About 10 years ago, I decided I wanted to lose weight.
Over the next eight months, I lost about one third of my body weight.
I have maintained that weight loss since, but it hasn’t been easy.
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Like I said, dietsand their fantastic promisesare nothing new.
And on social media, celebrities and influencers endorse products likeflat tummy shakesand"weight loss tea.
The researchers end by recommending any diet a patient will adhere to.
Which is kind of exactly the issue.
Recent studies have largely confirmed these early findings.
But reducing calories becomes more and more challenging as the brain adapts to weight loss.
You cannot bypass them by simply going on a diet.
Theres also the fact that most diets are structured with short-term, unsustainable goals in mind.
She explained some of the unique pitfalls of the diet mentality.
Once the diet ends, theyre likely to regain the weight.
Diets frequently fail because …they have an endpoint and are not real lifestyle change, Plush says.
People who experience bias because of their weight may be at anincreased risk for developing obesity and staying obese.
In other words, shaming people into losing weight doesn’t work.
Instead, it further perpetuates weight stigma, mistreatment of people with bigger bodies, and psychological harm.
There are also features of our food environments that can hinder weight loss efforts.
My past self, however, would be wrong, or at least not understanding the big picture fully.
In fact, a history of dieting can beassociated with greaterweight gain, not weight loss.
For a while after losing weight, I did attribute my weight loss to the diet.
For many, many people, weight loss diets will fail.
The important thing to remember is that it’s not you, it’s them.
Kevin Klattis currently finishing his Ph.D. in nutritional sciences as well as the registered dietitian credential.
Kevin’s research uses cell, animal, and human feeding experiments to better understand human nutrient requirements.
Additional information about Kevin’s work, funding, and interests can be foundhere.
