How you can use good nutrition practices instead of fad diets for weight loss

Have we ever wondered why humans are the only race who take to fad diets outside of our habitual eating patterns Every organism in the animal kingdom is attuned to eating as per its habitat and that order is seldom disturbed except in human beings who are perpetually pursuant of some magical formula so they can get into a certain shape and form So this urgency of shapeliness as defined by the norms of beauty on social media needs to be exchanged for long term and sustainable eating habits For this one needs to delve into the realm of clean real and healthy eating Now lets elucidate this1 Being fit and healthy is not equivalent to being skinny or size zero The measure of how healthy or fit one is is actually governed by many parameters your energy levels sleeping patterns monthly cyclical patterns in women hormonal health propensity to autoimmune diseases dependence or addiction etc Being healthy and fit is a holistic phenomenon which cannot be achieved by a diet alone let alone a fad diet This takes a deeper understanding of yourself awareness of bodily functions and reactivity to stimulus in the form of food or emotions or exertion This awareness is developed over a period of time and is not overnight it can become the driver for good health Fad diets usually are either rich in one thing or short in another they are heavily skewed to certain macro types or are specific goal driven For example keto diet is high on good fats and protein and low on carbohydrates so sends the body into ketosis mode for fat burn for energy instead of carbohydrates combustion This diet was originally devised and designed to fight epilepsy and related epileptic disorders So does it seem normal for a regular person to resort to this diet with the purpose of quick fat loss or even adapting it as a way of life Our body at a cellular level is endowed with mitochondria organelle which oxidises carbohydrate to produce ATP adenosine Triphosphate our energy currency for the cell In keto diet we tend to maintain a low carb infusion And thus the decreased availability of carbohydrate and increased mitochondrial uncoupling during nutritional ketosis suggest a decline in ATP production at least until compensatory adaptations occur Its a complex process and sounds like something which isnt the most natural way of working for the human body In computing parlance its like overriding the codeSo one should understand the merits and pitfalls of a fad diet over natural habitat driven eating2 Movement and good nutritional practices are the best tools to achieve optimum performance and good health but this needs to be followed with consistency and become a way of life Good and sustainable eating practices create good micro biome in the gut which makes for a happy and healthy gut which in turn is closely and minutely related to majority of brain and body functions and hormonal health When the gut and endocrine system are in order the chances are rare for one to not feel like a super human Good health results in performance enhancement alertness agility focus stillness all at once and even enhances your mental faculties to enable one to think clear and better This in essence is true good health the kind monks speak of It is said you are what you eat The cleaner you start eating the better your internal functions get and the higher your performance and clarity in life Imagine the amount of time energy and resources you can save by not visiting the doctors every now and then by being productive and healthy purely on simple food and living norms by not spending on diet plans and expert consulting One should inculcate the understanding and awareness about good eating habits so a lot of gripes in life are wiped off because selfawareness and selfconfidence is enough to make you believe in yourself 3 Achieving good health good form good shape and structure takes time Its equivalent to chiseling a monolith into shape one blow at a time The sculptor does it diligently over days and months and years for the finest of statues to emerge Similarly if someone tells you that a certain kind of form six packs eight packs etc can be achieved in a few days or months please question the assertion Find out at what cost Seek answers akin to buying a policy ask yourself whats your monthly EMI or outgoing and what you make in the long term With fad diets long term prospective health plans are not possible its best to plan and invest diligently Develop discipline and cultivate healthy habits 4 Simple habits for good and clean eating which will show results Hydrate a lot aim for 45 litres a day Drop sugar intake or make it minimal Eat less eat when hungry Dont hoard Eating less is different from starving Eat in proportion to your physical activity and not as per the clock and meal times No one ever suffers from eating less Suffering happens due to eating more or in excess Include good fats in your diet almonds walnuts ghee cheese butter etc Stop using hydrogenated vegetable oil for cooking or even olive oil for high temperature cooking Consume food closest to its natural form eg whole chicken over sausages rice over flourwheat fruit over juice and so on Dont deprive yourself of anything Eat in moderation Desserts are supposed to be celebratory Keep them so occasions and festivals Wake up and drink water to start your day Avoid processed and packaged food Food is by nature perishable so anything packaged with a higher shelf life has to have chemicals and cant be natural so it is better to avoid them Buy local over tetra packs Eat fresh and seasonal Dont combine fat and carbohydrates it causes ill health For example French fries is a combination of frying and carbohydrates in the form of potatoes cakes combination of flour processed carbohydrates and fat and sugar All these can be avoided to large extent in daily living There is no substitute for hard work so drop the quest for short cuts and start working hardAlso Read Mumbaibased experts explain why gut health matters and how to maintain itThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever