The Non-Diet Solution to Weight Loss 

Dieting is defined as restricting oneself to small amounts of food to lose weight. An estimated 45 million Americans spend $33 billion dollars a year trying to lose those extra uncomfortable pounds. Which, as many of us have experienced will come back and then the whole cycle of food deprivation begins again.

So the question is if diets don’t always work, what does work and is there another way? The answer is yes there is another way. It’s not to diet!! The current trend is to ‘NOT DIET’  but to turn to a more balanced, realistic approach to losing weight and maintaining good health with nourishing foods, daily physical activity, positive thinking and smart lifestyle choices

The NOT DIET trend was confirmed in a 2013 study produced by the NDP Group, an American research organization that reported people were dieting less and that women were showing the biggest decline in dieting. “In the past ten years, the percentage of women on a diet has dropped by about 10 points. In 1992, 34% of women told NPD they were on a diet; and in 2012, 23% of women reported being on a diet.”

Contrast this with the fact 57% of adults state they would like to lose 20 pounds and almost half of adults say they need to change their to improve the overall healthfulness of their lives.
According to the NDP report, here are what adults are doing now:

• 55% said eating healthy includes adding to and taking out of their diet.
• 25% said “adding something to the diet” is healthy
• 19% said “taking something out” of the diet is healthy
• 72% of adults said they eat reduced-fat foods
• Nearly 45% of adults eat foods with whole grains on a regular basis
• 24% include organic foods and beverages in their diet

Eating healthy, taking certain things about of ones diet, eating fat reduced foods, but nowhere is there mention of restricting foods as a way to lose weight.

So instead of dieting by depriving yourself of food, which usually is a joyless endeavour try practicing the 80/20 principles or the “NO DIET” solution. 80% percent of the time focus on eating clean, good-for-you foods, and 20 percent of the time you have the freedom to indulge as you please which means you don’t have to cut out treats, just be smart about it 80% of the time. And Enjoy!!!

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