Comments on: Why Do Diets Fail? http://www.weightladder.com/why-do-diets-fail/ Weight Loss, Fitness, Exercise, and Health Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:30:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: DR http://www.weightladder.com/why-do-diets-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-5908 DR Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:13:45 +0000 http://www.weightladder.com/?p=638#comment-5908 I think that the dieter's expectations also play a large role in diet failures. Like you mentioned (water weight), everyone likes the initial loss of weight at the start of a diet. Whether it comes from water or the fact that your metabolism hasn't yet reacted to the drop in calories, it gets dieters excited. But as the weight loss slows down, they get discouraged. Discouragement leads to depression leads to cheating leads to weight gain leads to another diet that promises instant weight loss. I think that the dieter’s expectations also play a large role in diet failures.

Like you mentioned (water weight), everyone likes the initial loss of weight at the start of a diet. Whether it comes from water or the fact that your metabolism hasn’t yet reacted to the drop in calories, it gets dieters excited.

But as the weight loss slows down, they get discouraged.

Discouragement leads to depression leads to cheating leads to weight gain leads to another diet that promises instant weight loss.

]]> By: David at Animal-Kingdom-Workouts http://www.weightladder.com/why-do-diets-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-5907 David at Animal-Kingdom-Workouts Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:53:39 +0000 http://www.weightladder.com/?p=638#comment-5907 I think you've made several great points here. The most important reason that diets fail, in my opinion, is that they are only temporary. There is no point in following any diet for a month or 2, and then just going back to whatever eating habits you had before. For weight loss to be permanent, you need to make changes to your eating and exercise habits for the long term. I think you’ve made several great points here. The most important reason that diets fail, in my opinion, is that they are only temporary. There is no point in following any diet for a month or 2, and then just going back to whatever eating habits you had before. For weight loss to be permanent, you need to make changes to your eating and exercise habits for the long term.

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