Most of us think about “starting a diet” every now and then, such that we want quick results — maybe that 5 or 10 pounds we want to lose because we want to attend our class reunion. However, if you really want to stay healthy and lose weight permanently, you’ll need to find a diet plan that’s going to support you for the rest of your life.

People like the idea of the quick fix, like the bikini diet where obviously women need to lose quickly as going on holiday and need to look good in a bikini. This however falls straight into the hands of the very large Diet Industry.

Every New Year, many of us resolve again and again that we’re going to lose weight after our holiday binges. So, suddenly, we are bombarded with diets and exercise DVDs, all of which promise that yes, we can have that svelte figure. A few weeks go by, and the diet, too, goes on the shelf; until spring comes around, at least, at which time we want to look good for the beach or to get into our evening gown for the next party.

Instead of going through that merry-go-round again and again, though, why not start a “diet” that’s going to produce not only the results you want, but a way of life that can become permanent, so that you can maintain your weight ideally and never have to look at another “diet” again? In fact, our metabolism is one of the most important factors in our diets, but many of us have the wrong idea of just what that means. Here are four major areas dieters make mistakes:

1. Trying to lose weight from just one area. It’s a known fact; you can’t just “spot reduce.” All those late-night infomercials aside, if you want to lose fat on your butt, you have to lose fat everywhere. So, a whole body workout is key, not that nifty new piece of equipment that’s (supposedly) going to make your thighs look smaller.

2. Using diet pills to cut appetite. Diet pills are potentially dangerous, and can slow metabolism drastically by cutting your appetite. You’ll certainly get short-term weight loss, but you probably are also going to sabotage long-term weight loss efforts and hurt your health at the same time.

3. Restriction of too many calories. With this there is a reduction in metabolism but any weight loss is actually from fluids, muscle and organ mass. The loss of muscle will reduce the metabolism and therefore the body’s ability to burn calories and on stopping the low calorie intake you will regain weight and possibly put on more than before.

4. Thinking of metabolism as being affected by only one thing. Metabolism isn’t just affected by one thing you do. It’s affected by how much you sleep, your sex, how much muscle mass you have, and how old you are, among other things

If you truly want to lose weight and be successful at it, you have to take everything above into consideration and put it in proper perspective. First, consider your health when it comes to your diet. “Quick weight loss” fad diets are never going to work for long, so instead, set up a healthy eating plan for yourself that will support you for the rest of your life, and give you good health.

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