A Look At The Two Faces Of A Diet Program

Right now there are literally thousands of diets being promoted for individuals who want to lose some weight and it is often hard to know just where you should begin. However, before you even begin to think about any diet program it is vital that you have a clear grasp of exactly what dieting is really all about.

Weight loss is simply a matter of managing the food you eat and what your body does with that food. Pause for a second and just read that sentence again because it is the foundation of any diet plan and as long as you take this on board then you will shed those unwanted pounds.

The food that you eat is in essence your body's fuel supply and it provides you with the energy you need. If you put exactly the correct amount of fuel into your body for the work that it is doing then your weight will stay static but, if you put in more fuel than you need, then your body stores the surplus food as fat and your weight begins to increase. In the same way, if you put too little food into your body it will begin to dip into its fat reserve to find the energy which it needs and your weight will start to drop.

You can see therefore that it is possible to alter your weight by managing the amount of fuel which you put into your body and the amount of work that your body does to use up that fuel. Essentially, eat more food and take less exercise and your weight will rise or eat less food and take more exercise and you are on a diet program!

Many people think that diets are similar to starvation. However, losing weight is not merely about eating less but is far more about eating the correct kinds of food. In reality, it is quite feasible to lose weight by consuming more food and not less, replacing high calorie foods such as fried breakfasts, battered fish, shepherd's pie, peanut butter sandwiches and French fries with foods that are low in calories such as poached or grilled fish, vegetables, rice, pasta and a wide variety of fruits.

Provided you choose your food carefully, and there is a very wide range from which to select, you will not only be able to reduce your fuel intake, but you can also fill yourself up sufficiently so that you do not feel hungry between meals.

One popular diet plan that incorporates this strategy into producing excellent results is Fat Loss 4 Idiots. You can find out more about this diet program, which by the way, is what I have used to lose weight, by going to: Fat Loss 4 Idiots