getting to eat some lean protein at the end of the day

This is literally how I managed not being fed properly as a child 🙃 just having a sugary tea for breakfast and dinner and maybe getting to actually eat something in the evening.

So am I surprised that people report loosing weight? Not at all, y'all discovered malnourishment, congratulations

I swear to god, dieting is short for disordered eating