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[Bob]

In a new report published in the New England Journal of Medicine, a team of scientists at the University of Melbourne's Department of Medicine studied the reasons why some people regain weight after going on a low carb diet. The study revealed that certain hormones would rise after the diets and cause the subjects to put the weight on more quickly.

The authors suggest that medications may be needed to control the hormones, but the main appetite hormone, insulin, can easily be controlled with a low carb diet. Why the studies authors failed to mention this fact is unknown, but perhaps they work for a pharmaceutical company and would rather sell you a prescription? You can read more about this study here.

[StayFit]

I have gone through low carb diet before and I did regain the weight that I lost :(. Now I am eating less fatty foods and just cut down on calories. I don't want to push on low calorie diet too much anymore because I know how it feels when the body craves for it after you have deprived it for awhile. Is low fat diet than low carb?

[Bob]

I think the key is changing your eating habits and continuing your diet plan for life. No matter what diet you choose, you will gain the weight back as soon as you go back to your old eating habits.

[StayFit]

Sometimes eating healthy all the time can be pretty boring and I get tempted to eat the foods that I used to enjoy like pizza and ice cream. How do you resist the cravings? Do you know of a good and healthy alternative to sweets? Are 0 calorie sandwich spreads such as peanut butters a good alternative?

[Bob]

I plan holidays myself and spend a day each week and enjoy anything I want. I have had great success with this type of dietary plan with clients as well. You can plan to eat whatever you crave so you never feel deprived, at least I don't. There are a lot of alternatives to sweets, but whether they are safe or not depends on who you ask since the research just isn't there.

[StayFit]

Is it okay to like treat yourself for a slice of cake or pizza after an hour or exercise? Sometimes when I feel tired of exercising I make a deal with myself to spend an hour exercising and then I'll have a slice of cake or a glass of milk shake. Is that okay or does that hurt my diet and desire to lose weight?

[Bob]

I think it depends on how often you go off your eating plan, once in a while and it shouldn't be a problem at all.

[jannet]

Well I believe that the key of changing your eating habits and continuing your diet plan for life. No matter what diet you choose, you will gain the weight back as soon as you go back to your old eating habits.

[Bob]

Yeah, a life long diet change is the only way to accomplish life long weight loss. I like the idea of taking planned diet "holidays", which can be a part of a life long diet plan. This allows one to not feel deprived during the holidays and allows them to indulge once in a while. Of course you have to be able to get right back on the diet after the day off.

It's 100% true that if you go off your diet plan for an extended period of time, you will definitely gain back the weight you lost, but I believe it's good to take planned diet holidays that last only a day, or even a meal.

[Linda Albert]

I agree with you Bob...
Your suggestions really do help..
Thanks..